BOARD OF HEALTH.

Evening Star, Issue 3119, 17 February 1873, Page 2

BOARD OF HEALTH.

This morning, at II o’clock, the Board of Health met at the Superintendent's Office. Present:—His Honor the Superintendent (in the chair), his Worship the Mayer, Dr Burns, Metises Hill, and Turnbull. The report l of the Health Officer aa to the sanitary condition of the passengers and crew of the Charlottei Gladstone was read, and also that of the accompanying surgeon. A letter was also read from Mr Hockcn, w|io, |ia4 accepted ttye invitation to go on bohrdthe Charlotte Gladstone, qnd remain to superintend the health of those lef fci on board in the Absence of the surgAod of ! the vessel; Who was’landed on the Quarantine Island. Mr Hfjcjfe?} stated he had examined most of'the sjolc qii Loap4 the vessel, and fovpid that' the prevalent dispute the voyage bad been typhoid feVgr, that several} ca 59 3 StjU up|der treatment. T4e djs e^ s § was tPU'dly the result of, and W4B perpetuated hy overcrowding, imperfect drainage, had ventilation, or anything that rppdgrp4 a* r HUPW* and unfit for respiration. At the same time, it was not an infectious disease. Mr. Hocken stated that he did not wish it to be implied that the Cbftrifltte Gladstone had been over-crowded, for on that point he had no means whatever qf judging. ' Re considered that the spread of the disease would he at once checked, as soon as the passengers were removed into fresh air, and had a plentiful supply of good foodr He was quite convinced, that to place the healthy and uninfected in quarantine, would 1)9 foolish and unnecessary.

board approved of the action that • respect to had been taken yes*--landing the sick and convalescent on the Quarantine Island. It'was intuited by the Immigration Agent that, on visiting the ship ttyjs worniug. all was reported well, whereupon it> was resolved that' the ship bo admitted to pratique on Wednesday next, provided that she is previously thoroughly fumigated,-and that, after medical inspection by Dr. Burns, on behalf of- the Board, it is found that no fresh cases have broken out ; and provided, also, that the single menave.at once removed to the island for a ■ similar, period, fordihe purpose of washing their clothes. It was 1 resolved that the surgeon of the ship be requested to reporUo the «

to the number of consumptive immigrants on board, and as to their state of health when they were shipped. It was further resolved that the attention of the General Government be called to the pecuniary loss and great inconvenience to the Province through the non-completion of the buildings on the Quarantine Islands.