New-York tribune., 1905-08-24
QUARANTINE RULES.
Marine Hospital Service Distributes
Yello7c FeUer Regulations.
From The Tribune Rureaul

The Tribune Bureau1
Washington. Aug 23-The Marine Hospital
service sent broadcast the United States to-day
following revision OF the interstate quarantine
regulation
ARTICLE IV-YELLOW FEVER.
1.-Localities infected with yellow fever, and 10
calitfes contiguous thereto. should be depopulated
rapidly and completely as possible. so far
as the same can be safely done; persons from non
infected localities who have not been exposed to in
Tbose who To'i have been exposed or Who come from
infected localities. shall be required to undergo
from the date OF last exposure in camp of proba-
tion or othez DESIGNATED places Articles capable
non-infected localities without disinfectng.
mtted to proceed Without detention to iocalties in
capable of becoming infected and whose authorities
have been perfected. to tn, satisfaction OF the
localities for period Of six days from last possible
from all possibility OF infection
$50 far possible the sick should be removed
to q central hospital for treatment and. before
r1oval, route to and at the hospital should be
screened With mosquito netting 10 prevent access
5 5IBulldiRss in which yellow fever has oeeurrs1
disease. must be dsinfected by methods herein
6-As soon as the disease becomes epidemic the
railroad trains carving persons allowed to depart
shall be under medical supervision
1.-Common carriers from the infected districts
Caua6c Of conveying aisetion shall be ' subject to
sanitaTy Inspection and such persons ana 2Tt1 r
ARTIcGEp = p"S@sEdsT V@sbissHSFEcTIoN FOR YELLOW
Paragraphs and Of article V are hereby an
Am Infes-ed house apartment. or inclOsed
ssS one caa With bsTs Secome infe{e bv
biting patient suffering with yellow fever during
struction of mosquitoes in infected house aEsrt
ment or nclosed space, one or both or the 1oliHw-
ia). BY burning in the room or inclosed space
Sph1r d h IN the P f V exposure 10 he two n
hours and the room or incossd space 70 be tightly
Or BY burning pyrethrum powder in the propor-
tion Of one ~ pound per Leo cubic a & feet oo the ~ time me
closed space be tightly closed prior TO the sni-
In the employment of this method. it should be
borne in mind that the smoke or pyrethrum Is
conclusion of the process the insects should be
5 All weeus. grass and bushes around premises
infected with yellow fever must be removed since
receptacles which may contain water must he re
moved oiled. screened or TeTlnehty ehpue1, as
they and furnish breeding places for these
insects
AS Indicative of the precautions being taken by
Surgeon General Wyman near the north boundary
OF the zone sporadicaly inhabited by the stcgomyta
mosquito he has sent the following telegram to the
president Of the Board of Health at Norfolk:
No vessel will be allowed to enter from New .S
Orleans through the cape mares d S s1 sa
tine officer especially instructed 70 this effect
and Steamboats, and require evidence, of absence
frOn, Nsv Orleans or any infected place In
Iouisiana for at least six da5s or hold them under
surveiiIance 10 cover that reSi>d.
Charleston and Savannah nave ADOPTED similar
methods , z. 1.-.t.. ~ a..
! leans. Surgeon wertenbaker who ia supervising
Surgeon Young in charge of train inspection ser
vice throuehout the South, TO notify all through n
passengers from Louisiana that they viii not be be
allowed to disembark at any point south or hne
drawn from Washington TO Memphis; except IN IN
localities incapable of becomlnE infected and
whose authorities are willing to receive them. or
until they present satisfactory evidence that they
have been AZ least six days away from louisiana.
This I'm accordance with the interstate quar-
nntine regulations. This supplements my telegram
OF yesterday.
lie has also warned the city health officers OF
Baltimore Newport News and Portsmouth. Va.
10 inspect passengers from New-Orleans and other
ports OF Louisiana. and urged them to place in
spectors in incoming trains and steamboats,, and
require evidence Of absence from any infected
place for at least six days, or 10 hold suspected
passengers under surveillance TO cover that period
All passengers arriving at Atlanta from tue IN
feeted district are advised TO spend week In the
I hills of North Carolina and Virginia before gong
10 the sea coast where mosquitoes are abundant
All these precautionary notices seem TO Indicate
apprehension the part of the officials in charge
| that the yellow fever may yet reach the North
/ Atlantic coast cities.