New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-06
Beard Of Health.


The regular monthly meeting of the
Board Of Health occurred last evening.
Present-Dr. c. 3. White, president; DR..
Finney and Messrs. Burwen, Heath and
Woodward.
A number of communications were read,
referring to minor topics.
The reports OF the sanitary inspectors
were read.
DR.. Herrick, of the First District, reports
having ordered the plugs closed during the
aay. 1t is noticed that the vaccination or
Ginance ia disregarded and recommends
calling the attention of the school board.
He has yaccinated I39 persons, made 1734
inspections, tumgated twenty-five prem
ises and had thirty five cases Of smallpox.
DR.. Newman, of the Second District, says
it has been remarkably healthy, though
want Of water ia noticed. The Sanitary
and Fertilizipg Company is condemned as
violating bygenic principles. The shrimp
and fish houses in the centre OF the district
are classed as nuisances, and their removal
recommended. The same is said of the
hide depots in the front of the city. There
is no abatement of smallpox; 1886 inspec-
tions were made, twenty-five premises dls-
infected, thirty-fve fumigated; thirty-slx
cases of smallpox, and thirteen children
vacciDated.
DR., Deyran, of the Third District reports
smallpox the leading disease, the mortality
being great, and numbers Of children being
uuvaccinated. He severely censures the
course Of some medical practitioners who
..make one or two visits, receivepay tor the
same report the case to the Board OF Health,
and leave the patient to the care OF Divine
Providence to recover or obtain certln-
cate of death Of the coroner" The markets.
alaughterhouses and sanitary manufactO-
ries are reported in good coudition. Inter-
mittent fever has prevailed to some extent.
There were ninety.n nine cases OF smallp
TWENTY-FIVE white, seventy-seven cOlOred,
and thirty eight deaths; 7O2 inspections
were made, and eighty-seven premises dis
infected.
DR.. Holt, of the Fourth District, reports
a marked increase in bowel complaints and
choleric affections. The foul state OF the
cutters is noticed and q free flow OF water
demanded. The cause is the defective con-
struction of sluices through the levee. and
iron tubing on water level with the gut
ter ia recommended. There were S47 in
spectiOns made; twenty.eight premises dis
infected; eight cases OF smallpox and one
death.
the immediate necessity of nuisance
wharf, the vidangeurs now emptylng their
carts into the river at the foot OF Nerret
street. More stringent enforcement OF vac
ciuation is required. There were 333 inspec-
tious made; twenty premises dlslnfected;
five premises fumigated; thirty cases OF
small. pox; eleven vaccinations.
DR.. Kellogg, of the Sixth District, reports
a ultby condition of some public schools,
and the matter was referred to the scnoOl
board. Six hundred and twenty inspections
were made. two premises 1umlgatea, Jour
cases of smallpox and one OF cholera,
which ia said not to have been genuine
cholera.
DR.. Pratt, of the Seventh District, reports
a filthy condition OF the Washington and
jefferson schools. There were three fatal
smallpox cases, and ffty-six persons vac
cnated; 203 inspection were made, ana Two
premises fumigated. A nuisance wharf ls
needed. and the Carrollton wharf recon-
mended.
A large number of nuisances was recon-
mended to be abated, and the customary
action taken. -,
DR.. Newman reports the Blood Fertillz-
ing Company as q nuisance, and 1t was re-
ferred to Dr. White with power to act.
Several complaints are made by sanitary
inspectors Of physicians who entirely
neglect to obey the ordinance which re-
quires the report OF any case OF contagious
disease to be made at the once OF Ihe o9Sru Ms'a
of Health within twenty-fOur hours. Ihls
ordinance Is peremptOry and a penalty OF
$50 is imposed for violation, Three cases
are especially referred to and Dr. Wnite
asked the board to take action. The presl-
dent was by resolution instructed to enforce
he ordinance and prosecute the physicians
who had already disobeyed it and also any
others who may violate it in the future.
The nuisance existing on the jackson
railroad has been abated by the filling mp
of the squares and covering the otfal by
by the company.
Mr. Heath, chairman of the committee
on finance, reported all accounts of officers
correct except those of DR.. Roach, quar-
antine hysician at Atchafalaya station
who had not complied with the law requir-
mo him to make weekly statements OF YES
seis inspected, but forwarded amor monthly nc
counted for $500 by charging himself with
$500 per month, instead of $l5O. ne allowed
bv the board. A balance OF S77 % was un-
accounted for.
On this report the board passed resoln-
tion directing the revocation OF tne ap.
pointment of DR.. Roach, to take effect
from date.
The board then adjourned.