, 1873-12-17

Health was hold yesterday afternoon, DR.. John
son III tho chair. Sanitary Superintendent Mil
lor. HEALTH Oiticor Reid, Dr.. scli|ootzor, and
hloaBrB. Datol,pm aud Moore wero present.
NONE sANlrAnr INSPECTORS.
The ganitary Committee submitted tho follow
ing:
Your Committee, to whom mas refclre tho srrlica
Sanitary lnnpectdrs hsvng hail tho same under atl-
visotnen recommend that the Sanitary Superintendent
30 instructed to enpos auch nmoer Of plysfcans aa
hn may lesm neccssury {uut to n1Eecd three In each
divsi0n} to case general inspection, vaccination,
and royacotnnon Eueh work to DO done tlftler tho
ii fHt carried out thoroughly III tho immediate yicin-
Of tho nnulpox cases, aud for ono block in caol
dircctIos and thcn pushed from house to house 'ut
enn1elpl throughout t1e city s complete record to
p kept Of each caae md tho salaries OF such Iuspoct-
oss to bo fixed by tho Board.
Mr. 1}atoham objected to increasing tho OK
ponditure Of tho Doard, and suggested az an
'amondulont that tue Sanitary Police force bo
decreased, aud tho money thus savod applied to
defraying the o1ponBo OF tho proposed oniargo-
1nont Of the inspections forco.
Dre. Miller aud johnson said It vo,lld not 10
'safo to reduce the Sanitary Pollen force just
IT .presont. Bosh spoke In favor Of inoroasMg
tho.numbor of inspectors, as smallpox was
spreading, nnd pointed to the trccdom from tho
dlaoaso enjoyed in New York, London, and Paris,
Tho report Was coucurrea in, 11r. Bateham
voting tn the negntve.
QUITTING OFF SANITARY poL1ogMES.
a1r. Batelam moved that. ii practicable and
legal, flvo Sanitary Policemen be suspended for
two montlly. and tloit salaries devoted to pay
Ing tho extra Sanitary Inspectors called for. 1t
was referred to tho Committee Oh Finance.
THE WEEKLY MORTALITY,
Sanitary Superintendent Miller road Lis week.
.ly mortality report, which was placed OIL flo. 1t
showed tho totn1 namber OF doatla'to have been
l16, Of which 18 wero caused by convulsions 8
by smallpox, by pneumonia, BY cnterltis,
and thoBe Of femalcs, 30; 50 ware married,
and n single; . weso colored, mud III
white. 4 comparison with tue pro-
ceding weok showed dooteaso of 16.
mortality list with Is doaths each. There were
no deaths in the First, Seooud, and Eleventh
Wards.
sHA1I~rox.
The number Of houses infected by smallpox
| at the close Of tho week was 81. The report
pox. While tho number Of donths from lie
disease woIo less thau in tho preceding wools
the number OF infected houses was creator, and
| a tendency to spread was noticeable. Tile Supor.
intendcnt aBas for additional inspectors, so thu!
q general inspection aud vaccination may be
carried on, and calls attention to the fact thai
this iH done In other cities, espeoiallyu New York
Tho bouo1oial result waa apparent In the immu-
nifty from smnll-pox. which tho latter city q!
presout enjoys. Il was Impossible for tile Board
to protect tic city from tho dread disease Will
| tho ANAL force Of meu ut itB command. and, ae
1T WIS responsible to the people for tho prcaor,
| vation of public health. the exponHe Which 1T
Increase Of tlls force Of Inspectors would noces
Htate should not be weighed. It would be false
| economy.
THE HEALTH OFFICER.
The weekly rcpors OF tue Health Officer, Dr.
.Johu Reid, was n1so rend and l,laeed on le II
| showed tho number OF nuisance notices served
| to have heon 2Gi, and tie number Of nuiEancet
/ 'abatod 232. Tho number Of sewor conl3oction.
! made waH 10. The report commonds tho mau
| nct in which the general scavonger work Of ,tht
! city was prosecuted during tho week.
| Tile Board tlon adjourned.