Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-26
Board of Health.

IHE tDORoJS AlLANTGS-yDtE LESS Pho
ToGEAPHs-YITAL TATIsTIC--PoToMAC
W9TER AGAIN.
The BOard OF Health met last night. and
Mr.. Sergeant. from the committee on Ordi-
hahceS, reported an ordinance, which was
passed, declaring ailaEtus trees to be
nUisances, and prescribing a penalty Of from
- 10 $40 on parties maintaining them.
Mr.. Marbury. from the committee on
hhance. reported number of bills, among
them one for views OF the UdOTieSS eXcaVating
apparatus, so; which were ordered To be
pad. Also, reported adversely on the COM
mUnicatiOn of the OdOrlesS EXcavating com
pany. asking the board to defray a portion
oil the expense for barrels used; report
adopted.
LIFE AND DEATH
The registrar OF vital statistics OR. Bliss.)
presented the mOrtuary report for the week
ending on the 18th instant. II shows the
mum Der of deaths 81 Us more than the pre-
NlouS week. al the rate of 3l5f per 900 per
annum. From zymojic diseases there were
80 deaths (3G.2G per cent? among them IL from
cholera iuiantum, whOOping cough. 2 cry
Slpelas. diarrhOea. There were p under the
head OF constitutional, ii from consumptiOn.
4 rom local diseases there were 2J-G cOnyul-
SlOnS, congestion of the lungs. from deIop-
mental diseases, and from violence. (cruSh-
co Dy cart-) There were 81 adults and 50
minors; 81 white, 10 cOlOred; Al males and Il
females. There was 81 under wears of age:
=. white and u cOlOTed. There were II mar
llaseS and CO births (33 white and SO cOlOred J
during the week. The rate of mortality of
the white population was 2il0 per / 900 per
annum, while the mortality of the colored
population was - 90 per 900 for the same
period. Rate OF decrease of the white pouu-
latiOn by death over birth was $50 per !. 0Ja:
while the decrease Of the cOiOTed popI la
ton by deaths over birth was SO per / 90 per
dnnum-
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
ON the recommendation of the health Off
Ger, tie brick house and premises No. $40 r
street northwest having defective sewerage.
causing the walls to be damp and the rooms
unhealthy, was declared Il nuisance, inju-
uOUs 10 health and ordered TO he abated
The health officer reported that on the 18th
INST, In order 10 prevent the spread of small
poX lie was compelled TO take to the hospital
alderman and his wife and TO destroy their
bedding, valued at about S5i. They had now
recovered and were destitute in circum-
stances. lie recommended that the above
amount be paid them for clothing DESTROYED
ON motion of Mr.. Marhury, the recommen-
dalton was approved and the amount or
dered 10 be paid out of the smallpox fund
y petition, signed by George s. Bigelow
and nine others. was received asking that
the ordinance in regard TO muzZling dogs be
lnodlhed so as TO exempt valuable hunting
dogs, such as pointers and settlers, and re-
ferred TO the ordinance committee.
POTOMAC WATER AGAIN.
y communication was received from MI
Adolf Cluss in relation TO drinking water
submitting for the inspection of the board a
sinking towel, which had been hung under
q Potomac water spigot, and some snails
cat II at the same place. Mr.. Cluss says
The 'igOt was 35 feet above the mains, and
ne q. - The condition of the water is due To
the pee &c of snails in the pipes.
DIR. Co ia that he differed from the views
generally PRESSED by the newspapers that
the improvement was attributable to the
late thunder .orms, and did not think that
anything less than thorough cleaning OF
Inc reservoirs would permanently improve
the water, for he was satisfied that in the
reservoirs there was quantity OF decaying
animal and vegetable matter. The flushing
had done some good.
Dr. Verdi said that the quality OF water
IN gr4--
ter. When the winter is long ard hard tie
Sater cannot filter through the ground. but
runs OF, and when we have warm ooen
winter the water VIII litter through the
ground.
Prof Taylor. on invitation of the board
stated that he had examined some of the
water aud found il fail OF animals
Adjourned.