The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-09-30

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FRIDAYS REPORT.
OFFIc. OF BOARD OF HEALTH,
| CHARLE LEsToN, s. c., september 29.lI M.
Three (3) cerllticat-s OF death iron Sei'o"
fever received since If report.
ROBERT LEBBY, NJ. D.,
City Registrar.
The following memorandum gives Inc resi-
dence. nativity and date OF death oil the three
fatal cases OF fever above reported:
!. White female. died September q, ir
Queen street, aged year and months, ma
Tive of Charleston.
4 Tradd street, aged IA years and months,
native OF North Carolina.
3. White male, died September %, at No. iS4
St. Philip street, aged 30 years and months,
a native OF Posen, Prussia.
In addition to the above, the following Ger
tiicates have been received since last report
One for atrophy, dated Septem Der n.
One for debility, dated September 70.
One for fever, ephemeral, dated September
One for fever, typhoid, dated September 81.
One for marasnus, dated September %.
The Howard Association.
The regular weekly meeting of the execu-
tive committee Of the Howard Association
was held yesterday at the Market Hall, the
president, James H. Taylor, in the chair, anc
Dr. George 8. Pelzar secretary.
The following donations were acknowledged
and, on motion, the treasurer was ordered TO
return the thanks of the association 10 the
donors:
J.R. Read, s25; VIM. Lebby, SIS; "A SYM
pathizer with the Afflicted" S.; Edwin Bates
& Co., $50; Hart Il Co., s25; VIM. Shepherd,
$40; T. NJ. BRISTOL & Co., $25; Friend, So;
Francis L. O'Neill, tea, sugar and groceries;
Henry Cobia d Co., coffee, sugar, &C., and
s. in ice tickets from The Meeting Street Ice
House.
Letters of application for membership, en-
closing five dollars each, from the following
gentlemen were read: Charles F. Hanckel,
Joseph Cohen, A. Med. Brown, j. A. Quack-
enbush, D. B. Gillilaud, B. H. Rutledge, q. E.
Young, John B. Steele, J. B. Blssell, Il. G.
Sloll F. A. Silcox, R. E. Brown, E. E. Sell, H.
K. Sillman. and John F. Porteous.
On motion, the rules were suspended, and
the above applicants elected members by ac-
clamation.
The directors for The various wards then
read their reports, which showed but ten
deaths from yellow fever and one from bilious
fever among the patients of the association Tor
the past week. The reports are otherwise
cheering, and show that the rumors concern
Ing the spread of the disease, which were rife
upon the street, are without foundation. Most
of the fever cases are not of the yellow type,
and these last, In numerous instances, yielded
readily to medical treatment under the efil-
clent nursing of the association.
Before adjournlng Mr.. Whllden calico to The
attention OF The board their recent loss in the
death OF the Hon. W. s. Henerey, director
and active member ofthe association for long
number of years, and offered series of reso-
lutlons expressive of the feelings Of the board
in the premises.
The resolutions were seconded and copcur-
red in by Messrs. W. G. DeSaussure, John
Hanckel and G. 8. Pelzer in brief and apprc-
pirate manner, and were finally adopted un-l.
imously and ordered to be published in the
daily papers.
On motion, the meeting then adjourned un.
til Il NJ. to-day for the purpose OF hearing the
report of the committee.