New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-07
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VOLUME VIIl--NO. 1872.
Board Of Health.

DVduV "a IC0Atos
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Board of Health was held last evening.
Present-Dr c. B. White. president, Or.
Bemiss and Messrs. Burw<lI Bsyley. Heath
and Woodward
The reading Of Che minutes e9 the pre-
vious meeting was dispensed with.
The reports OF the sanitary inspectors {oy
che month of October were read.
y. S. 9. Herrick, of the First District, re-
ports the Two cases of yellow fe<er were
both east Of Magazine strset. between
Me!p6Mene and Terpsichoso. One died
October IL, the other Oc.oseS IL. They had
lived here nine months and wer consump'
tive. The district has been free from small
pox to October, when two cases occurred.
The principals of schools do not observe
the law in regard 60 vaccination Of pupils.
The cutters are in foul condition. Inspec
tiOns, $50; distinctions, $orty-tvO; fumi2s-
tions, three; smallpox. two.
Ds. J. Z. Newman, o fthe Second District,
reports zine eases of small pox, five being
sent 20 the hospital. The fish part Of the
French Market leaks from one end 70 the
other. One case Of yellow fever reported,
but not believed to be such. Inspections
o4s: distinctions. twenty -four; tumigstions'
ten: small pox. nine.
Dr.. q. Devron. Of the Third District. says
that on che third Of October Peter Ferguson
ten aad half years old, died, after throwing
up black v0Dit. at No. Gl1 st. Claude stree:
Said to have been infected from the fleet,
bu: as no case has occurred there another
cause must be sough: for. October II Eliza
beth Ferguson was taken sick. and died
October Is; no black vomit. and body not
yellow aftet death; was prob ably bilious
remittent fever. October IS Martin Leach.
twenty nine years old. twelve days from
Iowa, was taken sick with yellow fever, but
recovered: had worked at n atchez Cotton
Press, and lived at No. So Spain street. 400
yards from the Ferguson cases. No case Of
fever occurred in these premises previously.
Nineteen cases Of other levers ended fatally.
There Is great suffering for water. lnspec-
tions made. AS; disinfections. ftty.three;
iumigation. one; yellow fever two: small.
pox. rome.
Dr.. Joseph Hol.. Of the Fourth District.
reports Nicholas Masterson, thirty three
years old. four weeks in the city. was taken
ill with yellow fever October il, and died
October la. Inspections, S6s: distinctions.
twenty.three: fumigations. four; varioloid 4.
one: yellow fever, one.
Iu the Fifth District, inspec tions made.
30:. No report, Dr.. Young having leave Of
absencs.
Dr. George Kellogg. Of the Sixth District.
reports general health good. and no malig.
nant disease prevailing.
D.. George h. Pratt. of tbs Seventh Dis
tric:. reports the health good. and many
nuisances abated. Inspections. twenty-five.
Dr.. Newman also submitted lis; Of
nuisances. which were ordered abated.
D.. White stated that the steamship
Queenstown had brought two cases of yell
low fever to the city on November 8. No
other vessel had been fumigated since the
quarantine had been raised, but DR.. Howe
had since been instructed to continue tumi.
cations
Itwas agreed that the new City Council
should be addressed relative to the health
of the city. and the measures to be taken
to protect It.
DR.. Devron. who had been sent By the
Board of Health to Pascagou!a. reported
undoubtei existence of yeilo fever, and a
number Of cases examined. He bad sug.
gested measures Of disin nfection. and ex.
pressed thanks to Mr.. Hart. OF the Mobile
road. for favors.
The folio wing resolution was offered by
Mr.. Bayiey:
ResoIred, That the Board Of Health re.
spec,fully request his excelency Governor
Kellogg TO appoint its president or some
other Of the board register of birthe, mar
riages and deaths for the parish of Orleans;
provided. the person so appointed shall
the duties Of said office without compensa.
ton. but all fees and emoluments of said
said office shall be received and collected
by him to and ter the exclusive use ana
benefit o: the board. and all such fees and
emolument shal! be paid into the treasury
to the board to the credit OF its general
fund and to be used and distributed accord.
ingiC.
The reasons suggested By Mr.. Bayley for
the proposed change were in substance:
That the records, as now kept, are Sc
riously deficient. in completeness. the funds
of the board are exhausted; the income OF
the register will pay one-third OF the ex-
pense OF the board, and relieve the tax
PAYERS Of precisely this sum, ami SO Is
measure Of reform: it would be the best
way to obtain vital statistics. The register
never has published statistics, and the
board now furnish blanks gratis. In other
cities the board OF health is the register.
The resolution was adopted, and :he
president appointed Messrs. Bayley and
Burwell and DR.. Bemis committee to
present the matter to the Governor.
The monthly report of deaths for the
month of October was submitted. as fol-
lows:
One of abscess of liver, of albTminuria.
G of annmia, of angina pectoris, ii OF
apop.exy, > of asthma, 3 OF bronchitis, l OF
ncnte bronchitis, 5 Of burns, l or Bright's
disease. of cancer, of cancer OF breast, l
of cancer of bladder. of cancer of throat,
/ ot cancer Of nose 3 of cancer OF stomach,
5 of cancer of womb, of cancer OF face, l
of catarrh, of cholera infsntnm, OF
cholera morbus, 4 of cirrhosis of liver. OF
concussiop of the brain. Of congestion,
! of congestion of the bowels, IL OF conges'
ton of the brain, 6 of congestion OF the
lungs, of ongestion Of the stomach. 81 OF
consumption. 10 of infsntile convuisl0ns'