The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-12-14

unnecessary to give 1t much consid-
Grafton: because it, IN my humble OPP
fnion, being undeserving of consid-
Grafton. It seems to me the County
Board Of Health should never even
have thought OF such thing. That it
can accomplish no good, am q firm
believer. In the first place -ques-
ton the right of the County Board Of
Health to issue any such order; at
least the right to enforce it. can
md absolutely in the law quoted by
DR.. Brown that gives any such au-
thority. In fact do not find the
word consumption, nor the word
tuberculosis appearing in any sec
ton of that law. IS.
Chapter SO of the Public Laws OF
1911, unless have been wrongly in
formed, was framed, drawn up, or
compiled by Representatives OF the
State Board OF Health. 1t was not
done carelessly nor without mature
thought; and IL 1t does contain any
improper parts, believe It TO be due
to the changes which were placed in
the law after It had passed into the
possession Of the legislature. be-
lieve firmly that IL it had been
thought wise to quarantine persons
suffering from consumption or tuber-
culosis the representatives OF the
Board Of Health, who compiled the
law, would have provided for 1t. Tub
erculosis, or consumption, has never
been a Quarantinable disease in North
Carolint, nor dol believe it ever will
be. Further / do not believe it need
be. Yet Clause 1, section end
Clause Of the order OF the Board
of Health for the County, are distinct
ly in purpose, quarantine act.
To enforce it, means merely to adj
vertise to the public the sufferers dis
ease, which in my opinion, Is not
We're it necessary to give
such publicity, / would be in favor
Of it, and further believe the State
Board OF Health would, have encor-
porated 1t in the law. But where it
is unnecessary, / do not believe we
have the right to give it such public
ity. It can accomplish nothing more
than greater secrecy on the part of
the consumptive, making him resort
% every method of deception and false
hood to escape the notoriety; and it
will do more to defeat the control OF
the disease than all other things
combined can accomplish for control.
I believe such a procedure will be
the most unwise thing the County
Board of Health can do.
Further, Clause 2 of this act Of the
County Board Of Health goes entirely
too far in that it makes any one have
the right to decide If a person is suf-
Pering from tuberculosis, or consump-
ton, at least to the extent of bring
ng about placarding his home. It
should be remembered that even ex-
Derts are sometimes mistaken in their
lianosis Of this disease: and it is GER
.ain that the average layman is not |
1 competant judge of the question. In |
such case, to placard a house might,
and / believe would certainly do so,
about suit damages with pos /
sible recovery of the same, with /
great loss to the county. think the
Board of Hea lth should go mighty |
slow in attempting to carry out such |
/ procedure.
Now l am offering these comments /
% the public in perfect good spirit, |
and with the hope of ;ts4having the /
effect of bringing about caution at
east on the part of the Superinten- |
liant of Health. 1t is not that I am !
opposed to health measures, for to
he contrary, am almost an extreem-
st on the subject Of public health.
But I believe in doing every thing in
he right way, for believe that the
right way is the only way to do any
hing. But not believing that the
present proposed plan of the County
Board of Health is the right way,
therefore wish in this manner to re-
ulster my disapproval, in which can
assure you have many supporters in
his community.
mo pOv WILLIAMS