National Republican., 1873-04-02
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Report orthe Health Onicer-The Small
pox-Letter from Or. G. n. Nichol.-The
Pay Of Vaccine Physicians.

Report orthe Health Onicer-The small |
pox-Ietter from DR.. G. m. Nichol.-The
Pay Of Vaccine Physicians.
regular monthly meeting Of the Board Of
The nnance committees submitted bills amount
ing to t2l.sl, which were ordered to paid,
The health ofncer presented several bills,
"nSs pess h % 70 a Ine nsanIf H. 'y snawIpg
synopsis Of operations In the above once for the
week ending March 20:
New cases Of smallpox %, last week YO re
moved 70 the hospital, 4; deaths, IL; nuisances
reported, III; RbSted, 1888; animals impounded,
horses, cows, hegs, goats and geese;
| tiers, 10 punches OF nah; unwholesome food cona
ton, eS pounds beei, 49 chickens, . prairie hens;
| 25 garbage complaints Abated, 2.
| Also, the following letter from Dr. Charles II.
Nichols, superintendent Of the Government hos
GovERsNEST HosPIrAL ROE THE IsslsE,,
III ~ ~ HcS Z 6ss,,5. Il, niSSn sSard y y N nom,
tlncatcs" and smallpox certificates Of burial"
relating to four cases Of yarlolOus disease that
occurred At the hospital In the month Of Feb
Two Of these cases were continent smallpox
| and two variooi1. one OF the former was fatal
| and the other three have recovered, but have
| not yet been returned to the wards Of the hos
pital. Al four OF these men were yacciuated
| early In January, without effect The two varto-
lold cases showed vaccine scars. It Ia not prob
able that either Of the two cases OF rurio'd con-
duens had ever been vacclnated with effect.
These are the only cases Of yariolOus disease
that have occurred In the hospital since the
close Of the late war. They all occurred In one
ward, and were Immediately isolated anu strictly
quarantined In the gardeners house, near the
Anacostia river and nearly half mile from the
hospital ediaces, and by that measure and the
prompt repetition Of universal vaccination,
though every person then connected with the
| Institution had been vaccnated early In jan
| ms tha nf "
| The disease was introduced into the lnstltu-
tion by an attendant who spent the 9th OF Feb
mSntGpy p 'S SsI SsrISohs Sc on he % ed % Of FEB
mafy. The other three cases were seized on
the 80, bth and Tth days, respectively, after the
nrst; and II Ia believed that the attendant
brought from town some infected piece Of cloth.
ing or pocket article that communicated the
/ disease TO the other three men before the nrsl
, case had reached an Infectious stage.
! An Of the patients, Oficers aud employees OF
the hospital were yacc1nated between the list and
g Of January isI1 and again on The ,s,a gS,a 81 81
u these vaccinations may have some professional
interest TO you answer them In tabular form
A part Of these vaccinations was made with
i virus direct from the COW, and q part with
humanlEed virus, but the relative potency OF the
two Kinds Of virus was not observed with tht
point Of much value. "
Il Very respectfully, Z, VI. NICHOLS,
il Dr. Verdi stated that great destituton isbelnl
caused from the taking away OF bedding ant
!, clothing from houses In which the smallpox has
u | existed. He presented the names OF severa
= poor families who are so suffering, and asket
i that they be supplied by the bOarl. on motiot
l. OF Mr. LangstOn, the subject was referred To thi
q sanitary police committee.
= Mr., iangston moved that the ordinance re
ia garding young meats, adopted by the eoard at
m previous meeting, he rccOnsidercd and referrc,
r To the committee on ordinances. Adopted.
n Mr. Langston, from the committee to whom
~ was referred the matter Of determining the com
~ pensAtion OF the vaccine physicians, reporte'
"A fayoraby on their request that they be paid a
n the rate OF nifty cents for each person vacclnate
nj In accordance with their arrangement made wit
y the Board OF Health, and that one third OF tn
\ sum due them be paid out Of any funds Appru
priated by Congress and still remaining In tn
II treasury Of the board and that the balance bt
n paid hereafter by any appropriation made there
n ior by the Legislative Assembly OF the District
, Dr. Bliss moved that the report be laid on th,
ii table. Agreed to.
;. The secretary read numerous communications
n which were property referred.
d Adjourned.