The Jersey City news., 1905-07-28
Transportation of Consump-
tives In Passenger Cars
Holly Denounced.
HOSPITAL TRAIN DEMANDED
New Jersey Must Be Guarded
From Contaglon From
Sick New Yorksrs

With a keen sense Of the dangers in
Voived in the exposure of thousands Of
New Jersey commuters to daily contact
with the swarms Of INDECENT consump-
tiyes of New York, according to the plan
Of the health authorities of the metropo-
lis. residents of this section are becoming
more emphatic In their demand that the
properly constituted authorities adopt
measures to prevent the transportation
without proper precautions Of patients ON
the ferryboats and cars OF the Erie Rail-
road through this State to the municipal
sanatorium to be esta blished near Otis.
vile, Orange County. n, Y, says<fhe
Newark DAILY Advertiser" Action by
the official boards of the municipalities
directly affected has begun. Plans are
on foot for the organization of COM
muters and other patrons of the railroad
to the end that there may be no mis-
take concerning the temper of the people
N their call upon the State Board of
Health.
Organization plans to be effective must
mature quickly, for the New York au-
thorities are almost prepared for their
invasion Of this State with their con,
sumRtive army
The Kearny Town Council placed it
self upeqmvocally on record at it's meet
ing as oPpased to the threatened inva-
sion. aud at the same time took the
preliminary steps to make a formal re-
sistance.
Cars should be provided specially for
the eonsumptve patients, if they are to
be shipped from New York city in large
patches, and I suppose they will bo for
time after the sanatorium is opened"
said DR., Herman c. n. Herold. president
of the Newark Board of Health to-day.
eIhe railroad company should provide
such car for the protection of their
patrons, or arrange to have the New
York health authorities provide car for
large batch, A car should be washed
and fumigated thoroughly as soon, as the
patients reach their destination, aud the
washing of the floors is the most i'm
portant part for the patients, will ex-
pectorate on the doar Off car if not
carefully ! guarded and instructed in
travel.
The dagger from infection from con-
spHiptives lies in the fresh sputa which
arises when the cough. and from the
! cough spray, for the germs are active in
the sputa and the spray But with the
knowledge we now have OF the disease it
is easy to combat it by taking and en-
forcing sanitary precautions
"A competent nurse should be in
charge of each batch of patients sent out,
and each patient provided with sani-
tary paper spit box and taught to expec-
torate in the box, for / presume the
most number will be poor and ignorant
people. There is little danger in infec-
tion from consumptives where the proper
safeguards are used.
"'The New Jersey Board of Health
ought to, and no doubt will, commune
cate with DIR. Thomas Darlington. of
New York, who is a competent health
officer, to ascertain what precautions will
be taken in transporting patients through
our State. I have no doubt proper pre-
cautions will be taken. for the health au-
thorities will do it for their own reputa-
ti0n. but as an ounce of prevention is
worth q pound of cure, it is advisable to
know how the patients are to be guarded
on the ferryboats and trains. The great
danger from consumptives is from those
who take no precautions expectorating
in any place. When they observe sani-
tary rules there is little danger TO travel
ers from eonsumptives. When our State
sanatorium is ready the Newark Board
Of Health will see to it thar patients sent
from our city are instructed to use pre-
cautions on the way"
The Kearny Council at its sesssonllast
night unanimously adopted a moY.on in
strueting the health committee. III con
junction with the legasseoDgnittee, to pre-
pare a strong resolaaeioy to be forwarded
to the State Board9rof Health and the