, 1875-01-20

ono hand and doube- bsryelot1 shotgun in tho
other, looking for mcnl6era Of tho lM Cunlmit-
tce to sec why tho references in their hansH lad
not yc. bean returned to the Cou,lcil, Tho Six.
tconth Ward wants bottnr gas.
The special police OF tho Doarl oi Public
Works omptoyou In examining wliht bed,rncs Of
tho water, have reported largo nimberof leak
ages since they began work. The raterwil bo
shut of completely to-day from nearly doZo,t
ros'cncos whoeo proprctnra flnve reftsed to
keep tloir tars from rnuntnE continually.
Tho City Clerk ycntor,lnyroccivcd lettos from
john Murphy. Of Nooraska, requesting aid. 'ither
in money ur clothing. lfo represented tint he
lost nearly everything by tha grasahoppofe. and,
ns o sent 80 to MD the city Mt tito ti1ns oi tn,
groat hse, he thinks tue eisy ought now t. AID
Questipg the money to bo sort tn hin. By rcds-
tered latter, at1l tho clothing, by express.
THE BOARD OF HEATH.
Tho regular nloetiug OF tho DUartl OF 1oall
the membors being present. