J. H. Campfield, of Ottawa, W. McMenamy, of Mt. Sterling : The certificates of Drs. J. H. Campfield, of Ottawa, LaSalle Co., and W. McMenamy, of Mt. Sterling, were revoked. C. A. Miner, of Chicago: In the matter of the application of Dr. C. A. Miner, of Chicago, for restoration of his certificate, action was temporarily suspended. Cited to Appear: The Secretary was instructed to cite the following persons to appear before the BOARD at its next meeting, and answer charges pending against them, viz: Isaac J. Sanders, of Sparta; J. S. Holloway, of Hennepin; and Benjamin G. Miller, of Streator. He was also directed to notify the parties making such charges that an opportunity would be then afforded them for substantiating the same. George Bollen, of South Australia: Dr. Ludlam called attention to the case of Dr. George Bollen, formerly a practitioner in this State, but at present residing in South Australia, the laws of which country deny him certain professional rights and privileges in consequence of his not holding a certificate from this BOARD. On motion of Dr. Ludlam, the following preamble and resolutions were adopted in the premises : WHEREAS, The ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF HEALTH has information that, by the laws of South Australia, George Bollen, M. D., is precluded from certain rights and privileges of his profession by reason of his failure to hold the certificate of this BOARD, under the Medical Practice Act, as a condition of the practice of medicine in this State; and. WHEREAS. It is already known to this BOARD that the said George Bollen, M. D., is entitled, under the act, to his certificate as a practitioner, on receipt of the necessary affidavit touching his diploma; therefore, be it Resolved, That the Secretary be authorized to issue the proper certificate on receipt of such affidavit. Resolved. That this action of the BOARD is to the intent and purpose that the said Dr. Bollen may be recognized as an authorized practitioner of medicine, in all its branches, pending the arrival of his affidavit. On motion, the Secretary was instructed to forward an official copy of the record of the BOARD'S action to the authorities of South Australia, through the Department of State, and to Dr. Bollen. Immigrant Introduction of Small-Pox: Dr. O. C. De Wolf, Health Commissioner of Chicago, who was present by invitation,* being introduced to the BOARD, detailed the results of his recent visit to the Atlantic seaboard, described the administration of quarantine at New York, and ended by announcing his firm conviction that the present quarantine system, while unquestionably efficient for the immediate protection of the port of arrival, was totally worthless as a barrier against the introduction of such a contagious disease as small-pox into the interior. only remedy, in his judgment, lay in the direction of National legislation, which should compel the vaccination of all immigrants before being received on board ship at the port of departure. The *Dr. Hosmer A. Johnson, the resident member of the National Board of Health, had also been invited to be present and participate in the discussion of the question of maritime quarantine, but was unavoidably absent from the city. Dr. De Wolf was followed by City Comptroller Gurney, of Chicago, who stated that he proposed accompanying Dr. De Wolf to Washington to secure the legislation indicated. The Secretary was appointed a special committee to draft a memorial upon this subject to the Commissioners of Emigration at the port of New York, and the President and Secretary were authorized to represent the BOARD in pushing the pending legislation before Congress. The Secretary subsequently presented the following memorial to the New York Commissioners of Immigration, which, on motion of Dr. Clark, was adopted, and the Secretary instructed to transmit the same: To the Honorable the Commissioners of Emigration of the Port of New York: GENTLEMEN:-The ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF HEALTH respectfully begs leave to represent to your honorable board certain facts connected with the introduction and spread of small-pox throughout the Northwest. On all lines of emigrant travel extending from your port into the interior, the presence of this disease during the past year has seriously affected the health, well-being, and material interests of many communities, and the commercial interests of the larger cities. It has been asserted, and is still assumed to be true, that this serious and widespread infection was introduced and is continued by the presence of large numbers of unvaccinated emigrants following our great lines of travel. It is also asserted by the sanitary authorities of our interior cities, that without the protective power of vaccination is secured, we cannot hope for present relief from this scourge. We therefore urgently request the commissioners in charge of the operations of quarantine at the most impor tant port