National Republican., 1873-06-21
PROUBKDINGs OF THE HEALTH
MANN

MNoAADs
Dr. Oex's Repsrt--Msasures for the Pre-
ventisa sf Csstcra and Other Rpideutes
. --Sanitsry Preeauttess--Personal Clean
Illness and Dist-rDisinfectnhts. rAlA
Tne Board Of Health held reeuiaE meeting
last might, all tho momoers present. " ~
Mr.. Marbuu presented biils amounting to
n,TOo which were ordered 10 be paid.
Or. Coz, from the sanitary committee, pre-
sented the following report, which was accepted
1n compliance with the Instructions OF the
board, the sanitary committee respectfully sui :
mits the following schedule OF measures for tho
prevention OF cholera and other epidemioa, which
should, In their opinion, be printed and furnished
70 ever dwelling house, hotel, and public build.
ing In thAclties OF Washington and Georgetown.
for the use and Information OF persons reading
20 much Il ssid soheduie as Is mandatory shall
be rigidly and uniformly enforced. The WORK so
enerRetically commenced should be pushed for
ward to Its true logical results, until every heath-
endsugering cause shall be swept from the fscs
" In nj The snsaase Of New York paper, "E,cry
populated, and every deposi, Of garbage got ria
Of, and every sin aKainst wise sanitary feguia-
tions made q penitentiary offence. TIT a
Z scsrosly less criminal offence 70 poison the air
OF whole district with nth, shortening the lives
OF . hundred people, u not sending half dozen
e Ss az e, sssg 81
IKE this, when dangerous epldemio u stealth
ily crawling towards the seaboard from the south
ahd vest no means or efforts should be spared
Tue following u the list Of preventive sug-
gestions which, In The opinion OF the committee,
should D, universally reduced g practice; ..
bathing OF the body, and also the frequent
change OF vooen or linen underciothlng.
q Suitable diet, the avoidance ot nnripe OF DE-
and hours OF sleep.
.. Pure drinking water is Of the greatest mo-
mont. Pump and well water should be avoided
and rain, sprng or river water used, being care
fol 10 niter ali water intended for drinking pur.
poses, from whatever source obtained. a very
good hitter, which can readily be enapted 70 an
Of tins city. who has already introduced Il with
favorable results In some Of the ooyefnmsnt
Departments and private dwellings,
should be Kept scrnpulously clean and well ven
tlatsd, Yards and cellars much be particularly
cared FOR, MIN removed whensyef disooyere.,
and the walls Of cellars, Easements and out
buildings thoroughly whiiewashed. ..-.
o. Pryiea and water-oiosets shall receive ape-
rial attention daily. In the former should be
luton; suIphais Of iron, icopperss,l 10 Ibs:
Tns same solution should be applied 70 water.
ssoum should Do % oeened ' for the sdmissiou Of wster,
and the seat cloaed by shutting down the Id.
q Whenever clothing II defied BY excrcmen-
SS. S. e cssSS sssS &c sSG 90
carbolic acid. onneca AZ the same tune al
esdeothlng and d,spsry S,ed ~ s,Ss room, n,
burning suphur 10 an Iron pan fot . number oi
hours the room being tightly closed;
!. Tue larger masses Of decaJed and putrescenl
| animal and vegetable matter 60 be found In
yards, alleys, CELLAR drains, sewers and dltches
should be thoroughly disiufected. To this enc
public authorities and every house-holder should
bic disnfectants, Inc poorer GLASSES 70 b fur
nished by tae Board Of Health free OF charge
The committee would suggest that additional
temporary employees should be added TO TAG
present force wnenever necessary in order thai
the work OF frequent Inspection Of private rest
| dcnoes and publlc bulldinEs may be effected,
pi Sshs seoua
systematiu and thorough, and any failure on
| tue part OF oitirons TO comply with me healtt
reFuatlons and Instruction. on o the poard snoaiO
Tue nuisance most pernicious under ordinarl
circumstances becomes greatly Intensified by ~
rcistions % a cholera season refer 10 th'
Ths system Of removing this material by
buckets and Transporting u In open cart.
