Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-27
Board OF Health.


sUFFERINGS OF THE POOR CAUSING AN
INCREASED DFATH RATE
The Board of Health met last night. DR.
Verdi, in the absence of DR. Cox, presiding.
The report of the health officer for the week
ending the sd instant showed 3lG nuiSanccs
abated, : buTialS at public expense. IL per
sons treated by physicians To the poor. -
dead animals removed. 1890 dozen eggs. 2lO
heads Of cabbage. q pounds Of cheese and 10
pounds OF bacon condemned.
"PICELED EGGS"
The health officer also submitted a com
mun1eation stating that large invoices of
what are called picked eggs in very bal
cOnditiOn. have lately been shipped from the
west To Baltimore, some of which have found
their way 10 this market, and have been CX-
posed for sale. mostly by street vendors. He
had succeeded in securing and DESTROYING
about 1900 dozen OF these eggs. and hal
caused the highest fine 10 be imposed in the
Police Court upon one of the huckSterS of the
eggs condemned. He hal directed the food
inspectors To keep careful watch at the de
pots and inspect all eggs arriving. By this
means the importation viii be to a great eX-
tent. arrested. but ne would caution house
Keepers and others not To buy eggs from the
street naWk eTS or vendors. except after care
1ul examination. and this precautiOn is inn
posed before purchasing any article of foot
from this class of dealers. because. owing 70
The small number OF food inspectors EN-
piONt II i impossible To have them under
constant surveillance, as are the market
dealers. In this eXigenCy 10 may not be
amlss To republiSh the following ready
o. COOL eggs. an almost universal article of
alet:-ln water in which One-t tenth Of salt
has been dissolved, good eggs sink and in
elnerent ones swim, bad eggs float in pure
water.
THE POOR AND THEIR PHYSICIANS.
lie also submitted a communication set
ting forth the large amount of work done by
The physicians To the poor. and recommend
ing that their salaries be increased from $50
10 $50 per month He further stated that in
many parts OF the city cases of abject pow
eTty-almOSt starvatiOn-aTe brought con-
stantly TO his notice, and suggested that
either by personal appeal TO the citizens for
general charitable movement, or by con
ceTted official action with the hOnOra BILE Com
mlSsiOnerS, Congress be asked To relieve tom
Porarily the suffering now existing in the
Mr.. Marbury moved that from the 1st of
February, the end Of the fiscal wear, the rate
OF compensation of the physicians to the poor
health officer.
DR.. Bliss moved as an amendment that a
committee of two be appointed 10 confer with
TIE District Commissioners on the subject,
and also 10 bring 10 their notice the imDcr-
alive necessity Of aiding in some way the
InIlgent poor. and alternating their terrible
sufeTingS- He COTTObOrated the statements
OF the health officer in regard to the drStitu-
lion existing. and while admitting the effici-
ney OF the physicians 10 the poor. and that
They deserved better pay for their services
be would prefer To see the extra money which
NJ was proposed To give them expended for
Ieople who are absolutely starving. This
suffering = producing its effects daily and
weekly and i StTikingly shown in the in
creased death rate
Dir. LangstOn was in favor of paying the
SO Per month, but he thought that authority
should be obtained from the Commissioners
Tor the Increase He also favored bringing
The facts Of the deStitutiOn prevailing To the
attention of the Commissioners. and through
Them 10 Congress
DIR. Cox favored the extra remuneration to
the physicians, and the contemplated action
IN respect TO the relief OF the poor. He said
the present condition OF the poor was an UNI
sanitary one; IL prOvOkeS and aggravates dis
ease anu a sUcn was one coming within the
notice of the board.
The motion OF Or. Bliss. that the cOmmu-
nication of the health officer be referreI to a
committee 10 confer with theC Ommi> SiOnerS.
waSs adopted and DR. Bliss and Mr. Marbury
were appointed a. the committee.