New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-09
Board Of Health.


The regular weekly meeting Of the Board
Of Health was held last evening.
The meeting was most important one
in every respect. The various reports of
the sanitary inspectors was received and
read. A synopsis will be found below.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and adopted.
In relation to the action by the board at
it's last meeting in reference to the OdOrless
Excavating Company, communication
from that company was read, stating that
large tank, capable of cleansing the
largest vault, was now being constructed.
As this tank shall be completed, which will
be in few days, the Excavating Company
propose to the Board of Health that they
be allowed to make a test thereof in the
presence of the Mayor and other city off
GERS, and the members of the Board Of
Health. This proposition was agreed to by
the board, and in a few days the test trial
will take place at No. l5e Canal street.
The report of DR.. S. s. Herrick, sanitary
inspector of the First District, sets forth
that the inspection of his district has not
progressed as rapidly as he had thought
and wished, on account Of the limited force
furnished for the inspection. He there
fore, suggests proper detail from the police
force. Regarding the nuisances committed
near the river front, they still continue. The
evidence against offending parties in order
to prosecute. The grounds of the Jackson
railroad are still used as a dumping ground.
Reference was made to the neglect OF
physicians in reporting cases of smallpox.
Suggestions were made that vaccination be
at least advised, and prompt reports made
to the Board of Health.
In the matter Of the Girod StreetC eme-
terry, DIR. HeIrick does not urge It's imme-
snkn al thn Svfn = III
etery, during the past year, number 1920.
of which nun Der 492 were whites, and l439
colored.
In the district there are reported. as oc-
curing during the month OF April, fifteen
cases Of small pox-fve white and ten col
Ored. Of this number. four have been sent
to hospital, nine left at home, and two have
disappeared.
The report of DR.. Newman, inspector of
the Second District, referred to the condi-
ton of the Parish Prison as tair, with two
exceptions. The first was the huddling of
too many prisoners in one cell. The other
was the pse of the boxes of the Sanitary
and Fertilizirg Company, which DR.. New
man pronounces q violation Of all hyglenIc
principles, and recommends that the Board
of Health compel the company to remove
their receptaclcs twice daily, and at each
removal to disnfect the premises with zinc
iron disinfectant. DR.. Newman reports
that the Parish Prison has not sufficient
ventilation, and recommends that an i'm
mediate effort be made to correct the
abuses. Small! pox in this district is on the
decrease. Only thirty-fve cases are re-
ported during the month Of April, Of which
number nine have died, eight were sent to
hospital, and eighteen left at home.
Dr. DevrOn, of the Third District, re-
ports the prevalence and spread of small
pox in his district. He urged the necessity
of vaccination. He deprecated the negli
gence of attending physicians in reporting
cases cf smallpox to the Board Of Health.
Fifty-three cases have occurred in the St.
Marys Orphan Boys Asylum since Decem-
Der 26, 1873, while but two have been re-
ported. Ten deaths occurred out Of the
fifty cases. In the district eighty
four cases of smallpox have been reported
for the month of April, of which twenty
four died. Among these were two cases
that had previously had the smallpox; one
case recovered, the other died.
DR.. Holt, of the Fourth District, reports
that twenty cases of smallpox have oc.
Cured in the district during the month Of
April.
DR.. C. II. Young, of the Fifth District,
reported twenty cases of small pOx rs hav-
ing occurred during the month of April.
DR.. Kellogg, of the Sixth District. re-
ported that smallpox was on the increase,
fourteen cases having occurred since last
report
DR.. Pratt, of the Seventh District. re-
ports that Carrollton is healthy and entirely
free from contagious disease.
DR.. Russell stated in q communication
that there have been 1856 cases Of smallpox
reported to the Board of Health in the last
four months, commencing January l and
ending April 80, 1874. OF these $50 were
white and 356 were cOlored. During the
same period there have been 362 deaths by
the disease; of these lSO were white and
1S2 colored. The percentage of deaths as
to cases is thirty-four per cent of white and
ffty-one of colored.
Captain Woodward made a verbal report
concerning the measures that were being
taken to have the nuisance of dumping
offal and street garbage on the levee abated
Captain Woodward stated that he had seen
the Governor, and had been told by him
that the Administrator of Improvements
had promised that steps should be imme
diately taken to have the nuisance abated
After some other business of an executive
nature, the board adjourned.