Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-11-05

MortuRrV ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -UnteHnbI,
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mortuRrV RspOrt-VaocIuutIons bic
Houses-CompIRinis, &C.
A meeting OF the Board Of Health was held
last night the president, DR.. COX, In the chair,
and DR.. ID. W, Bliss, secretary.
citations for the week ending yesterday.
Coroner Patterson reported hfteen lnquesls
during the month Of October, as follows Pneu-
mOnla, l; congestion Of brain, 2; hyportrophy
heath, Il stu born, q alcoholism, /, oongestlve
chill, Ii suhocatou, 2; fever and childbirth, 1;
drowned, Il exposure, (prObablo lntoNication,l I;
number ii we're white and I colored males and
females.
The health ofncer reported thirteen cases Of
four days; four Of the number died and ave FefS
removed TO the hospital
The sanitary inspectors reported 572 uuIsances
for the week past g27 Of which were abated,
dead animals were removed.
DR.. Verdi presented q report declaring the
pine shantles on Vance street, between Third
and -Four and-a-half streets south, belonging to
Mr.. CLARK, nuisAnces, owing TO thelr being IN a
condition unft for habitatiOn. In this row there
are several houses which are occupied by small.
poE cases, and these latter he recommends TO bo
torn down by some person who has had tho
smallpox and the boards piled up there, covered
with earth and burned after the mode Of max.
ing charcoal The report was adopted.
L and Twentieth strootabe declared a nuisance
f6S president presented the following NOR.
tuary report for the month ending October
80, 1sT2'
GauSes-ApoplOGy, 81 Rnasarca, 2; accidental,
Il Brighta disease, Il bronchitis, 2; innamma-
ton Of bowels, 2; Group, q congestion Of tho
brain, 3; congestion OF the lungs, y; cholera IN.
fantum, IS; convulHlOnH u olrrhOsa Of the liver,
l; childbirth, Il diptheria, 0; diarrhUa, 4; drop.
~ 5; drOpsy OF the heart !; disease Of the brain,
s. disease Of the heart 2; drowned, q dysentery,
I; enteTitls, 3; eryspeas, 1; levers, oongsstiVo,
Q, Intermittent Il typhus, I; typhoid, I; frao.
l; marAsmus, s; measles, Il murder, 3; menln.
gifts, a. old age, 0; phthisIs, II; pneumonia, 81
paralysis, 2; puTpurA, I; rheumatism, 2, run
over BY cart, Il sorofula, 2; softening Of the
brain, Il smallpox, 10; suicide, /; tabes mesen.
terica, p toethlnE, p liberation Of tho stomach,
Il unknown, 2 gunshot wound, l; whooplng
Kges-Under l year, Il; between and 2years,
q; and 3, II; and 4, u 4 and o, Q; and 10, l0
10 and 20, 10; 20 and 30, 10; 30 and 40 "; 20 and
", Il; 30 and %, 10; % and 70, 10; 70 and So O.
~ and 20, 3; 20 TO 100, 2; above 100 years, q
Total number reported, l64i whites, ~; COL
Ored, 7Oi males, s.; females, ST.
The number Of deaths reported last month was
2Os; diminutlOn, -.
Numerous complaints wero reported by tho
chairman Of the sanitary police committee
against scavengerl for neglect Vt their duty, and
Messrs. A. uTigsby and q. II. Newman were
recommended for dismissal.
Applications were received from Mr. Thomp.
son Twenty .hrst dlstriotl and L. Il. Watts 10
vaccinAts people Of this district.
The secretary was ordered 10 notify Mr..
Thompson that phy'ielahs to the poor performed
this work.
Several applications for positions under the
board were received and placed on nlo.
The board then, at s;iS, adjourned.