, 1866-04-07
OUR CIVIC HEALTH
Report Of the Health Off1cer...C Clean.
ing the City--.Nuisances and the
Efforts for Their Abatement.
Complaints---Aortality
OF 1S&5.,66.

The aunuA report oi the Health otscer Of mi
city, 10 the Boasd Of Police, Fire and ncafth Com
rni'sion4s, xas presented yestarday, The follow
Ing are i'll material portions:
TO the PTesident End nembzs Of the Bos,d =
! Jollce Commissioners:
III nst!LEa@: tL@: In compliance with orders frpu
!ou1 9onossoie body. report fully 10 ron ny trs
1sx n9uA see1 Tor the ftcs year ending M.rch 81
By ~ aet OF The Legislature amending the eli,
e9n.tef, approved February ID, 1855, the bnt1ncs
o. lnle Department w.s considerably increased, "a
tSe 1ne jurisdiction 5: ef The nea.h oes
nmfte and thereby involving much additional hbof
sho wren ne fac u taken into confederation tha
shste are within the bounds Of the cly org 50
mites Of sttee1s exclusive Of alleys, md tht who
amount Of teznsoey under the suparisiou Of til.
nepattEent embracing IN area Of 19O equase mIIee
may q once be perceived that the duties dcyoly
attention. o N'''e''A'A ;"
tshe great pleasure m abiding 10 the manner IL
object Of cleanliness and ii Il noticeable fact tha,
zen. ral reform IL at work ia The minds Of the
pani's n regsrd 10 The aan.a4 condition Of their
have rcQuned lhe enforcement Of the health ordl.
nancef The public begin to realize The necessity
tufct sanitary measures. And comply with al the
health uotlces quite readily. thus aldtne me to 4
1 wonld respectfully call your attention to The
annexed tables. as fhey will show the amount Of
The monthly regitier shown that the he.llh Of
the city during the past sear has been mn
gssslly Eood: Allhoueh The e111ems cold weather
grss Of wofk In this department, the general eanl
taEy conoltton Of the city appears quite
h.s 1esn.ed .pes aftsn1n qhere hsse
have heen comparatively hut tew email pox caeea
rported during tha year end in most Of those
mortality table shows that the WI Who'll number Of Of
dea'hs during the year ending March 81. 1864
While 1he records show ihe Total dssfSs ior
the year ending March 81, lsGG, was,.......a.7oa
Which fhows decrease atcm last yeaE of... =
This Il a.a5 per ceut.-En
The above statement COMPARED with statistical
reports received from other citie. and takiuS into
consideration the tap!d increase Of population b.
the mott healthy On the continent. In consequence
OF the probability that the cholera may visit this
es,ty aafans 1 ine &C coming snmner. yoas honorsnle
expcdtent to appropriate 10 this department addi-
tlonal means Tor cleansing and purifying The city.
thlr dcps7 mrnt tn th5< matter and that tt il aub
Jet demanding grrat attention; but with YOUR as
t..spee NJ n hopes q ssaoceae, tar - the same
There Las not been sufficient time eipcs tbs LIST
appropriation 10 1his department NAs made BY the
Common Council, 10 render the seaveuecr syetem
work hAs been fah1uily exetntsd not Gully benetif-
ing The city in sanitary point Of yiew hat also
~ ~ p,1sed pecnnia.y adsantage to the city as
heen deposited in the lake hasin ii the loot Of Ran
oo!pn etreet. aG40 warou losds OF asbes and Gin
DIN. The amount OF lind made by ibis accumu-
af1on u lrlhe over onefourfh OF an ac1e md be-
!ng At the present price OF rel cstae In
thai locality shows m advantage to the CIV to
the amonnt o. *sa0oe: IN remoytnG nu,sances
larVe amount OF MANURE nj cessarfly accumuiatine
bar heen under the direction Of this dcpastuenIde.
poe1ed n the pnbsic parks for feEtiliztne and In
proving The sarDt.
