Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-15
Board Of Health.

THE SMALL POx REroRT-TBE POLICE AND
THE SMALL PoX-A PHYSIOLOGICAL CUES
TON.
A meeting Of the board of health was held
last night, and DIR. Verdi. the health officer
submitted the report OF small pox cases for the
month OF January as follows: New cases report
ed, E5; white 81, colored 1884, males lS2, females
lis, never vaccinated 1j9, yaccinated previous
to the past five years ~, do. within do %, re-
moved 10 hospital 20. One hundred deaths oc-
CURED, classified as follows Males 65, females
30, white 20, colored "a, never vaccinated ",
within five years 3, previous to eve years .,
under i've years q, from five to ten Is, from ten
to twenty Is. twenty to thirty 49, thirty to forty
IA, forty and upwards IS. OF the deaths vaccf-
mated within five years per cent, vaccinated
previous to the past five years23 per cent, ne yer
there were 26l new cases and 1OI deaths~an in
crease for January Of fourteen new cases and
a decrease Of four deaths.
MIXED BLOOD.
MIR. Langst0n suggested that the classification
as to color be little clOser-say, white, black,
and mixed blood or mulatto. There was a very
intere sting question attracting attention now as
liable to take disease than were the pure bloods
and If they are not longer lived.
Dr. Verdi said that probably not one tenth of
the colOred population were black, (unmixed.)
MIR. Marbury.-Not so large proportion.
There are some regular Africans here, how
ever.
DIT. Cox.-Yes, some COngos. You are out as
Mr.. Langston said he simply made the sug-
gestion, as the information might be valuable
hereafter. As far as he was concerned, he be-
ieved the mixed-blood people were the best
like
THOSE THEY Used To MAKE IN VIRGINIA.
DIR. Verdi also submitted the report of DIR.
Stewart, showing for the week ending Yesterday
he had performed 100 vaccinations-12w white IS
cOlored, IS adults, 70 children, primary 4, re-
vaccination 1903.
HINT TO THE POLICE.
DIR. Verdi called attention to the fact that the
police had several times sent cases of small pox
to the board Of health rooms, endangerng the
health Of the community, when 1t was doubt
less known to them that there was no place for
them at the board rooms. He offered Q resolu-
ton, which was adopted, that the president con-
fer with the commissioners of police with a
view to provide a place for temporary rest of
such people as are found in the streets, or who
have no residence, affected with the small pOx
until they can be removed by the ambulance
and to prevent policemen from directing the
same TO the Office of the board Of health, this
not being place for the reception of small pox
cases.
VACCINATION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.
DIR. Verdi called attention to the fact that
resolution in relation to the vaccination of pu-
pills of the public schools had not been answered
by the board OF directors, and offered a resolu-
ton that the committee on epidemics confer
with the Governor with a view to secure a
schools. This gave rise to a long debate, in
which the powers OF the boards Of health and
public schools were discussed, and substitute
offered by Mr.. LangstOn was adopted, that all
school officers, trustees and teachers thereof,
are hereby ordered and forbidden to receive
into and allow to attend any school, public or
private. within the District OF Columbia, anv
pupil not vaccinated according to the rules and
regulations and orders Of the board of health
Adjourned.