National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-05-10
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.

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tCSnonIeay ,o'n ~" fueel -
-. =. ..o.od 40 no r.,,Iai,y a faIIure. ,
oul AZ wc Srerc informed, IL a lack OF
pn.Insss ability and eiiiciencv In the opera
,oss 'ho,coT ~ we'll az a want Of suficient
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ma rl,i.cy ,e,,... ,,,.,a.a no the .caycp-
Iolt,oM ',.i'N,'s 80 nony ~ then
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,nnu us ,.,,a ~, ,ho corengc-s rompelled
,S,ouuh ,h.,r Insnc,cc The renral of m or,
Maouso ea,a,i,sheJ by The honrd with regard
W M. .nh;ac, hy ac;Ion ~ the IegislatnTc
Thc nncnmatir suction systen. however.
'., fanai. - aSon,od ~ ana ana othrr
ias usS oi,Ioa y, am c,intry a. In many Fnro.
,,nar ,.i,,os " WV NN'
In New York scayourors are regularly /
,,.onsoS The numbc, AZ nre.snt licensed (. \
.n,. .,,a ,,,,ia,'i,,,, snrsosai 80. Thoso
."Sns, I'm, ~ 49, III s.ia,.a 80
J I1't,s, ~ sh ,,a,in. mi,nias,aa hci
ssn sos,,,,.i a., ~ ,,.,,s az owncr
,Ssy,ot pavIng Tor The d,,Inicstant. which ia \
snsnIshIb H. r. no,s..,sasa ~ ~, Nv iho
nS ny, ~ 49, ~ 49, nail
,,y avncra ~ ,,rn,,crtv IA 10 ernt. per cubic
foot. Inspectors always follow the scaycngcrs
to sec that they do their work well. When
pnyy Is 70 PC cleaned no.So Is ne, son' ~ w
iso,, ~. a., vi" mP,,1 ~ ucaith Sight soIl IL
5siSYersa I by 10 caScpgcrs under t6e direc-
tIon ~ Tho hoard nj three docka whence ID Ia
,cn,o,.ob hy contrnctnra 10 a dIstanee Of eomo
twelve or 6ftncn miles from the city, These
docka belong 10 Inc CITY, Contractors arc
naId for remoyIne tho night aoll from nc
aocks senS nor w.ck, preyIous 10 this con-
,ssr, ami Iron, Innc is52 10 January.
is7H maid 5000 pcr week; but prior 20 that
limo soS OoO par nnnum was pald for re-
moyal from the docks The receiver thereof
by contract covering period OF ten years
and stu subsisting, according 70 when nlgni
sou 10 Sv u y. oon w, w pn,'' Po'"
fbc n,nIcr III vanilla md quantity of night
soil removed We were unable TO ascertain.
We were informed that often In the hot sea-
son Of the year the Board Of Health has been
obliged TO forbid the removal oil night soil DC.
cause Of the very great offence occasioncd
thereby. Sometimes vaults are not empticd
for two or three years. In such cases the
focal matter becomes hard, and can only %
removed by the bucket system, and the ohence
Is very great. Scavcngcrs collect their owe
charges from property owners. Considering
the system adopted In New iork, inc WORK
Is said to be well done.
For collecting and removing dead ANIMAL
aud .lapcbt,r-bousc ofIal the sum of els 900
III 1911. ,,,. ,,a,,,rao, nal. In tsn,
pa'u anuus, ~ ~ 80 tai. -
and covering period Oh ten years rms eol
tract has been transferred to the New YORK
Rendering Company, and dead animals and
offal arc delivered at DIAL docks, and receiven
upon a vessel which Is supplied with suitable
boilers and other apparatus, and on which
dead animals and otal are rendered ann
otherwise utilized. The work is SAID not y
he done with That degree OF cleanlnees Wnlch
Is desirable. we were unable 70 ncettah
s%T pu unn,oyc u u H re s"A'' aoN s'
a,nn,o, r,r,,,xo s,pry,a Az.
T,o niaon,n., - s,rce,. and Tho removal AZ
,.hn. and ,,.rs,a,,, ,or Tho cn,irc cItv updor
= ,o,,,rao, Iar o. COZ. co., slos ooo mar
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year. The work under TINS contract was not
done satisfactorily, aud In lS1O under inc
new charter, the Board Of Health was aq-
thorized to give additional pay per mile ~
certain streets needing more thorough clean
ing than could be secured under the contract
Subsequently this whole WORK was man-
ierrcd to street commissioners but In lo,S
law was passed putting y In charge OF police
commissioners, the Board OF Health having
now no control OF this matter. The cost o.
this work per year Is thought TO DC about
~ 100000
SUIsANcEs.
The Board Of Health has full power US 10
this subioct-to declare what shall be deemed
a nuisance Injurious to health, to order It's
abatement, and TO enforce the same by pros
ecution or otherwise. Tho board declares
the existence of a nuisance on the testimony
Of an inspector, by resolution. Complaints
and proof are kept on hlc properly indcxed,
and orders Of the board arc served by sani'
tary police. lhe blanks usea IN tnl5 sei,E
SrStstni fop comics Of The same for the benofii
Of our own offIcc.
INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
The physicians Of the city arc required tc
report TO the Board Of Health all cascs o.
CONTAGIOUS aud infectious diseases. vaccin,
physicians arc paid sl25 per month, and the,
Il,
points the board paid ten cents per point
HumaniLcd matter has been mainly used
asl, al mater orn ny SnndsC3 ,bousanS ' psrson
wcrc yaccipatcd NV tho hoard. The humble
yaccinated during the year 1877 We are una
BILE TO state. For the year ending April 10
lSI2 sIoVo was expended In inc care Q
shhaPoN P%t husisi ~. .nSa"cd IN banso ~
house Visitation Tor The pnrpose Of yaccinat
ing and reyaccinating the people.
In New York there Is no abattolr. Their
Is, however, large slanghtcr-house IN IN
city, where great deal OF Strengthening !
done, aud there arc a number oil smaller &c
tablishments, mainly on the river front
These oil occasion greater or less onence
The need OF an abattoir, large and well
appointed, according TO modern methods, i
tully appreciated ahd acknowledged ny IN
board
EAfLNDiIVkLs'
The expenditures oil the board arc abou
800 600 per annum. They will probably no
exceed for the coming year, by reason OF re
duction Of salaries and otherwise, clio 900.
PHILADELPHIA.
The Board of Health Of this city Ia con
posed Of twelve members, who are appolnte
tor thrce voars cach. and without salar,
rs -, ,onr,ao, s,.I,ar, In.noo,o,
ihoy e"Pio9 ,ou,.osu 'a"'' snsPee'O'
who receive each go per MONTH these az
not physicians, nor are they required to rel
der expert service. The health officer {
phu,dnInhIa 4, anroI,tcd hv the Coycrno
y, A. 80 m. ~,
lie Is not u inellour VI uio ooau' nus oh'
Is worth about ~, oOO per annum' All cou
plants Of nuisances come to the healt
officer, and when the cost OF their remoyi
will not exceed s25, this officer has the wor
done without bringing the matter to the q
tcution Of the board. chief clerk Is en-
ploycd al a salary Of 81, 100 per annum. II
has charge Of the ordinary records Of III