The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-09-07
Obsolete
Quarantine


oter day indicates that the rights of commerce have last compelled
boards OF health and quarannng bodies recognize
that have been made in the science they supposed deal
and to formulate their quarantine regulations degree
ssteny with the issues they charged Wilett Gray
was seen that sinnen of o Tl ] eISa na
bly, spread the disease and that little inter
tered with by quarantine regulations except
the aggregate OF the business
Before sanitary science has the past
ty years and particularly the past twenty-five years, method
OF combating the introduction and spread epidemic naturally
and rraonay shut off all between stricken
nd the uced people and districts Not knowing how infection
was carried the effort shut off all possibility of infection by
clumsy and drastic was inherently only partially effect
i've Only could absolute be
cases broken by necessity NV naSSsion d d3 @ b IN +
and cupidy by ignorance attempted
1t often created the very conditions OF epidemic.
AS medical and sanitary science advanced the certain and only
and then another But quarantine regulations ought
have followed closely the advance OF sanitary science numbered
along the Old The object still absolutely prevent all
Intercourse In actual practice they have been modified some
extent by heer and keener appreciation OF the demands OF human
y and as is often the by political exgncy An example
both the rule and the exception furnished San Francisco
years when the Board OF Health up
to everything including the most nnocuous and the necessary
FIJI element was FOO ron[, 70 M ,itlstooJ No ot ytJ 20
interfere with the traffic in the quaantned district
the whole OF the quarantine negaved The Board fol
lowing bndy the clumsy efforts OF earlier day ruthless o
the rights convenience safety OF those who politically
strong enough themselves but tmd and crngg tho
face Of interest and political pull The United States Court before
which the matter brought made short work Of the ypocica
quarantine And because the Board of Health called the
took Quarantine prma interrupted public
disposed to accept their action performance of duty
The shotgun quaranne which have been established in Mis
pp and Louisiana during present outbreak
which have been the universal concomant yellow fever cholera
Outbreaks the South in the past recognized by enlightened
public opinion unscenhc and ineffective to the highest degree
Yet on the theory quarantine complete cutting off OF all inter
they ought be the effective We had experience
the kind Honolulu 1000 attempted to quar-
anne with the militia and the plague boldly invaded the ranks of the
coldery
Yet spite OF all this the medical profession whole
that the medical profession charged enforcing quarantine
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apply the sanitary and medical principles which in other relations they
the example of England where and all Americans
understand it. is unknown No country exposed invasion
from epemics than Great Britain with its worldwide
hpS coming and gong and from the tremendous immigration to her
shores of the lowest class OF the population all the world
the time we DID, but there were no cordons thrown around whole dis
rlcts the city Commerce parayzed industry democrat
led Normal conditions maintained and modern sanitary science
applied.
London smallpox pretty nearly every
known epidemic malady living there would know
by the published reports.
Patrick Manson greatest living authority tropical
speaking this subject San Francisco where he has been
called to deliver OF lectures at Cooper Medical College said
The only protect from the invasion of disease
by quarantine and the only quarantine is the education OF
tie people In England there no quarantine at ALL in the sense
which Americans the term Yet that country notably free from
pdemcs The reason that diseased Immigrants are at once de-
d and isolated 1t IS utterly impossible to prevent the mrouc
ton OF the But possible the people are alive to danger
cope with them"
Sir Patrick dsposes Of the conventional
nonneourse theory and practice OF quarantine At the same time
he puts the responsibility where belongs sanitation and living
appreciation OF the dangers by the people, That the lesson that
this community and its board of health should take to heart That
vigorous prosecution of the anmoquio campaign Wg
liant enforcement OF all sanitary regulations, clean people living
a town.
hoped courage Of the medical profession will keep
pace with progress science the education of
the public will be thorough enough panic in time OF danger
If this about the appearance Of OF what we generally w
rant and petty officials industry with the club
Of obsolete quarantine
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