through the sity constitutes the greatest o. al
/ possible nnisancea. Tue passage OF hngis
niKht cart through the streets on . SUMMED
/ nlsnt viii Offend hundreds and generate In thoss
exPosed the inost serious forms OF disaAlo
Wow Of the probable carly Invasion Of Asiatis
cnoiera. il Il well Known that the germs Of tha
disease are traoeable 70 tbs excrement OF thoal
Attncksd BY oholern or lts preliminary diArrh0a
/ PdvIes must be Kept clean aud free OF offence
and the transfer effected In the least objection
Two or three different modes arc now beforl
the Board Of Health, for their election, By whlcl
this crying evil can be remedled. one 10 b!
\ means Of the suction pump communicatini
with an alr-tight tank, into which the material !
conveyed through attached hose. Several recen
experiments with this apparatus, In the pte.eno'
Of intelligent gentlenen. proved oeyond noup
tue rapidlty aud completeness oJ which PRIV!
contents can be removed without the slightes
offensiyeness. This apparatus, however, u bet
Ter adapted 70 oltles where vaults prevail 70
Washington and 0eorgetown another hnnnge
ment Is offered, which consists simply OF q stron
box, made either OF Iron or wood, hermeticall
sealed whenever it becomes nscessary 10 reIuov
the eIcrementitious matter. -.
This box Ia easily taken Away In the daytime
when full, and substituted BY fresh one. IL
so arranged TO render 10 Impossible, II lnstrnS
tons are obeyed, that any unpleasant odofs ca
H. psse U ss Ir g. SorS TSs s
Of such an arrangement would be slightly NOR
expensive In the actual cost Of . single bo
only, the duplicate being furnished ~ me Q,
pense OF those contracting TO do the work.
may also be stated that the cost OF repairing IN
box from time to time II proposed TO be incurre
by the parties contracting 70 remove the nigi
, citizens the outlay OF several Thousands OF do
Admitting that ii saves nothing on the preser
ystem, the mere tact OF solving the vexe
problem by removing and transporting the nigi
soh without danger 70 tho community VIII rot
der 10 the cheapest, a. u VIII prove. ln the Judi
, ment OF the coinrnittee, the most perfect metho
exAn. Tue committee urge upon me boar
therefore, TO examine thoroughly Into the me
its Of the box system At The earliest prActleabl
moment, and u found 10 accomplish what
proposes, 20 Substitute Il At once for tho preseI
faulty and pernicious plan Tho warm season
progrcssini, the danger OF disease increasing
and whatever Is 10 be done towards the thorong
! cieansing and purnoatiou OF our cities must |
Instantly done. IL will be ton late when cholei
Ia In our midst, selecting Us victims
CHRis. G. Coz, Chairman.
III n nLIss. NJ ID. .-..
J The health ofiicer offered resolutions, whlc
nuisances, aud ordering. The abatement OF q
same: Frame shAniies In uost alley, betwee
, west; frame house on street, between Half an
, First streets southeast: brick shantles IN Goi
alley, between sixth and Seventh and Land
Tss sseressry read several commnlcatio
! complaining Of nnisances; whicn were proper
Dr. Bliss, from the sanitary police commltte
" submitted recommendations directing the .
Nainsrous applications for positions under Il
: board were read and referred. .
On motion Of Prof. LAngston. the health OF
! a ne may deem necessary for distribution, al
. also Instructed 70 employ Two carts In the Wo
i Of dlsinfecting. Adjourned. u
5 New BsaeacIal sscisy In South wa.l
iaHtsn. ".a
Thursday evening last number OF gentlemt
+ organize q mutual relief or beneficial associ
tion, tho object OF which shall 10 TO assist eas