New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-22
BOARD OF HEALTH.


Amee:.ng Of the Board O! Heath was
held last evening.
! Present-Dr. c. B. White. president: !:
DR.. c. $. Russell. .ecretary: DR.. b. Mas.
| DR.. w. II. Hire and John 5. Walton.
| The presiden: acknowledged the receipt
Of the repor: of the Virginia State Board
] Of Health for the present year. with r0n!'
| iliments OF Dr.. J. J.. Cabe!l. president.
Extracts from advance sheets Of the re-
! port of the New York Board Of Healtl. Oh
the " "Erizoot!c Influenza" were read.
Uiite a number 0. nuisances il va,ion,
| parts Of the city were ordered 20 be abated.
4 communication from James G. Clark.
Of Baltimore. on the subject OF the garbage
law and the utilizing OF uiai. etc. was
acknowledged: received through the Mayor
Of the city.
4 communication from Paw. Waterman.
foreman OF the grand jury. transmitting a
communication from DR.. }. J. HAYES. OF the
| Luzen!er: Hospital. was read. The opinion
OF the board 70 asked OF the subject Of two
rival pesthouses-tha, of complainant. ana
of Dr. 4nfou1.
Or. White stated that suits had beer: IN.
stituted agains: several physicians 0: the
city who have persistently neglected to re.
por. cases OF small pox and other malignant
diseased con.iag under thei, notice. Quite
a number of masters OF vessels have also
laid themselves liable TO prosecution Tor the
same neglect.
The., prosecutions are had oy virtue Of
the following section Of The health ordi.
nances:
SEC. IS All practitioners OF medicine.
masters OF any water craft, hotel. boarding
or lodging house keepers, principals Or
masters OF any boarding school or semi
nary, the chief officers or persons N charge
of anv pnbic institution OF charity or asy.
lum. or otherwise, arc hereby required 20
report. within t~enty-tOur hours. 10 the
office of the Board of Health, all cases with
III their COgniZance Of Asiatic cholera, vel
low fever. typhu. or ship fever, malignant
scarlet fever, small DoX. VaTiOlold, trlch!.
n!asis. or aDy other case that may at any
time be specified by the Board Of Health.
and IN default or failure 10 SO report such
ca6es. such person 40 failing or III default
shall be liable 60 Il line not to exceed 1itty
dollars; provided, however. that said board
may declare i unnecessary 10 report further
eases. when amy disease shai. have been
pronounced epiiem!u,
The following communication was OF
dered 70 be forwarded:
=, ,,a re-. ,,r,,,,s,r,.,,
!" ,ri INC i,o'oia'-' A%io' ,, %.-" .I, h
!no bodtu vi heaiCh nave !n1 hohoi ~
recommend shat curing .he perlou IN a "hlca a
me helgh' OF the river permits 'He low ~ ot
wafer 'hfough me gutttts oi 5 Certain StlteSs
OF inc c'ty 'he unl'ai5h5 ana expensive
custom Oh dlpplns 'i4ulo 0.u 1llehS1Eo @ nluu
IRON! lhe cutters ~ ot piied OF Espreao upon
me streets oe "noiIy oiscoutlautu. as 10
the streets pafaIle' win the flNer ana
crossed Oy these streams OF 1resh water.
IS recohmehn"d thaG IN the locauIies
entiohec the iou' material OF the cutters
anu the streets afallel win ing river ne
NOT h1ted by the gutter buV be Simply
sco"peu along the gutter III "nlcE 'Ae strong
current o1 iiEef wafer Is moving
large portion. probably seven'y-hVe
per cent, ol this 1oul material Is hoc heavier
nearly the same that water in uotion will
remove il. Ii !: he not carried entirely
away 70 the rear OK tho Gity. me 5ree sup,
piS -, Iii Ut, nr,d 5,. :noarpna
the animal and vegetable matter brought
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