Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-11-26

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aud the total aumhtr Of animals la inded is esti
mated at 2.Gs6, Of when Los were Digs
Reference is made 70 the several report. Of tn
| ccmHiit,ee, appointed to wilt New York, Boston
sninr Into the sanitary op.ratous II Hose cities
of Dr. Verdi ON HE specisI m ssion 10 Europe here
neJ Of the Board, A. K. Browne, esq.
Under This head Dr. Oo1 tI .as;1s,-.Ths history o
small poX as Prevailing ia this city has been fu,ly
at 10 Gs to vt reS say dgss
IN every part Of the District, was successfully
tie ccsr. having hi. subject in easrSe IN,
most powerful measures for the prevention of the
soIafiom and raetNa,,er The tor mer was Ts1d red
Is perfect circumstances and the provisions Of Law
would permit the latter most diligeutly aud faith
fully practices TO the largest possible extent Tn
ssociaslon Of the pnlstion exclusive Of such per
sons as received attention ut the office Of the board
was conhded to he wrTd ply siCians OF the city
Dr. Cox warmly coumenss their labors, saying:
ITO the offices of the ward physicians, We feel cos
he District from the rsvsges OF small pox order
that the system of vaccination thus inaugurat-d
snail be perssts nty sustained year after since
anew population is const anty being added TO the
District, and permanent residents require the test
OF 1ey6ccins ion at certain intervals The b. ard
wunid, therefore, suggest that an addition of at
least S. per annUm be mads to the present Sala.
Tie- Il the ward physicisus. in return for which
thty sAtil be required at least once year. ofte-
tr, sho ui small puN prevail to visit every house in
their respective districts, for the vaccination and
revacclnation Of all such as may BE- unprotected
and to ascertain that those no prefer to apP, u
their own family phy stefan shall have complied with
TIE compulsory rtl~ witni ~ 'uable time.
Appl1IoNALLEGIsLATIoNI LUrFLY DEMANDED
Ia tua e the board sti more successful ~ TO protect
on Ii1ehs against snail PIX The disease has
cliefy prev allied 10 sbautes aud la pdst,d hoGs-
Nh' re numb rs were cungregated, he Surrou Idn
OF winch indicate gross neglect OF the conmou rules
Of health, especially resp CTS ventilation aud per
sonal cleanliness. No legal authority exists to com
pei the reno' al OF he infected from these locations
aid thus, in many instances, they have uuavniiably
continued TO operate Is fmci for the propagation aud
speaa 81 tue epidemic ln order 70 stamp out every
trace Of malHdy Justly dreaded II is absolutely
essential that the board shall have authority to
70 tarste the diseased from the healthy VACCINE
ton and isolation once assured, smallpox will
pave no l.nger q local habItation in our midst
faeclnatloni notu outstanding the newspaper wis
dom upon this subject, still commands the conf
aeace OF the profession as an efficient preventive
YORK Board II &cath during tSe past as 'Rs eaT
Strongly coIroborative of this assertion. 1t posi-
vacclnaed or ciused none have fallen victims
TO small pox IN any form, while numbers have been
stI1cken with It who refused tip be vaccinated. -
ntv ore TO thHr ugh projection OF the comm
nS every person exposed from neglect Of vaccine
tlon or presentation, should be PEELED to sub
init to this important preventive measure, either at
me nahds OF the ward physician or the family med
a Authority should be vested in the Board Of
Health TO remove to hospital all cases # small pOx,
whenever IN their Judgment the public safety may
REQUIRE spSh preceding OF course a wise discre-
II n shonld be observed, avoiding conflict with suit
able domestic arrangements for is ,lstion of the
SICK, where the means Of the occupant and the ca
rule These provisions, Is hoped will receive the
official approval Of our lawmakers, and that the
and authority TO control infectious disease when
ever it may threaten or assume epidemic form.
quired 10 report within "A hours any ard ali cases Of
small poX, or other infectious contagious ais0r
DER, That may occur within the circle of their pa
tients or il mates.
