Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-04
BORrd of Health

FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THR RnARpepr-
RIoUs POUND INTERPRETATIONS OF THR
HEALTH oFFICR-MORTUARY REPORT PoR
TIRE WEEK, ETC.
A regular meeting of the Board,or Health
was held last night.
MI. Marbury, treasurer, submitted his month
ly report, as fOllows:-BRlance on hand per last
report, 81 .065 1G; received from District of Co.
Iumhla, $500; total to be accounted for
S1;I.u.Io' dlsDnIsed as per vouchers, So 1884,,
balance IN hands Of treasurer, Si,1S6 90: amount
appropriated for the current fiscal year S6I 40:
received on req ntsitons, SO 05j; balance due on
appropriation, 81 3S5; total available st2 III GS
monthly expenses, present basis: Pay OF en-
RlOyees, So 81; pay OF pound men, S2i5; Z. p.
sawyer, S1,666G6; printing, registrars Office
S5g, totaI' - go; or SS6, lGO for the remaining
e'ght months of the current fiscal year; to which
add amount due Sawyer for past month,
Sl,tG6 Co. leaving an uneSpeBded balance on
hSnd for miscellaneous expenses OF S4,745.O2.
The reports were approved.
MI harbury read letter that he had re-
ceived from the First Controller, X w Tavler
informing him that his accounts Of the disburse-
Hents and expenses OF the Board of Health for
The fiscal year ending June so, S74, had been
adjusted, balanced and closed.
Ut. Bliss, OF the sanitary committee, stated
that the poundmeD had, in consulting some OF
The police, discovered that some men formerly
in the pound service we're still pretending to be
III such service, and were fleeing the public by
ulls means! de moved that the superinten dent
OF ponce be made aware of the facts that he
may take such action IS he deems necessary
Inc weekly statement of the registrar of vital
s-atisucs was presented, showing deaths, G9-42
Vhlte, q coOred; 40 males, 20 females; IS adults
~ minors; 20 were under year; 8 were still
born. There were 81 marriages aud 90 births
consumption furnished the greatest number of
victims, ID; bronchitis, 4; pneumonia g. There
we're but deaths from fevers. The deaths oc-
CURED IN the sanitary divisions as follows: 1st
county east of Lincoln avenue, 1: ID countv
west OF Lincoln avenue, 2; Sd, city east of 81
street east, IL; 4th, city south of street norm
ID 18th street, 18th street TO b street SOUTH n
street 10 New Jersey avenue, New Jersey ave
nue. 10 street southeast, street to 81 street
southeast 81 street to river, 8; 5th CITY bounded
by So street east, street southeast, New Jersey
avenue, Il street south, and 9th street west 10:
9th, city bounded by 9Th street west Z street
south, and 18th street west, II; eth, city bounded
by nth street west, street south and 25sb e.
YES, II; sth, Washington west OF 25.h ST. west,
and the city of Georgetown, G.
MT. LangstOn and Drs. Bliss and Verdi
we're appointed committee on publication to
prepare the annual report.
The bills of the spOthecaries for the door for
par aft OF September and October, amounting to
Sl45 ", and the salaries Of the nine physicians
% the poor, amounting to S40j. for the same
PERIOD, were approved and forwarded to the
gatherers, 81 DOG.
The health officer in transmitting the repOrts
states that the whole number OF patients treated
utilhg the time specified, was 29j, and that 5qg
VISITS ana l52 Office consultations have been
made. AT the present rate of expenditure, the
Whole annual expense of treating the sick poor
would not exceed 5000. 1t is reasonable TO
la uAiAhS tuO WinlSE season InaOV
more destitute persons will seek free attepd-
ance, which will considerably increase the ey-
Pense, but II is not probable that, except an
epidemic should make its Appearance the az
gregate annual cost of this service will exceed
$500.
Tie following synopsis OF the operations of
the health once for the week ending October 81,
was submitted: Nulsances reported 4 60; absted'
5O4i referred TO the Commissioners, 10. Marine
prodnCts-inspections-9, All punches fish,
!. 100 oushels oysters. Among the c0ldemna-
tiOns were ,163 punches fish, 3fs bushels ovs
tiers, and 195 pounds of beef
on molten OF Mr. Marbury, the health oficar
was instructed 10 investigate the case OF a child
uDlaWfUlly buried in Holmea1's Ceme.erv b1
the sexton, cOlored man named Brown' II
was also decided to postpone action in the case
which is pending in the Police Court, FOR one