National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-02
BOARD OF HEALTH.
A CORRECT RECORD OF VITAL STA.
TISTICs DESIRED.


The Board of Health met at their rooms last
evening; Prof. ]. NJ. Langston in the chair.
The following report from the committee on
ordinance in relation to modifying the regula-
lions of the board to secure full and correct
record of vital statistics, &C., according to
suggestions made by committee of the Medi-
cal Association Of the District Of Columbia,
was adopted:
That physicians required under the 9Th regu-
lation TO register their names, &C., do so upon
a license received from some chartered medi-
cal society, or upon q diploma received from
some medical school or institution, in so far as
set forth by the rule made by the board Is thus
applied: -. .. =. 3. ... ....
The committee find that the Medical Associ-
alton agreed thereto. In the second place, in
using the words ofthe statute heretofore enacted
by the Legislative Assembly Of the District,
namely: 'iphysical condition, !" in the third Of
the regulations, the committee submit that this
expression be defined as follows: The general
physical condition, whether healthy or IN
healthy. But in no case will the board require,
in the enforcement Of this rule, that sick-bed
or confidential communications made to physi-
clans be revealed in the report required by this
third regulation. -
In the third place the committee recommend
that on and after the 18th day of this month,
by which time all physicians may have regis
tered, according to the requirements of the
board, the regulation in regard to penalties be
rightly enforced; and that up to that date the
regulation with regapd 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. 80 ' ...-
A number of complaints from lcitIzensIwere
received and referred to the health officer.
The following are the operations Of the
health officer for the week ending August 20:
Nuisances reported, $40; referred, a; abated,
S9S; referred to the Commissioners, Ga; no.
tees issued, IL; citizens complaints, IS; dead
animals removed, 10; causes of death investi-
gated, IA; burials at public expense recon-
mended, 8; number loads Of garbage removed,
Al; marine products inspected-S, 200 punches
Of fish, 1880 crabs, 5000 clans, 500 bushels
oysters, so sturgeon; condemnations-2,40 400
crabs, coo clans, Sc punches fish, 10 pounds
beef, 20 pounds veal, Is pounds mutton,
pounds pork, 1877 pounds bacon, 16s< bushels
beans, one half bushel beets, dozen cucum-
6ers, 4 egg plants, 8 buShels tomatoes, 2S5
heads cabbage, 225 dozen corn, 231 water
melons, ,070 cantaloupes, 81 bushels peaches,
bushels apples; animals impounded, 176; re-
deemed, IS; killed, 1Se; sold, z; amount real
lied, "a; privies cleaned, rs. .
Thomas Quantrell was granted leave Of alb
sence for ten days.
The frame building and premises ;cope-U.;;
Green and Olive streets, GeoE~ having leaky
the property Of VIM. R. F,,, and the rooms
,I1ai s i hsin "a he'd hanintISSrS The
health officer ordered to abzte It. The frame
building and premises No. 90 Dunbsrton street,
Georgetown, having leaky roof, no water sup,
ply for fire protection, and unfit FOR human
habstation, was declared Q nuisance, and the
health officer ordered to abate it.
The weekly statement Of mortality BY the
registrar shows the number Of deaths to have
been 7-Whites, 90; eolored, As; adults, males.
white, 8; females, z; minors, males, 6: females
81 adults, males, colored, 3; females, 8: mi.
nors, males, Is; females, 81.
There was also presented from the registrars
office for the past week the following report:
Marriages 2, births 81.
Mr.. Marbury, treasurer of the board. made
statement of the receipts and disbursements Of
the board from December 9, 1873, to date:
Received from the Treasurer of the United
States, June IS, 1874, $40, 900; received from
the Treasurer Of the United States, july i. |
s31. $40. , --N'-''''
Approximate expenses for the current year:
Amount appropriated by Congress, $50, 200: |
amount Appropriated by the District Of Column |
bia, sS2 200. Total, go, 400. . I'D =. 2 |
Estimate expenses for one year at "a, 79S per
month, $57, 516. Balance, 1854. :. =,
Amount OF bills passed and ordered paid
'ince July 1, 1874, not included in amount paid
'ut Of deficiency appropriation, S4,51{97;
mount regular pay roll for July, s2,237 So;
AMOUNT Of pound pay roll for July, s486:
mount of regular pay roll for August, ST.
i4.22; amount of pound pay roll for August,
S464. Total, $40, 116.72. Amount of appro.
9ristion, s64, 400. Balance on hand, S54,-
Amount appropriated by the Legislative As
emily, 81, 900; amount expended, Gil ,224 IS.
Balance, SIS, 775.32. -
Amount Of smallpox claims fled, S2,s96. 80:
that two thirds are fled as the time
xpires on the 18th instant, and allowing for
nee, $9,7sO.29.
The board then adjourned. !,