New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-05
Board of Health.

passed him, and that it was occupied by a white
man.
board of Health.
A regular weekly meeting of this board was
held last evening. Present-Dr. Smith in the
chair, Dr. Stone, Mr.. McCoard, Mr.. Creevy and
Mr.. Pennington. ..=..-.a
The minutes Of the previous meeting were read |
and approved. -t4s 5sH
DR.. Smith said that having received notice that
there was a case of yellow fever at the Charity |
Hospital, he went there on Saturday, and found
three cases. They all died the following day. |
There were other suspicious cases, but these all
recovered. There have been but four cases dur |
ing the whole season. He believed that physicians
were neglectng to report cases Of yellow fever in
their practice, as they are required under pen
atty of 500. The health officers oughtto enforce
this. =
DR.. Stone said that there were many cases of a
suspicious character, which professional men of
experience did not feel justified in reporting as
yellow fever. That Of young bIr. Baker,on Caron
delet street, was case in point. He thought it
not a case of yellow fever. Dr.. Kennedy was de-
cidedly of opinion it was not. The certificate did
not alledge that as the cause of DEATH The
patient urinated to the last and his skin re-
manned fair even after DEATH Yet, DR.. Stone
said, he had never seen case of what he knew
to be genuine in which the skin was not yellow,
at least after death and it is generally so before
death. Yet in this case some saw one of yellow
fever. So in many others. This might account
for cases not being reported yellow fever which
some believed to be such.
The report of Dr. Burns, health officer of the
First District, was read, as foflows:. 5.sa
OFFICE OF HEALTH OFFICER, FIRST DtsTRIcr
To the President Members of the Board of Health
| S Gentlen1ere4-D During the past week there has
been no of cholera in that portion of Foucher
1 street which reported in my last as so badly
scourged and so eminently calculated to foster
and spread the prevailing disease. This consi-
| der attributable entirely to the abatement of the
crowding, the efforts towards cleanliness and ven
| tilatiou, and the employment of deodorizers,
which have enforced. The required repairs and
Improvements of the houses have been com
menced, and am engaged inurging their compile
| ton.
NV visits to the markets have developed the
fact that there is lack of water for the washing
of them out. This is especially felt in Poydras
| Market. In other respects, there is nothing which
seems to me of sufficient importance to emhOdy in
| this report.
Inquiries made in consequence of suggestions
made to me by the president have led me to the
conclusion that many cases which ought to be re-
ported by physicians and others, under the twenty
first section of the ordinance, are not reported.
| would respectfully suggest that the older and
more influential members of the profession should
be formally called on by the boardto set the eX-
ample of compliance with this necessary and use
ful1proyisiOn.
On Sunday last there were three deaths at the
Charity Hospital from yellow fever. They were
seen by the president, and as he will doubtless
report upon them, tits unnecessary for me to dc
so. There is at present in the institution case
which, from all the symptoms and signs described
to me, was yellow fever. 1t is that of a man named
T0oe; he is recovering. The fatal case of 8
young gentleman named Baber / have also under
Istood to be yellow fever; but have had no op
portunity of verifying the fact. Dr. J. Jones, ir.
has informed me of six cases which have come
within his cognizance or under his treatment
OF these four were convalescent; two have died
saw one of the former with him. This patien
is named Samuels, he resides on Nillere street
between Nos. IA and lG (No.' 10 being over hi
door.l He arrived from New York in February
t last Another is that of Mr.. Adamsen, on Caliopt
/ between Camp and Magazine streets; he is {
Scotchman, seven months in this country. The
third is that of Mr. Brooks, of Is Dauphine street
4 he is three months from Cincinnati The fOurtl
is that of Prussan residing at 304 Jackson street
Both of those who died had come to the city witt
the last referred to, and like him were Prussians
one died at the Hotel Dieu, the other on Erat
n street near Franklin street. The three had bu
: lately arrived.
y OF cholera at the Charity Hospital there hav
, been, during the past week, the following admis
s. sions on the 30th four; 3lst five; lst three; 2
r three; Sd six. The daily mortuary returns hav
e shown the number of deaths. Of the admission
N there were, from the Workhouse on the 30th two
still under treatment; on the 3lst two, both dead
. on the LIST one dead; on the I'd three two unde
treatment, one dead. DR.. Font complains that
the majority of cases. the sick not sent froI
g the Workhouse until their condition is almO
quite hopeless.
> IL Dr. Font also complains of lack of water fc
J. the purposes of the hospital; and | regret to sa
a that as yet no steps have been taken to proyid
20 for emptying the latrines of the institution in
% proper manner. The reason alleged is that tt
. builder cannot procure workmen enough.
1t is gratifying, and perhaps significant to leai
g, that as yetnot single case of cholera has arise
in the institution; and that many of those a
i mitted have recovered.
1t will not have escaped the notice of membe
of the board that during the past four DAYS Il
prevailing disease has shown higher figures
s. mortality than it had for the five days precedir
them, running to nearly two hundred per Ger
higher than it had on the 9th ult. Notwithstan
a. ing this, however, the mortality of the week clc
It, ing to-day 900 from it, is nearly one third le
than that of the preceding week Q37), this la
n including one day in which the lowest mortali
N has been recorded (S), Further, the total me
~ taity reported to-day 32 is less than that of
day, with the exception of the 9th uit, on whit
d. it was that only eight deaths from cholera we
a, reported, since daily returns have been made u
"a Add to this, what have established by a caref
~ examination of the returns of to-day, that d
cases are widely scattered, presenting nOth
llKe focus OF the disease, and consider the
ference not unreasonable that it is rather tendil
towards decrease than otherwise.
le a case which / brought bofore Recorder Abe
n for violation of the fourth section of the heal
= ordinance, has developed the fact that the non
!" limits do not extend farther back than Clabor
N street. had been informed that the prese
j. council lad extended them to Hagan Avenue
\. no means 400 distant, in view of the growth al
3 which the keeping of hoggeries within them ca
0. not but be calculated to nroduce There a