Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-02
Board of Health.

MODIFICATION OF REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO
VITAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE HEALTH
oFFICER-MoRTUARY REPoRT-FIsANcIAI
sTATBMRNr.
at a meeting of the Board of Health last
night a report f1om the committee on ordi-
nances was adopted, modifying the regulations
for collecting the data for vital statistics in ac
cordance with the suggestions submitted by the
committee from the Medical Association Of the
District of Columbia. The report states that
physicians required under the eighth regulation
to register their names, &C., do so upon license
received from charteredsaedical society, or
upon diploma received from medical school
OF Institution. The wcrt IS "physical condition"
used in the statnte, and embodied in the third
regulation, is TO be defined to mean the general
physical condition, whether healthy or
healthy. But in no case will the board require,
in the enforcement of this rule, that sick-bcd
or confidential communications made to ply.
sicians be revealed in the report required BY
this third regulation. The committee recon-
mend that on and after the 18th day OF this
month, by which time all physicians may have
registered, according to the requirements of the
board, the regulation in regard to penalties be
rigidly enforced; and that up to that date the
regulation with regard thereto. as far as any
violations thereof have occurred, and as far as
this board is concerned, as prosecutors OF the
same, be not enforced.
THE HEALTH OFFICERS REPORT
was submitted for tie week ending August 10Th,
showing 3y3 nuisances abated: L dead ANIMALS
removed; IA causes OF death investigated; 5
burials at public expense, aud All loads OF gar
bage removed. The condemn stiOns we're 2, 400
crabs, COO clans, SO punches fish, 1O pounds
beef, 20 pounds veal, Is pounds mutton, pounds
pork, 127 pounds bacon, 16x bushels beans, one
half bushel beets, dozen cucumbers, egg
plants, bushels tomatoes, 235 heads cabbage,
225 dozen corn, 81 wsteImelons, 1,010 csnta-
loupes, &c. The premises corner OF Greene
and Olive street, Georgetown, the property of
VIM. X. Fowler, was declared a nuisance, and
It's abatement ordered; also, the frame build
ing No. 81 Dumbarton street.
MoRTUARY RECORD.
The weekly statement OF the registrar of vital
statistics was submitted, showing the number
OF deaths at "a; white %, c0l0red IS. Prominent
among the causes of death were diarrhea, dis
EMERY, cholera infantum, inanition, consump-
ton, trismus nascentium, aud pneumonia. The
marriages reported are Z and births 81.
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE BOARD.
Mr.. Marbury, frsm the finance committee,
made report of the financial condition of the
board, covering period between December 6,
le'3, TO date showing receipts from the Treasu-
rer or the United States: $40 600 on June % aud
S1l $40 July LIST; making total of S3l $40. APP
proSimate expenses for the current year,
S64, 100, to be divided equally between the Dis
tIict and general government. Estimated ex-
peDses for the current year at S4,I93 per month
So ,516, leaving an estimated balance at the
close OF the present year OF 1854. Amount OF
bills passed and ordered paid since July 1, 1874
not included in amount paid out OF deficiency
appropriation, S45l497; amount regular pay
ToIl for July, u 90 So; amount of pound pay
roll for July. S4S6; amount of regular paw roll
for August, S2,4li22; amount OF pound pay roll
for August, S4Gi. Total, slO.i16 a. Amount OF
appropriation, SCI 400. Balance on hand, sol.
2e3-2S. Amount appropriated 10y the Legis alive
Assembly, $4,000, of which ST., pa GS has been
expended, leaving a bslsnce due Of = l3 7T5 80.
Amount of small pox claims filed, s., 996 30; e.
tmated that tN o-thirds are filed, as the time
expires on the tn instant, and allowing for the
other third s39o7 70; total, s3,995.O3. Balance,
9,7S029.