Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-03
BOARD OF HEALTH.
State Body Holds Adjourn
ed Quarterly Meeting,
Discusses the Subject Of In
tand|e Paralysis in Maine.
Precautionary Measures in Force
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Precautionary Measures in Force
in Regard TO Cholera.

The third quarterly meeting of the
State Board of Health adjourned
from the last Monday in September,
was held in the secretary's office at
| the State House Wednesday. All the
members with the exception of Mr.
Jordan of Portland were present. in
| Guiding the two newly appointed
members, Dr. Cram of Brunswick and
| DR.. Haskell of Lewiston.
The secretary reported to the board
that. in accordance with the ar
engagements which have been made
by Surgeon General Wyman of the
! Public Health and Marine Hospital
Service at Washington. State Board
of Health of Maine is receiving re-
! ports of immigrants who have ar
| rived from Russia or Southern Italy
:" other cholera infected parts of
| Europe and whose destinations are
points in this State. During the
past week such reports have been
coming almost daily. Such persons
| have been reported as bound for
Portland, Bangor, Lewiston. Sears
| port. Fairfield, South Portland and
Eumlord. Falls. THESE persons pass
ing the quarantine stations at the
ports "f entry. New York or Boston
are apparently all right. but OF late
Years it is recognized that in cholera
as in typhoid fever, persons who are
apparently entirely we'll nevertheless
| sometimes serve as propagators of
| infcction that is, while they remain
, we'll the infection which they distrib-
ute may be Il source of danger TO
others.
The secretary of the State Board
of health is. therefore, in accordance
with the advic" of tn" surgeon gener-
Al. notifying the local boards of health
Of those cities or towns to which
such persons are destined Of the
fact that these suspicious immigrants
ar" going to their towns, giving at
the same time the street and num-
Der t" which they are destined. and
advising the local boards of health to
keep these persons under pretty close
surveillance for some time so as to
ID" sure that the members of the fam
HES to which they go and the per-
sons with whom they associate re-
main perwectly well.
Considerable time was spent in the
or infantile paralysis. The secretary
said that he was unable to make anv
| statement as to the number of cases
which have occurred in the State or
as to the number of places which
have been infected, on account of the
absence of reports from physicians
and local boards OF health, but that
it is apparent that the disease has
been much more prevalent than ever
before. The secretary was instructed
I" use his Judgment in getting out a
blank sheet for reports Of cases of
this disease for the use of attending
physicians and local boards of health.
The board wishes to work up the
history of infantile paralysis in this
State during this current year as
physicians for their cooperation in
the work.
Reporting on the educative work
which the board has been carrying on
through its exhibit. and by means of
las leaflets for distribution through
the schools. the secretary informed the
board that the work with the exhibit
has been very successful indeed and
that. in alEC st every place where it
has been put, the people have shown
an amount of interest in it which
has been very gratifying to him.
The secretary explained to the board
the means which he had taken in
bringing about the cooperation usu-
ally OF the local boards of health and
the local superintendents Of schools
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