National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-08
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.

Vital NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Claims Approved.
A regular meeting Of the Board Of Health was
held At their rooms last evening; DR.. g. y. Coz
in the chair.
Prof Langston, from the committee on ordi-
nance, in relation TO the creation OF nuisanees in
the county by dePositing focal matter on the
around near dwellings, submitted . report recon-
mendipK the amending Of the ordinance 90 as 10
cover the case; which was adopted.
DR.. Bliss, from the sanitary police committee,
reported on the concentration In relation 90 the
nuiEHnce on the open space fronting the wash
ington market, declaring the space to be . nui-
sanee, and ordering Tito be abated BY the health
The registrar submitted his statement OF NOR.
tality in the District for the week ending May i,
which shows; Total deaths, 70; White-maIe, Is,
ie p 10 eoI 10 I enae .; minors
male Is. OF this number there were under one
month old 8; one year, IL; between one and eighty
Of the District Is; United States, 50; ireland, 2
and Epfland, 2. The principal causes Of death
were: Measles, 2; diPtheria, 3; Group, 2; WhOop-
phthisis pulmonalis, Is; meningitis l. conVusions,
5; congestion Of brain, p heart disease, 6; bron-
ehitii, 8; pneumonia, 4; congestion Of lungs, 1;
for the week was more than last week, or at
the rate OF 26.SS per 1000 per annum; 2LoS per
cent. Of the deaths were from Iymotio diseases,
from cevslopneniAl, and STe from violence. Rate
Of mortality Of the white PoPHlation was 1s;4S
III
colored population WSS $500 per 1000 for the same
period. Rate OF increase Of the white popula-
lion by births over deaths, S.sl per 1000; while
over births wa % 90 per 1000 per Snnua. For
the same period there were 10 msrriages-White,
Q, colored,I. Births, 6S-White male, q, female,
IS; colored male, Z; female, 10.
A Communication was received from the health
ofcer, aIking that the pound service be increased
by the employment Of two labOrerS and q clerk,
which was approved.
Prof. Laniton, from the committee On
SMALLPOX CLAIMS,
submitted report Of the progress made by the
committee, and recommended the payment OF the
following eIaiDGBts; which was agreed 70: Pat
kins Is, Harriet BoIen s62S, Mary Healthy %,
Isaac Britcoe Is, Pat Wheeler $3.50, Amanda
Lnekstt %. Isaac Jackson o., Mary Chase Is,
Daniel JORDAN Sas, Jane Carter Is, Elizabeth
Smith %, Adeline Moore S25. 80, Robert Jackson
g: ElIIaoeSh ,,! BOatIIiE5t slS 80, Horace CLARK
Ger Conway u, Mary Washington $50, Marcy
SHoWden $40, Tysen Grimm S7.75, Samuel Thomas
g, Mary Hi q, Maria Yinstsad q. Henrietta
Jackson tafb Maria Hiefey t15, Lewis Lee Is 50,
Jerry York $So.26, Adelaide SyphSx q, EdWlnS
Cave t2s, WIN. GrAutlin SO, MahRIG Williams
francis SeWsil d, Sarah Smith tL56, saiiie
Young els, Josiah Ross Sl0, Samuel Smith SO,
Julia Jackson $3.50, Eleanor Thomas ESQ, Har.
Tor o., Eliza Nelson GA WIN. H. FGlconer Sl3,
VIM. Thomas So ChGs. NJ. Thompson s63, J. NJ.
Brooks Sl2, Andrew HlI ell, ElGnor Young 81,
Elizabeth Miller 4l2, Emma Simms Sl1, Jane
Brent "a, LsiitI8 Richardson SO, Mary OBrien
els, Jane K. Nokes t35, Rose Gibson SS. Della
Patton t22, Henrietta Dyson $3.50, Charity Lse
Is, VIM. Stevens ESQ, Eliza Florence S27, Henri
eta Washington 81, Rachel Coleman 81, AMI
AGhala Williams 81. The total number Of claims
executed and remaining unpaid 10 12o; SO com
pletea claims aggregate 81, 81; II tneomploted
claims estimated at $256l3; Is clalmG in which
the property qualihe1tion is over $1,000, sEgre-
gate 1914; total. t2Tll.l3.
MI. Americas Davis rendered his resignation a
an apothecary to the poor, and il was accepted.
The board then adjourned.