New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-14
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Beard u Health.

The monthly meeting Of the Board of
Health occurred last evening. ,[.-.
Present-Drs. White, Newman, Drew and
Flnney, and Messrs. Bailey, Burwell, Heath
and Woodward.
The minutes of the previsus meeting were
read and approved.
The reports of the sanitary inspectors for
February were read.
DR.. Z. s. Drew, of the First District, re-
ports an increase in smallpox cases for
February caused by concealment-eight
cases occurring in the Insane Asylum.
Ordinances enforcing removal are recon-
mended. Eighty-one school children have
been vaccinated and forty certificates given.
Compulsory vaccination is recommended.
The batture nuisance in the upper part of
the city still exists, being Repositories of
every kind of filth. A severe penalty
should be imposed on the perpetrators. 10,
spections made, 1881; persons mt ' fascinated
as far as learned, l6i; premises disinfected.
II; fumigated, 81; cases small pox, %. A
number of nuisances were reported and
ordered abated.
DR.. j. S. Clark, of the Second District,
reports smallpox at standstill. Inspec-
tions made. 2039; premises disinfected,
Is; fumigated, 33; cases of mall pox, 80. OF
lao births in 1873, 1856 were not vaccinated.
A list of nuisances requiring abatement
| was submitted and the usual action taken.
DR.. j. L. Newman, of the Third District,
| reports slow progress in house to house in
| spection consequent on the prevalence OF
smallpox. A popularity is the saet of its
having attacked the better class Of white
citizens instead Of colored, es in the pre-
vious mo nth. In the st. Mary Asylum there
are five cases. The duty Of persons 60 re-
port cases is not attended to. Thirty-three
children have been vaccinated; inspections
made, 6Sl; premises disinfected, 50; fumi-
gated, 60; cases Of smallpox, 70.
| No report was received from the Fourth
District, DIR. Perry being unable to write.
| Mr.. T. Morris Chester, Of the Fifth Dis
trict. reports small pox increasing, not being
confined to any particular quarter. laspec'
tions made, 500; premises fumigated, 20;
cases smallpox, 20.
| DR.. George Kellogg, OF the Sixth District,
reports the existence Of smallpox and a
general apathy on the matter of vaccina
ton. there being only five applicants. In
spections, 407; premises disinfeoted, 81;
| fumigated, 90; cases smallpox, 10.
number of communications were read,
among them an interesting letter from DR.
Pete, of Galveston, in regard to distinction
| and vaccination.
| DR.. Kelley made an application to the
board for the position of sanitary inspector
of the Fifth District, which was laid on the
| table subject to call, there being no va
cancy.
| The same action was taken in regard to
the applications for positions "a quarantine
physicians.
A comm unicatiOn was received from the
Sanitary Fertilizing Company in regard to
privileges the company claim to enjoy
under act No. lO2 Of 1870; that no vault
should be dug after its passage; that all
vaults existing should be filled up by order
of the Board of Health. The company do
sired public notification by the board tt
builders and others to comply with the
| act.
| In discussing the matter the manner the
company performed what it contracted tt
| do was commented on freely, and the com
| munication laid on the table.
Mr.. Bailey called up the matter Of ths
| condition of the batture, mentioned in DR.
Drew's report. and on motion of Mr.. Wood
ward the president was authorized to ne
morialize the city government on the sub
| ject.
| The board then adjourned.