Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-17
Health Officer Doty Takes Ser
iOuS View of Danger Incident
to Recent Introduction of
Asiatic Plague,
VESSES FROM ITALY
TO BE CLOSELY WATCHED
Governor Dix May Take Charge
of Situation Owing to Serious
Charges Made Against Quar-
antine Officials.
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New York, July t6.--Although the
cholera situation at quarantine is at
present regarded hy AlNah N. Doty,
health officer of the port. as being
well in hand tonight. ne ala not con-
zeal his apprehension that New York
is "in the very midst of a threatened
invasion OF cholera
Further Or. Doty said "the quaran-
tine department Of every port in this
country IL facing very serious and
onerous task during the summer and
1t Is not improbable that many ves-
sells arriving from Italy In the next
few weeks VIII bring one or more
cases of the disease.
Today's official report OF the situa-
tion shows there are fifteen cases at
Swinhurne island hospital and four
cases symptomatic of the disease.
Within the last twenty-four hours one
more victim has died The steamer
perugla has been detained and the
medical staff is preparing to make
| meteorological examinations of the
24S persons from the steamer Moltke
| who are now under observation,
II is possible Governor Dix will he
called upon to take charge at quaran-
tine. Charles Dushkind, attorney for
the Immigrants whose charges
against Dr. Doty are being investigat-
ed by commission, made public a
letter he wrote to Judge Bulger of
the commission. suggesting the latter
call upon Governor Dix To take charge
OF the health department.
/, In statement in reply to an inter-
view attributed by morning news.
paper TO Judge Bulger, Or. Doty re-
views the situation and points to tho
element OF danger. The statements at
! tributed to Judge Bulger DR. Doty
SAYS. are SO calculated to alarm the
public IN the very midst of a threat
ened invasion OF cholera that | feel
| Justified in making "A reply.
"'What can DR.. Doty, health officer
of the port, mean when he allows five
| men who have been in daily contact
with persons suffering from Asiatic
cholera to come home In the same
clothes they wore when among the
cholera victims and touch elbows with
everybody they meet2' Is the question
propoundcd by Judge Bulger In the
| interview" Dr. Dotys statement con-
| tinues:
THE facts are these: The five men
referred to were called as witnesses
by the VERSIONS In charge of the In
yestigatlon and were permitted by nle
| TO be absent from duty at Hoffman is-
land for this purpose. Cholera is not
transmitted by clothing or by air but
nv actual contact through the mouth
with discharges from the intestinai
tract of the cholera victim. There ~
therefore no danger whatever from
contact with person who has been
I in the presence OF the disease.
at present we are dealing with u
serious outbreak of cholera in lth'y
and other sections of the Medlterfan-
1 can which has increased In Nlrulence
since last year A majority Of the Vcs-
sells which have recently come from
Ita1y have either brought actual cas-
es 1f this disease or furnished evil
dence of it's having occurred in transit.
II ls with great difficulty that the lat
! ter condition IA established and u IS
only through the most exhaustive bae-
teriologlcn examination that am
able to secure the facts.
| at Is in the presence OF these con-
ditions. when the confidence OF the
uublie I'm this department should not
20 uninstlv disturbed nor its facllites
fo,r protecting public health dlnihisn-
od that the man appointed 10 IN
vcst igate this department makes the
,n,aaing declaration which tominis-
sinnpr Bulger makes this morning III
tho midst of the hearing with no tes,l-
mony in reply yet offered.
aContmissioner Buyers publicity
nrinted statements regarding quaran-
| line conditions affect not only the
nnblie mind. but the discipline OF
quarantine on which the pubic Is
| largely dependent for It's health anu
\ safety"
\ In his letter 20 Judge Bulger, Mr..
Dnshlfind relates some testimony Ia
Ion at the commission hearing ana
h hnscs his contention that Or. Doty
u ehouid be relieved from duty largely
/ unon the fact that Charles Leavitt q
| carpenter employed AT Hoffman Is
ltand and four other employees, were
| lw,arnltted to leave their posts ana at
li,nd the hearings. Mr.. Dushkind as
i serts that he fears possible lnleeuon
jmiaht result from such a practice.
Dr. Doty covers the point raised ny
Dushkind with the declaration lhs'
'empioyes at Hoffman Island come "
J contact only with persons held uhuei
obse ~vation and not with aelual SUI
,are ~pm cholera who are removed
) ,,a - To the Swinburne island hos
| ',ito1 n''y w. e. soon as they become III.
M NJ r., shkln6 also calls attention tC
,ho dovolo, ,ment Of number OF case
of ,holoro quarantine, as he alleges
,'so,arni aa.. after the period OF IN
o"hotior d,s NJ ~ plred as further rea
con- for yia,v ,r,g the situation a.
"oIsrn,ins,, "I ~ any calling for the ne
coes,t" o,sI ,,', of hrineh X It to the governor
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