of entry in this country, to require the vaccination of all emigrants before being received on board ship for your port. We desire respectfully to remind your honorable board that the administration of quarantine at the port of New York, especially with reference to small-pox, is not a matter of exclusively local concern, but that, as the port is the chief gateway for the enormous number of emigrants distributed thence to all parts of the Union such administration has a National importance. The School-Vaccination Order: The Secretary called attention to certain questions suggested in connection with the further execution of the school-vaccination order, to-wit: 1. What further measures may be wisely adopted, or modification of existing orders be made, with reference to the vaccination of school children. 2. How can the immense amount of material now at our disposal be best utilized for the prevention of future epidemics of small-pox. He stated that while the results already attained amply justified the wisdom and timeliness of the action of the BOARD, certain considerations, which he stated, seemed worthy of consideration. which, on motion of Dr. McLean, it was ORDERED. That the Secretary be authorized to take such steps as, in his judgment. may be necessary to secure the completion of the work of a full protection of the school children of the State against small-pox: which disease still exists to some extent, and is liable again to become prevalent so long as the enormous immigration continues, and while any considerable number of persons remain unprotected in any community. On motion of Dr. Ludlam, the Secretary was authorized to prepare and have printed and distributed a sufficient number of blanks suitable for the completion of data connected with the small-pox outbreak. Vital Statistics: The Secretary announced that blank forms for returns of births, for the use of the county clerks in reporting to the BOARD, had been prepared and distributed to those officers throughout the State. Election of Officers: The annual election of officers resulted in the re-election of John M. Gregory, President; John H. Rauch, Secretary, and A. L. Clark, Treasurer. Adjourned to next quarterly meeting. REGULAR QUARTERLY MEETING. APRIL, 1882. THE BOARD met at the Grand Pacific hotel, Chicago, in quarterly meeting, April 13-14, 1882, with Drs. McLean, Clark, Haskell, Rauch and Bateman present-Dr. McLean in the chair in the absence of the President. The application of Dr. Rose, of Princeton, for an oral examination as to his qualifications as a medical practitioner, was, after discussion, granted. The Secretary presented his quarterly report, in which was discussed the status of the small-pox epidemic, its origin in certain localities, and the necessity of more stringent measures for securing vaccinal protection; statistics of vaccination received by the BOARD, and particularly of the vaccination of school children in compliance with the BOARD's order; and contained a recital of measures taken to secure a more thorough immigrant inspection. Immigrant Inspection Service: The Secretary also submitted the draft of a letter to the National Board of Health, respecting the proposed immigrant-inspection service; and it was thereupon Ordered, That the Secretary be authorized to apply to the National Board of Health in the name of the ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF HEALTH, for such co-operation and aid as the said National Board may legally extend for the discharge of the duties devolved upon the BOARD by the proposed immigrant-inspection service, and that he transmit with such application the estimate which he has prepared, and which is hereby approved. [The following is a copy of the letter and estimate:] SIR: In accordance with the instructions contained in Circular No. 7, N. B. H., 1879, paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, application is hereby made for such co-operation and aid from the National Board of Health as may be necessary to enable this BOARD to discharge the duties which may be devolved upon it in connection with the proposed ImmigrantInspection Service-for the prevention of the further importation of small-pox into this country-the plan and details of which Service are understood to be known and approved by the National Board of Health. This BOARD has formally adopted all rules and regulations which have been recommended by the National Board concerning the prevention of the spread of contagious and infectious diseases, so far as the same are applicable; and has, from time to time, officially notified the National Board of such additional rules and regulations as have been promulgated by this BOARD. Reference is made, in this connection, to the accompanying estimate of items of proposed expenditure, and details thereof; to the copy of circular letters to railroad officers and to other health authorities on the subject of this Service; to the preamble and resolutions