Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-08-14
BOARD OF mEALTH.


The Board met pursuant to adjournment,
President DR.. Thompson In the chair,
The Secretary, Mr.. Scott, being absent,
Mr.. FELTON, was appointed in his place. The
roll being called, the following members
answered to their names: ttgst ft.E
Present. -Mes4rs. Thompson, Boyle, Eel
ton, Gay, Field, Dalton, Trevitt. Absent
-Messrs. Mailman, Coulter, st, Clair.
The following is the list of mortality
presented to the Board by the Secretary
since August o:
VIM. Blynn, August o, spinal affection; !;
A. w. Owen, August 8, Inflammation, sick
one week; John Crossing, August 8, heart
disease; Mary Grant, -, supposed lauda-
num- -instantdneously" Smith. .H
Accompanying the above report was the
following communication from Mr.. Scott,
the Secretary: am
In nv Judgment there is valuable food
for reflection in the foregoing report. Take
the case of Mr.. Owens, reported as SIN
flammatiou," That may all be very intelli-
gible to the scientific man, but to us poor
outsiders 1t conveys no information what
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bowels, kidneys, or the general inflamma-
| tlon attending continent smallpox?
Then look at the case reported with DR.;
| Smith as last attending physician. In all
former acquaintance with laudanum, most
of us supposed 1t produced a stupor OF some
hours duration preceding death. Here DIR.
Smith, Professor Ia Medical College,
stands as father on our papers to an "in-
Simultaneous death, supposed lGuddnum." ..,.
The plain English of the matter Is, we
are not doing Justice to our medical prac-
titioners. Let them make their oton reports
Abolish the Office of Inspectors and the
| Secretary, and reconstruct on the Cincin-
natl plan-a competent, active medical
| man to act both as Secretary and Inspector
Ia Health officer capable of judging of the
correctness of the reports made to him,
and in my Judgment you will start In the
right direction. Respectfully, I'D.
| -" I|.t GAMALEL SCoTT.
The following resolution was offered by
DIR. Boyle, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Inspectors be instruct
ed to enter complaint to the Mayor at once
against all those undertakers who have
been burying the dead without the proper
permit.
The Sanitary Inspector Of the First
District, Mr.. Foos, reported that there had
been lage amount Of labor performed in
his District since his last report.
In the First Ward they are expending
the money appropriated for that Ward in
cleaning cutters and alleys, and filling
holes in the streets. .......
The property holders in the Eighth
Ward are cleaning their cutters, and the
city carting it away.
They are at work in the Ninth Ward, ex-
pending the money appropriated, to the
best advantage.
He has had many complaints ofnuisances
of almost every ydescription--had examined
and caused some of them to be abated-
others remain.
Report ordered to be placed on file.
Mr.. Whitzell, Inspector of the second
District, states that since his last report he
had found three privies in his district In
bad condition, and had given written no.
tice to the owners to have them cleaned.
He had attended promptly to the various
complaints, and several places had been pu
in order since his last report. ..a
Ordered to be filed.
Messrs. Gay and st. Clair, the committee
appointed to report on certain nuisances
referred to by the Inspector of the Second
District reported that they had examined
the ponds and stagnant water referred to,
and recommend that the City Council cause
those ponds of stagnant water on the east
end of South Public lane drained by a
ditch-also those on East Public lane could
be drained with very little expense, and
should be done Immediately to prevent
sickness. The one on Pearl street near Pc
ters' run, will require filling and a small
ditch, which should be done Immediately,
when lime should be spread over that por-
ton which had been covered with water.
The one on Frankfort street reqNires the
same treatment.
Your committee would also recommend
that wherever fresh dirt is being filed in
the street, as soon as it is.completed, to
spread over the surface with quick lime,
believing it would prevent many cases of
sickness.
The report was adopted and the commit
tee discharged. KIN.
The above report was Immediately for
warded to Mr.. Armstrong, Chairman Of the
committee on Nuisances in the City Coun-
ell. Is.
Drs. Thompson and Trevitt were ap-
pointed committee to make all necessary
hospital arrangements for such cases as
may be in need.
Messrs. Thompson and st. Clair were ap.
pointed committee of Conference with the
Sanitary committee of the City Council ir
regard to an appropriation for sanitary
purposes.
On motion of Mr.. FELTON,, DIR. Gay wa.
added to the committee on Hospital Ar
rangements, when the Board adjourned.
I'll Personal.
Mr.. H. L. Wyatt, Jr., so long and favor
ably known In this community as the sen