Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-08-07

New York by thousands, the Con-
necticut state board of health, recon-
mended that its health officers Ioca
all incoming children, examine them
and keep them under observation or
quarantine for a period of two weeks.
With this suggestion the health Off
ccers promptly complied, but as the
on rush Of children was so great, as
many as 275 coming on one boat, as
was found that the method, as recon-
mended by this board, was not prac-
ticable for the time being at certain
points of entry. Naturally, and we be-
lieve justly, those towns and cities
where the influx was the greatest put
on a strict quarantine against New
York children.
Hasty Ceratification.
The entry of the United States pub
lie health service two weeks later
into the control of Interstate travel by
children was noted with considerable
satisfaction and 1 have no doubt but
that the rigid quarantine measures
would have been in most instances
modified by this time had it not been
for the fact that several instances
have occurred where children with fed
eral certificates showed evidence of
the disease within a few days after be-
ing admitted. The situation was fur
Their complicated by the fact that the
cards issued by the public health ser
vice did not certify to anything ex-
Cept the name of the child it's resi-
dence and point of destination, and,
therefore, was not accepted as a
| health certificate by some officials.
We had in preparation instructions
| for the health officers Of Connecticut
advising uniformity and consideration
| of federal and state health certigCates,
| and on July %, through the press, we
! publicly expressed our approval of the
| acceptance of certificates, as shown by
an enclosed clipping.
| Reject Recommendations.
| In advising health officers at a
meeting held in the eastern part of
! the state yesterday, we found that
| they had already been notified by you
that certificates had been discontinued
! and their feeling of retaliation was
such that the recommendations of this
| board were not received with good
| grace.
OF the 1913 health districts in Con
| necticut, I do not believe that more
| than thirty have established absolute
quarantine against New York chill
| dren. The remaining 1853 at least ap-
| preCiate the work you are doing, as
| does this department, and are GER
| tainly willing to Cooperate with al
agencies looking to the reasonable
control of this maIady
| Would Have 1t More Explicit.
Your letter of August 18th does moi
state what towns you have notified
nor does it state whether you have
placed an embargo on certificates is
sued to the state as q whole. We
| should be pleased to hear from you
more definitely along this line.
1t must be kept in mind, that owing
| to the proximity of Connecticut t
! New York, along with the cheaI
! transportation facilities, this state is
endangered very much more thar
other New England states mentioned
by you. We believe thoroughly thai
all forces engaged should work in CO.
| operation and Connecticut stands
ready, as it has in the past, to do its
! part.
Hoping to hear from you at an early
date, we remain
Very respectfully
JOHN T. BLACK, Secretary.
| Dr.. Brophy's Opinion.
In regard to the New York officials
criticism of the methods being follow
ed in this part of the state, Dr.. Bro.
ply said Sunday night that if after {
| thorough trial in cities which have
not adopted absolute quarantine the
method in those cities prove efficfen
| in preventing the spread of the dis.
! ease he will be glad to use the same
methods here, but that until this i:
proven to his entire satisfaction the
stringent methods in Norwich at the
present time will be kept up. Needless