, 1870-07-13
BOARD OF HEALTH
aIortulIty for the Week and Montk-Ev'l8 OF
Poisoning Dog--1Iore Money De-
nanded.

The regular weekly meeting Of the Board OF
Health was held yesterday afternoon at inc rooms
OF the board under the west wing Of the City Hal.
a full board WIS present, the President, DE- aohl-
son, in the chair. ......
Several reports concerning nutsances were read
by the Secretary, and were referred to the Aea1tn
Officer.
Dr. Rauct, the Sanitary Superintendent, SUBJ
1pItted lis regular weekly and monthly reports as
follows:
WEEKLY REPORT
The number OF heathE for the week ending Juiy
Q was oa2 The mortality resulted from the fol-
loving causes principally: Accidental, s; brain
diseases, 5; cholera infantum, 81; convElslons,
II; d!ar1hua, 19; dysentery, s; diphthcrta, s;
scarlet fcrcr, 2; typhoid, d fabeS Mesc1terlca,
1s. 1se Terc uader years The deaths for the
Ees wsss ol @ pa %ess
1860 were l32; increase this year, 100. w..
ahs toswg ssdn i h S5fa m9TatS 81 Sy as & hs:
sixth, % =; Seventh, Is: E,ghth, il; Ninth, ss:
Tenth, 8; Eleventh, Z; Twelfth. I; Thirteenth, 6;
FouI1senth, i: Fifteenth, q; Sixteenth. i: sey-
enIeeutb, II; Eighteenth, le Nineteenth Z; TWcn-
tle,n, s. Hospitals, i3: accident, s
REMARKS -.
Ths following g,artn,ix Is summary OF Dr. haoehs
Of the previous weeks Is mainly owing TO d de-
Tas5e 1: is also : decrease ia III. MANTLE
little value p1Qcel upon 1n1antue lie, particularly
By foreign residents many Of whom think they arc
not worth the tropble OF medical aid. The neg
rect and want at care the part at parents ts. at
ihis time, the chief cause o. mortality As usuai,
Fifteenth Ward; the greatest decrease IN the
Eighth, while there was 8 slight Increase In the
Eour1h sixth ssyen,h Ninth and Tnlsteenta 1sa
greatest heiDg on the North Side. Three cases Of
smallpox were reported, arising from Imperfect
vaccination.
,7,v ,tIn roo
The Sanitary Superintendent has been for some
time Impressed with the luhnMan, barbarOu5, and
metoa s. q dSpeS'9g M Of ne os
zling OF dogs is demanded. The process OF pots-
not cots Only great cost 10 the city, anu tue loss oi
the inner feelings This 'leba>iug influence ex-
npon nc he st1eet g5oatng osef the sng ugoaes oi
influence upon the youthful mind and AFFORDS "a
thc community with the effects OF deadly nolsons
il has tendency to crime and suicide. The muz-
zling OF dogs Is also cruel and nhuuan, and has
tendency 10 cause hydruphOb!a In them. The rols-
ouing Of dogs is attended With injury to the public
hcnltha 1t il impossible to collect all the carcassea
aets tae Superintendent suggests tic preparation
of an ordlnauce which viii accomplish the desired
| end without the Objectionable feature.
MONTHLY REPORT.
The mortality In June Was 1e0. The following
arc the principal causcss Accident, 81: apoplexy,
" oI4H utstsAsts, = Euoaei Il. ~
sumption. 4o; cOnynlsonsy 90s ularThEa+ ~: dEb.
eptery l6: scarlet fever, IS; typhoid, 10, hear,
l diseaaea 9: measles, 10: tlbeS mescutGr1ca, 20
inaa 1stn ,rerc = 3sn" cntresnnnilnr montf oj
~ Junl A5tus ncAt -, - s, - 49, - tcSn
1sGo, 4344ncrease 2sG; IN preceding monta ot lssg
i96-inCrease, ISL. There were 8s7 males. ana W
females deceased. married, l2l: ElDKfe, b90s col
nTed. 4: white, Il4.
| T1Ip following Il a summary of Dr. Rauchi
uonthiy essay on morality: a careful exaraina
Hon o. W. romna5eh viii he month OF Nav an
the corresponding month Of 1869 Is mainly owtnt
| " ,rf.nfila riaenara With the eYrentjnE of scar
l ~ ~. w f1.r naos1os nnentnonta nHfI IThn~.,-
!el is'tt. th.. .ras ~; ,pcrsasa ~ mn1 az, yln
! Ing that there was genera CARE at WORK IN Dc
| pressing Or lowering vla!ite THIS cause Is quit