adopted at the last meeting of this BOARD, to-wit: April 13-14; and to the official certificate of the Governor of the State, that there are no State funds available to carry out the particular sanitary measures because of which this application is made. In view of the repeated proved importation of small-pox into this and adjoining States-the most recent being into at least six localities in Illinois, namely, into the cities of Chicago, Ottawa and Rock Island, and into Edgar, Logan and Livingston counties, by immigrant passengers of the Bremen steamer, Hermann, via. Baltimore, March 12th. and, further, in view of the rapidly increasing tide of immigration into the interior, it is earnestly hoped that no time may be lost in inaugurating the Service; but that the response of the National Board may be so prompt as to enable inspections to begin May 1, prox. I am, sir, very respectfully, By order of the BOARD. DR. THOS. J. TURNER, U. S. N., JOHN H. RAUCH, M. D., Secretary. Secretary National Board of Health, Washington, D. C. (3 enclosures.) Estimate of Funds and Supplies required for the use of the Illinois Branch of the Immigrant-Inspection Service of the National Board of Health, for the month of May, 1882: For Salaries: Five (possibly six) inspectors to cover five trunk lines, leading into Chicago, and the Mississippi river at East St. Louis.... Five (possibly six) deputy sheriffs to accompany said inspectors. For Disinfection. Vaccination, etc.: Probable expense. For incidental expenses. .$850 00 350 00 500 00 500 00 Salaries and pay to be graded according to the duties and amount of time required of each person employed. It is to be understood that while, on the one hand, it may not be necessary to expend all of any one of these sums for the items specifled, on the other, contingencies may arise when it would be necessary to make an emergency requisition-as, for example, in the not improbable event of having to care for small-pox patients found in transit, or having to vaccinate large numbers of immigrants. Although it is proposed to remove such patients (found in transit) to municipal hospitals whenever practicable, it is believed provision should be made for the supply of hospital equipment, either by purchase or by the use of that already in possession of the National Board, so as to be prepared for an emergency. A site has already been selected in the neighborhood of Tolleston, Indiana, whereon to establish a field hospital which will accommodate four of the trunk lines. For such hos. pital there would be required: Six hospital tents, poles, pins, etc. Twenty-four cots, mattresses and necessary bedding. Kitchen and commissary equipment for twenty-four persons. Depots of disinfectants should also be established, and to supply these the necessary disinfectants in store at Cairo should be subject to order. It is probable that after the first month the expenses would steadily decrease, if, as is believed. the effect of the inspections is found to render precautions less urgent at the Western stations.; The Illinois inspectors will be clothed with the authority of the State and local boards of health, in whose territory it may be necessary they should operate; and this authority will be conferred upon inspectors from other States on entering Illinois. The Service being novel, and the preliminaries largely tentative, no more specifie details can be furnished at this time. Exclusion of Yellow-Fever: The Secretary offered the following preamble and resolutions, concerning the exclusion of yellow-fever: WHEREAS, It has been demonstrated that the geographical position of Illinois, and its relations with the lower Mississippi valley by rail and river, are such as to render the State subject to invasions of yellow-fever, whenever that disease gets a foothold below: and. WHEREAS, It is believed that the exclusion of yellow-fever from that region can only be effected through National agencies, operating for the general welfare, without regard to State boundaries and uninfluenced by merely local considerations: Therefore, be it Resolved, That the ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF HEALTH formally approves of the action of such State and local boards of health in the exposed territory as have adopted the rules and regulations, and have conformed to the advice, requirements and suggestions of the National Board of Health upon this subject. Resolved. That this BOARD renews its approval of the Mississippi river inspectionservice of said National Board of Health; and in the event of yellow-fever appearing on the lower Mississippi during the coming summer, the Secretary be, and he hereby is. authorized to make application to the National Board of Health for the establishment and maintenance of an inspection-station, or stations, of said service, to be located at such point or points as, in his judgment, will be best calculated for the protection of the State against the introduction of said disease. |