New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-04-22
OFFICIAL MINUTES BOARD
OF HEALTH.

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his dsv at the call of the Presl-
lent with Chairman W. & Young
n the chair and the following
present and absent, 10
wit Messrs. Delahoussaye ana
Indest Absent DIR. W r. Cars
ems and Mr.. E. l.. Romero.
The minutes of the last M I
ING were read aud approved OH
Of Mr.. DelahouSsaye, see
onded bv Mr.. Indest and carried,
DIR Young presented and read
the following report: ,o,,
New Iberia, April :. I'LL
IA +ba Members of the City Board |
Of Health. New iberia, La;
Geutlpmen-I beg to read you
herewith my report since entering
ON thp duties of Health Officer oi
New Iberia on September 2lth'
1909 At that time YOU know as
well as ! do. the duties as usual!
practiced by all Municipal Boards
throughout the State We're more
nominal than anNthing else. me
laws that we have on the statute
hooks were there then, blH had
nat, been executed by any stat
Board prior to that of which Dr.
Bowling is now the heed. ms
Board. like the balance. was mere
V guardian of the pubic against
apidemics of small poX, yellow te-
YER and scarlatina, etc, plus the
collection Of few vital statistics.
It had an Inspector who, under u
| very imperfect law, was only 70
make rounds at stated intervals
and order the premises cleaned.
| md which were never cleaned
,cain until MS return, with a re.
nit that is obvious to all. with
This the pay has been in keeplne
with the work done; and here
will give a condensed summary Oh
1.-The infectious diseases which have
been reported to this office. to-
gether with the methods OF dlsln
lection used and results whlci
will speak for themselves for the
efficiency of the same.
81 eases of scarlet fever.
| 10 eases of diptheria.
i II cases of small pox.
These eases were reported u
: this office by the physicians
whereupon the places were post
ed" and the house disinfected II
a sanitary condition, the whole o
the said premises, in accordance
with the regulations of this Board
BE it further ordained, that a
any time the Inspector shall flnt
any premises in an nsanlary.con
dition. he shall without notic'
to the proprietor or lessee, prefe
charges accordingly against tn
violators Of this ordinance, befor
any authority of proper JWrisd'c
tion.
Be it further ordained that
: violation of the provisions OF TIN
: ordinance shall constitute an OF
Tense against the laws OF thu
. Board. and subject the offending
party to prosecution and to a fin
or Imprisonment in default of pay
t ment.
Be it further ordained. that
violation of this ordinance shall
be punishable by a fine of not les
than S. nor more than $l5. at tn
discretion Of the Judge. and in dc
fault of the payment of the SAT-
fine and all costs of the prosecu
ton. to an Imprisonment in tn
CITY Jail for not less than ) day
e por more than Is days.
. Thus done, read and passed a
. New Iberia. La, on this the st
q day Of April A. D.. 1911.
w. G.. YOUNG. NJ. d. Pres
It was moved by Mr. Delahous
: save. seconded by Indest and cal
4 ried that from and after the Is
day of April 1911, the salary Q
the President of this Board. ID
Young. be fixed at $4,000 pc
+. month; and the salary of the In
! spector. II. O. Indest, be fixed a
$3.50 per month.
It was moved by Mr.. hides
sec onded by MIR. Delahoussay
and carried that the Board mol
> monthly meetings during the f,rs
week Of each month.
On motion duly made. seconde
and carried the President was a,
thorized to get an interpretatio
of the so called hog ordinanc
passed by the Mayor and Boar
of Trustees of. this City, from tn
Attorney General, and to repor
, same at the next meeting OF tn
Board
It was moved by Mr. Indest, see
onded bv Mr.. Delahoussaye an
carried that the President of tn
Board be Instructed to have cor
. les Of the clean up ordlnanc
printed and distributed by the ir
spector all over the City. and tina
the dairymen be given written IN
struetions Of the necessary r.
mirements in order to secure
. permit to sell milk in the City
On motion duly made. SECONDED
sad carried the meeting adjourned
TO the first week in May.