Interesting and sucg stive statistics of the small.
pCN in this District given; after hich the abs1-
lutte necessity Of reVecciustlon is enlargas upou
ana this part Of the report CLOSES BY The fol OWING
4 PUBLIC HOSPITAL.
, The importance Of suitable public battling for
car Tf he Ick asrf.
apparent as during the prevalence If the late cpl
dentc The need Of a capsci"us and weli-regulated
hospital located at a Onyenient point in the Dis
tTot FOR the care and treatment Of all infectious aud
Gouisgious diseases, is urgeut, And no time should
lie Loot In curing 20 i'm pJrtant adjunct to the
successful arrest ANA mitigation Of disease To fLIs
H., kiTe 70 si,i Seu go ae 70 congress
6arr.u regulation and management, and in egeTT
regard worthy Of the capital OF the natiOu.p
Under this head the report says:
1t is NJ tOIious that the sewerage of cities is
source 81 disease sud death instead Of the means Of
their prevention. When sewers debouch into it'd.
water channels the danger Of reuX Of sewage j. to
be guarded against, since the return Of sewage re
turns Also the Resulting gases, which ind their iy
through the lateTals FROM the main sten often into
dwelling house, 1t is evident, therefore tn at such
gradatIon should be- affected as viii favor current
hat will aid the proper fushil If the sewer, sud
the removal q its mechanical deposits. Under the
most favorable C, editions, there is danger from
poisonous sewer calculations. The gases evolved
from eXcrementi ions msyier are under great pres,
and often obi ain vent through water closets Hence
spring typhoid and he gene raj bad hcathwdh
The esLap Of poisonous asses into dw ings is only
to be prevented, a. suggested in my last report, ~
water-closets, ana especially by the building %
Ien'iIatinR pipe upon the outside of the walls, for
OFT erw ise pass hrou ii the soil pipes, and enter
houses through the water closets, &C. The drinking
ton If sewer g.s and in yisg1s bS Inc nrrcSatitn
of Sewage through the soil i to surface wells Sew
should not exist for ob' ilus reasons: Is That wi'h
The nth nst pIechutipn The, endanger the public
Of cxcrf meatitous material, which should be uil-
lied for sSricutuGa al purposes. The day il dis
will be regarded as relic Of ignorance and folly.
In the course Of the vast impI 0 ements inangu-
prisng Beard Q; Pabic WORKS. the sewerage Of our
cities has received much attention. Under the direc-
tail rstivey few defects far as it has pro
gressCd. aud these Will DO rene lied peri snce
eco, the chief engineer of the Board Of Public
Works, exhibits the accomplishment of a great and
useful result FROM June ], ISL, to November L. 1873
II requires, according to the report, only tine
petiOn Of the greater sewer system, in connection
the District nearly complete. This work is intended
to divert the drainage from an immense area which
formerly rescued the river tn ough Tiber creek.
The system Of course; excellent as it is, contains
defects which will doubtless be considered and rem
edied hereafter. Missouri avenue sewer, for eN-
ample. whether from defect Of graduation or made
Quate depth or other cause, does not appear sufi-
GENTLY to relieve large area dependent upon IL for
drainsge Especially is this the for q consid.
cradle distance on Pennsylvania avenue in periods
Of high tides or heavy accommodations of surface
drainage, when the cellars become flooded over a
distance of several squares. The defects incident
to our system OF sewerage, com atiyely trfing
of course will be corrected in the progress of the
splen0d improvements so auspicously begun and
successfully conducted by the much abused but
laboriOus aud faithful Board Of Public Works,
NIGHT SOIL, GARBAGE, ETC.
Under this head the report says "Ths impregna-
tiOn Of air and water by human eXcreta and its
effect upOn health By the production and prOpaga
tiCn Of disease, is no longer moOted question. That
cholera, dysentery, entcrC fever, and various cpl
demic maladies, due to this cause s now an es-
tnbIished SAINT airy fact. After careful and
patio 1t investigation into this most improved meth
Cds. the board has at length demonstrated 10y ex-
pertinent and experience that this greatest Of nu-
sanCes 1.-THE buck eft system) can be substituted by
plan Of removal less expensive than the late method
by which priyy Teceptacles may be emptiod by day
light and their contents transported to the dumping
grounds without the slightest offence to the oifac-
tories or risk to the pubic health. The apparatus
now in use is a recent invention, obviating the OBJ
JectiOns made to the various pneumatic pumps.
whether the exhaustiDg process is effected by hand
or steam. This is accomplished by the
odorless excayating apparatus company, with whom
a contract has been entered into by the
board for period of one year.
Ii is not TO be presumed that a system so
entirely should be put at into full opera
ton without eLcounteriug difficulties and delays
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