, 1869-06-09
BOARD Of HEALTH.
Wee k,y and Monthly Mortality Hrport"-Th
Milk ESeuEnIau.

regular meeting OF the Board OF Health Was
held ye1tcrdny Afternoon, ut. Hoard IN the enalf.
The SANITARY Superintendent submitted the week
" report, shown mortality Of fol, being 11ty-
cve meIes and fortJ-si1 fenales- Foffy-etGet
were under three teNA There were e'gnt
deaths by cauvulsionH, eight BY consumption,
:cyen hy scaries fever. and SIX by pneunonis-
Tue deaths BY wArda wefc: Fist. 4; Second, q.
Thlr,f, 6: Fourth 6; Fifth, 8: Sixth, 3. Seventh.
;: Eighth, l: Ninth, 3; Tenth, 6: Eleventh. 9;
Twelfth. II; Thirteenth. 8; forsteentn, Q; eH'
sETrH1SIEspE&7s RExARxs-
The Superintendent also reported; Allhougs
nst, there Is marked difference Ia tae CAUSES q
death. There Is IN increase Of in1antile mortality
BY hoxel aiitctiona- With = gFeat diminauoa 81 o.
crease bJ fevers and pneumoala-saoWlaS psLn,s In.
the influence Of the extremes OF temperasuts thht
y a1se sisht % Increase % Of u mortality among iGa,,
grants, although only t.iA arrived. are GS ~ "
fyphEs fever was IN in,alIant, and 20 douSt @ tne
ss n therc wcre I,ss5 on Ii. Complaints have been
| made with regard to tho Scaactnsy7au Emisr.nt
Depot on Ii1,nos street oy persons vg n re re
hat a,,'I t Il frequently fllled TO Overlooking.
H., has e:eeed Ia building ii III Illinois street !oi
! eiE.ilaf puTpose, l.ut il Is not used. Ii this
luIdirg was opened. Il would greatly It!tcyc the
ans az Hesfs ss' 81 a e; acs; R
| should bt rendered these organizations In the
| ar1psne wnrI in which they IRE engaged
| the E1HlS EXCURSION.
On last sday morning Dr. Schsoetzer, Mf.
| 1sesuolfls pr, BIaneT. several Of the rrinclpa
| hotel prppr1e,o11 and myself yls1tet E1sin. upot
TIC Invitation Of Mr. Il. T. Deylne, who Is largely
engaged tn the milk trade n TITS city. aaa who WIG
pose OF inspecting the dalr1es and chess
factories found in that vicinity. We fonnt
mEeh interest taken 10 this depart
mcnt Of agricultural Industry. nad saN
enough TO satisfy rs that the muk. Eenetal
speaking, Is well cared for and that when lease
| Etetn It Is unaduHeI1ted Many practical lAGt
aIih re9arl tn the milk trade were learned IN
| Guc1y naturally arose IN our minds, Where doc
The cream come from that Is supplied to nanufae
zcns :" We Elso visited the milk coadensing e
.ah.!shd d1ent OF Nr. Borden The care taken IN u
. selection Of tho milk and the serupnoas clean!
| ness Of the establishment could not but make
favorable Impression.
MONTHLY AoRrAlI1I RkruKI.
TIE monthly report, which was n 1so Submitted
ehow sTe denlhs in May, 81 more than IN tue CO.
, RESPONDING rronlhin 1868. or these 1875 werc male
md IL females, 5C5 white md colored lie na1
: r.ed and eso slnGlc The snper!ntenaenta = ka5! ~
he 11eEsasc Of mortality is gn1S m.Etea 5ssa cor o.
n IL not 10 be wondered Al when u
extIcHeA Of temperature sod T.
!, great amount OF rain that has falea nre borne
r mind. Mere deaths resulted from accident
II causes this rear than last whlle the mortality
= b11tn diseases Ia less. The Increase, however,
pulmonary and bowel affections Is decided, beil
i Is more oN1nS to the comparative Immunity fro
r contagious diseases The climatic Influences
Il life A.r still more marked and VIII te better appl
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