National Republican., 1875-07-17

The Board of Health held meeting at their
rooms last Tuesday evening; DR.. Q. q. Cox, presi-
dent, In the chair.
Prof. Lsngston, from the committee on ordi-
nance, stated that they had the subject Of pro-
hibitinr the use of secondhand barrels for pack
ing -four under consideration, but were not ready
to report, as they would hold q conference with
miliers In relation to the matter next Tuesday.
Mr.. Marbury, under suspension Of the rules,
presented counter petition signed by several
; -four manufacturers Of Georgetown, which sets
forth: Because none but clean barrels, most OF
which are gathered from the bakers, having been
preyiously used for -four, are received and used
BY US; The eoogers having an outlet for gn:ound
and vegetable barrels, aud they receive therefor
such figures as TO leave no inducement for them
to attempt to deliver any but choice barrels as
called for In the contracts at the risk OF having
the same cancelled, and should any unsound bar
rels by mistake or otherwise be received BY us.
our hands have strict orders to examine every
barrel before using and reject any unsound ones,
thus insuring that none but the best could be
a Barrels are not only reused In other cities for
packing -four bat for refined sugar, an article
more sensitive and more liable to absorb any
moisture from deleterious matters, should there
be any such within the barrels, butter packages,
and in fact almost every package Is reused with
out any visible Ill effects thererrom or any COM
discover any Impurities in the package.
81 Milling for some time past has been on .
small margin, and the passage q an % ordinanee
would materially affect our business, while It
would not attain the desired result, as -four is
barrels thus giving millers outside the District
marked advantage over US; and as greater part
of the -four packed In second hand barrels is
shipped to other markets, when -four packed in
new barrels brings no more money than that In
old ones, 1t would entail such a loss on US to be
compelled to use all new barrels as to preclude
us from competing with other millers VINO use
second-h hand barrels.
/. Each and all Of Us hold that our reputation as
business men requires US 70 be as particular as 70
the quality of the barrels we use as is the physi
clan In regard to his prescription, or the lawyer
to his brief; each Of whom are held responsible
in the eyes Of the public, and as our brands are
placed on every barrel Of -four we manufacture
we virtually make ourselves responsible for the
quality Of both the package and the -four, and It
used and that none but the best barrels are used;
for we consider q barrel repacked with -four IL
equal to the best brand made.
g. Upon examining the signatures appended to
the petition desiring the prohibition Of the of
second hand barrels you Will nnd none but the
names Of parties directly interested financially;
for II is q well-known fact that journeyman
cooper can recooper quite o number Of second
hand barrels in the time he would be occupied in
making one new one, and derive rom the new
reis thus reduces the number of coopers to be
employed, and has, no doubt, brought the Coop
ss upIOD out In 70 and
hold that the consumers should be the ones from
whom complaints should have arisen, and from
WHOM no muIWuI uAs yet Uttu utAIu.
A. Ross RAY BRo..
GEO. SHOEMAKER J. Co.,
d. L. SHOEMAKER.
The paper was referred to the committee hav-
ing the matter under consideration.
DR.. II. Z. Leech was chosen physician to the
poor for the Fourth district, Vice DR.. ]. L. N.
DR.. Cox, from the sanitary committee reported
that they had examined five applicants for the
position of sanitary inspector, but as yet had
reached no conclusion, and would be ready to re-
port at the next meeting. .'
The house and premises No. s1l Eighth street
were condemned as . nuisance, and the health
The registrar submitted his report Of vital
statistics for the week ending July 10, which
shows: Total deaths, IS; white-male, s; female,
S: coiored-msle, 2; female, 4; minors, white
male, 10; female, Is; colored-male, 13; female r.
Of this number were under one month old, 30
years, l under four years, and 20 between ten and
ninety years. OF this number 81 were natives OF
ana TSs U iGs causes Of death
tina, 2; whooping cough, typhoid fever, diar-
fnea, 3; cholera morbus; 1; cholera infantum, II;
rasmus, 2; phthisis pulmonalls, 8; apoplsxy, 1;
insanity, l. convulsious, l. triemns nascentium, i
dentition, 4; hypetrophy Of liver, i violence 1.
the previous week, or at the rate Of 27.5O per
1000 per annum; 4941 per cent. Of the deaths were
from zymotic diseases; II IL from constitutional.
24T0 from local, 10 IS from developmental, and
LIS from violence. Rate OF mortality Of the white
population was 19. 60 per 900 per snnum, while
the mortality OF the eolored population was 1881
per 900 for the same period. Rate Of decrease Of
The white population by births over deaths 2.2d
per Loo; while the decrease OF the colored popu-
iation BY deaths over births was 1882 per loo
Per annum.
Dr. Cox stated that he had received informa-
tion that the Navy Department had been in
formed by q naval officer stationed at Portsmouth
that the yellow fever had made Its appearance In
Norfolk; and, as there was constant communics-
tion going on between this and that city, he
thought It advisable 10 call the attention Of the
board 10 the matter. The SUBJECT was referred to
the committee on epidemics for such action as they
might deem proper.
The board then adjourned.