From my experience IN this department, Ind 1t
neces fary. IN order to make thorough c!eansng Of
premises thal every hou-e shouid be supplied NTH
nearly sND drain no ices during The past year. and
oy 70 DONG hope that good result. uay be derived
1here9rom. There have been II, $50 conptaiuta Of
rnisnsss ,S resi.,e1.d N this oce by citizens anu
all nu!saneef found have lccn abased During the
pas, year have cau:ed 10 rendering establish
nents s5 toap and hide Establishments, 20 slaugh-
,s.,..ts e. house, Packing houses. - meat
TWO groceries and two oil factor,ts 10 Be eitbes
on account Of thelF 1lthy condition. The practice
of running the blood and ofal from their eatah-
l<hnens has entirely ceased, and at pres ent al ac-
more than tour miles beyond he limits of the cttg
IN accordance with The amended charter and city,
otdtnantea Our ztrrcta and cutters are pre.rnitn3
iion Of mud and kitchen otal of every DESCRIPTION
during the tpE1ng and GUNNER months. and before
the present tcaveneer system IVES inausura,ed,
md CELLAR refuse have adsa materially IN obstnct-
Ing the wafer dow in the cutters, thus increasing
the massce Of 1lth that II Is the imperative duty
OF Some branch Of Inc city government 10 g1ve thfe
subject their immediate attention, and to sce that
tae 1reefs hre properly cleaned. must be admitted.
allowed to remain until the advent OF wasu
ere. appreneetioa i enessinea int ttoa. ~ IT,
jury to The public health may en.ue. Ths public
nave maalttfied dlspo.1.ion 2 hold 'his depart.
and nlthy. condition Of the etreeie, moi knowing
that the cleau1ns Of them belongs smother branch
Las been notified o. the c1ittence of my nutaace,
either upon The Etreeta OF elsewhere, immediate
s.sps h'Vs been taken for The aoatenen. Of The
.m eoHFy to be Obliged 10 report tha, eome OF
o,!s butchers are n The habit Of furnishing aud
selling 10 their cu.tomers diseased and uawhole-
some meals, and an satisfied that the general
he1lth Of the CITY IL greatly endangered thereby;
but under the e1ittllc laws Of our city not being
ve>tsd with spt1cicnf authority for the prtvenuoa
OF the same, would respectfully eurCett toe
ptoprteiy OF soCr Boa,d submitting an ordinance
10 The Common Council, con1ctz3ns upon this de-
c,seastd 1neas lound in the markets Of odIred ior
rale, and inaictfus suitable punishment upon ali
gs1sons , engaged y y eounienanc'nS 4. saie.
duty II thie department, which number ind
tcarcely adequate TO the performance ol the dunes
uecrstartly deSO1sinc npon .hcm. The number Of
raEde Of the city is eighteen each one being cup
piled with badge, III accordance with youE
orders, zlso book IN which he specifics each COM
p!nint OF nuisance found by MIN each day. :hese
complaints being recorded In 1nis ot1cc, thereby
rfoE1Ee ihe amount Of work performed BY each.
and an happy IN fay that mos: OF them faith
iui ia tce di:tiafse Of tbeir dulles.
The Amount expended for this department during
the year was &, ,5ts8 CO. TIC amount expended from
the sanitary Approximation fund WIS So 5lE5 81
The amouut credited to this depa tmens fs HOSES.
Tie amount Of nntt imposed for violating The
be2lih ordinance belEg fa,EB. l had intended In
thie rtport 10 make rome enseessions IN relation 70
,be importance Of 1aw requiring lhe 1eeist14hun
Of births tu the city. but The name doet not per
haps tfnctly come under the jurisdiction Of thl1
department, ! have omitted 20 doing.
In corcinslcnt returning my sincere hanks for
the uriia5m support and Etudness received ut the
hands Of your honorable Board, an happy to Say
that 1hle department is as prosperous from the
Crcrmst1ncts above mentioned. could rea-on1hly
expect and hope by the continued co-opess,iou Of
sanitary condition oEihe city md tnat ne msy al de-
tise the benefit necessarily arising the1etom.
Respectfully aunn1ited,
tIAa9A n.