Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-14
Board of Health.

VITAL sTAT1sTICs, VACCINATION, BIRTHS,
MARRIAGES AND DRA1Bs.
The Board of Health met last n ght. The reg
istTaT submitted his weekly statement of births,
marriages and mortality for the week ending
october 10Th, which was as follows; Number
OF deaths, g; adults, males, white, u; females,
IL eolOTed-males, 4; females, II; minors
white, male, 3; females, 5; co ored, males, 3;
females, D. or this number IS were under one
year OF age. Still births, Z; deaths in public
institutions, f.. Marriages, 22-white, II; COL
Ortd, II. BiTths-Uhite. males, Is; females, 3;
colCred-males, II, females, fg; total, 50.
report.
PREMISES CONDEMNED AS EUIsANCRs.
The frame structure, No. 1897 l. tn st north
wet, having no surface drainage, filthy cell
ings, leaky roof, causing the walls to bs damp
AID the rooms unhealthy, no water supply or
Ire ITctecOODY aud the frame sbanty ayJ prsul .
ises, No. l.Zl eth street northwest, having no
vIa.Lsse, n.tby ceilings, and being in bad saui-
tafy condition generally, were condemned as
hulsances, and the health officer ordered TO
abdte the same.
DISCUSSION ON Tdz sCBJECT OF VACCINATION.
Or. Verdi, as chairman OF a special commit
tee 10 report on the preparing and putting into
operation a more thorough system OF Vaccina-
.ion for the District OF Columbia, made an able
report, reviewing at length the reports OF cele-
bTAted English and French practitioners re-
CaIdirg the necessity of vaccination. q" -, mr.
ing the necessity OF maxim. N anpr1rria+ =
70 PROVIDE TOT . s'Ie' al waco nation Two wears
ago som. % 600 Persons were reported A. vac
c.nStedi but since that time a large number OF
children had been born, and il was certainly
obligatory upon the Board OF Health to pro
vide Tor their safety in case an eyideni should
suncen make its appearance in WasulugtJn
MT. maTburY agreed with DR.. Verdi upau the
dtsuabiilty OF having free vaccination, but a.
the present time the finances OF the board were
IL 10 condition 10 InaugUrate an undertaking,
EecessltatiDg an outlay OF some $4,000. The
additional work To impose upon the ward prac-
uji0ners tor the pay $50 per mOEth) which they
now received, would be too much.
Mt. LangstOn agreed with the views enter
tanned by Or. Verdi, but did not see how the
board couid no anything, as the law regulating
their duties was expressly defined, and any &C
non making sn extra appropriation for fee
vaccination would be clearly unconstitutional.
Dr. Bliss believed in the advantages of free
vaccination, but thought that any action lust
now would be not only unconstitutional but IN
e1pedtent, as the board already had several
weighty matters 10 GO before the District Com
missioneTs with. There was now only about
900 IN their treasury unspPFOpriated, and tn It
would be but drop in the bucket.
DIR, Verdi paid a glowing tribute to the hui
manlty OF the medical fraternity working in 80
many cases for no compensation, aud he did
hot believe that so month was adequate
compensation for the work performed by the
ward physicians.
Mr., LsngstOn admired medical PHILANTHROPY
but thought that lawyers worked for quite As
little pay. he also thought every one would
like 10 be able To do good fer nothing.
After considerable further discussion the re-
port was received and filed.