Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-24
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4, meeting of the Board of Health, held last
=; III at tho Mayors Office, the president. q.
n IL I,,rrv in the chair, there were present
N,.srs Rudd, Foard Robinson, Smith, Nails,
N>air and ,Janney The following bills were
ordered to be paid ;.
3 johnson, for wages paid by HIM to
,,,lnvccs at the hospital, $27 90; W. +. Den
r ~" five months rent Of hospital, $l250o; 3.
HW WI for collins. $1,000; II. L. Lucas for
.'a syoUn: VI. j. Rafferty,. for clothing,
S;rnr (;aton 4 Co., Tor groceries, SOL 30;
fetal. $2li.29. :, ),
o,"s # Susan Scott, for services at the hos
';,,I were ordered 10 be advanced to $1,000 per
,r,n,.,l from the 10Th instant.
nv, n' motion of Mr.. Berry, it was resolved
,,,, ,hc secretary be directed to publish the
s,,n}n- order requiring citizens to cleanse
NV q, motion Of Mr. Robinson, it was resolved
,,,t rho Superintendent OF Police be instructed
n procure lime aud have 1t spread III the gut
,crS and alleys of the city, where 1t IS needed.
\ ,i,rram of 4 Marine Hospital, which it is
,ra,osri to build on the Poor's House lot
,.,s submitted by DR.. johnson TO the members
e. thr Board, with explanations, for their iu
Spccuon.
hc SPREAD upon the MINUTES
President ant Members Of the Boari Of
Hcu;th
t;cntlcmcn.-l have the honor to report that
in obedience to your appointment, [ took
charge Of the Smallpox Hospital on the 18th
day Of january las, and take pleasure i'll saying
that under your wise and humane orders, it has
proved not only Il great success, but u comfort
and blessing to the community In whose behalf
YOU were acting TO the unfortunate fellow
creatures who were affected with smallpox, and
vino were without means to provide themselves
with the comfort SO necessary to favorable
termination OF their cases, your kind lntcrvcn-
ton in their behalf, made to them all the diff
ference between life and death, and they never
failed to express themselves in grateful words
for your Kindness. Your services were not on
Is of vital good to the diseased, but of iucstiui-
able value to the We'll for, by your prompt or
.icrs to remove to the Hospital such persons
attacked with the disease, as could not be pro-
yl,led for according to the law upon tho sub
rct, YOU separated the diseased from the well,
and thereby under the blessing of Divine favor,
stopped the spread Of Il terrible nlalady which
i! the time you began your labprS, threatened
to be fearful epidemic, aud as Il consequence,
YOU gave quiet and case to the popular inlnd
disease ana CONSERVATION III regard to its spread;
and so cttrctual was your service IN this part-
cular, that you cn>pircd . public confidence
that The spread Of The disease would be c,'l-
;rn..a with all the CLERGY that human utic!-
ton could command.
Since the Hospital was instituted, thlrtysX
eases have been admitted thirty five coortd
and or, white OF this number seven died. one
white and six caiorcG. Three OF the cases were
in diving condition ut the time OF their ad,nis-
SION. and four died during the second week of
the disease. During this time, attended fiji
teen outside cases. OF this number five died,
showing that the lrcceutase of mortality was
much less at the Hospital than without, being
one Of five at the Hospital, and one Of three
without. Five eases are AZ present at the Hos
plal Two of the five arc convalcsclng, and
will be ready for discharge during the week.
The greatest possible care is taken to have the
patients thoroughly disintcctcd before leaving
the Hospital, and of. all the cases that have
occurred not ono has traced its infection to
any person or thing connected with the Hos
pHal.
During the last six months, I vaccinatcd over
a thousand persons; of this number, over five
hundred We're vaccnatcd eratultousy. This
arose from report that was prevalent that |
vaccnascd Tor nothing or without charge, and
tins | did not regret for | had an abundance
OF pure virus and III ich of my time was not
consumed in its insertion.
| return sincere thanks to the Supnrlntcn-
dent OF the Police, Mr. Clifford, for the prompt
and efficient aid, which he has always afforded
me- aud to special policeman, Jno. Boyer, for
faithful and energetic discharge of the labo.
rinus and sometimes very unpleasant duties as
signed him; and to you, gentlemen, | offer my
grateful acknowledgements for the kind and
courcrous considerations, with which you have
always accepted my suggestions, and Tor 4 ia
vorabc recognition of the humble service,
which, through the blessing Of benign Hca-
rcnly Father, was vouchsat, d to me to render
YOU Most respectfully,
j. b. JOHNSON, NJ. ID.
On motion Of Mr.. Foard, it was unanimously
resolved that the thanks of the Board be ten
,crcl to DR.. johnson for the manner in which
he has CliScla, gcd the duties as physician. a
resolution was introduced and unanimously
passed allowing Dr.. johnson the sum of sixty
dollars per month for his services. and that the
president and secretary be directed to approve
his bill for five mouths attendance, to June Is.
Ga motion of Mr. Janncy, it was resolved
that the order passed by the Board prohibiting
publication OF their proceedings be rcscindcd.
Aitcr a vote OF than AXIS to the secretary, there
being no further business before the meeting,
tie Board, on motion, adjourned.
pollcE AFFAIRS Policeman Geo. H. Lylcs
having preferred charges against Capt. James
Webster Of the police force, for dcrclictlon OF
duty, at the Captain instance an examination
was hyd AT tho Mayors office this morning be-
lore The Mayor and the Police Board OF the
''ty Council Consisting of Mcssrs }. 5. French
ana u: IL. Markell of the Board of Aldermen,
and W. ". Rock of the Common Council.
,lahy Witnesses, including the President OF the
N"nlmon Courcil, and all the members OF the
police force were examined, and though no dc
us'"h was arrived at, in consequence OF the IN
G'>p'S'''"n of Mr.. French, who was taken sick
during the examination, il is understood that
more OF the charges were sustained, and that a
III" anu honorable acquittal of the Captain will
NC Tie result, and that thn investigation has