Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-25

At meeting of the board of health last hight,
Dr. Verdi, health officer, said complaint had
pox in the vicinity Of the Jefferson school. and
he had directed Dr. Stewart to g6tO that school
and ascertain what number Of the pupils had
been Seen vaccinated' He found about 100 pupils
mated In this conneci:ccn lie offered a xesoiu-
tiOn. WHICH Vas adopted, That the president
inform the board OF trustees Of public schools
that it is the opinion of the board of health that
large percentage Of ths pupils attending the
public schools are not protected by vaccination,
and ask that tie health officer Vr his assistant
be allowed to examine said pupils with view
to enforce vaccination as far as possible, As,
though the pupils may have been vaccinated
and may have presented certificates of vacciha-
ton, there is no proof or certainty that the vac
cination thus performed was successful"
A communication was received from the
physicians Of the small pox hospital complain
ing of the want Of proper facilities for washing.
and requesting that a wash house be erected for
use Of the patients; referred.
Medical Inspector W. d. Stewart reported $40
vaccinations for the week ending Friday,
January oath. ~ ~
Mr.. Marbury called attention of the board to
town, had been afilicted with small pOX an was
now acouyalescent, and had been attended by
DR.. Newman who had never made any report
to the board Of health, neither had there been
any yellow flag placed IN front Of the premises,
thus exposing the neighborhoOd to the disc ase,
and he moved that the president be requested
tain all the facts and report at the next meeting;
carried. -. =.
80 DEATHS IN DECEMBER.
DR.. Cox submitted the mortuary report for
December, showing the number of deaths To
have been 2iS-sncrease over preceding month
40, Of this number lo5 had died Of smallpox.
RECONSTRUCTED.
Mr.. Langston moved that the vote by which
the resolution adopted 1T a former meeting
requesting the Governor to remove DIR. CT. w.
Fisher from the position of ward physician in
UniOntOwn, be reconsidered, as the doctor had
| not been heard in defense OF himself; carried.
| DR.. Cox remarked that he was satisfied the
| charges on which their former action was based
| were of the most frivolous character, and en-
ton that tire ELECTIONS of neglect of duty made
/ against DIR. Fisher at former meeting are, In
| the Judgment Of this board, not well f"rmled,
and that this board have no suficieT ,icnce
that he has not performed his OU4.gations;
adopted. E.
1 NIGHT SOIL.
Mr.. Langston submitted resolution that the
sanitary police committee be requested to make
| o report to the board Of the entire expenses con
| nected with the improvements on the wharve:
from which night soil Is removed, together with
chased and to be used at their wharves, tht
report to be made in detail; adopted.
| FoUR DIvoRcE CAsKs.-To-day, In the co nit,
court, Judge Wyiie made DEGREES Of divorce,
| riacuto mAfyissoai, in the following cases:-P at
| sey Smith against Alexander Smith, in which
the parties were married in February, 1854, an,
lived together until April, iess, during vhicl
time me alleges that he ill-treated her, &C.. an.
then deserted her. Mr.. j. H Cook appeared
for the petitioner, and Mr.. Cruikshank took tn
Xiso. IL the case Of John H. Jones, asains
Priscilla Jones in which adultery on the par
Of defendant was charged. Mr.. Mathews ap
Pe.red tor petitioner, and Mr.. j. .. johnson
Also, IN the case of Catherine A. dibsol
against John A. Gibson; IN Which the p pa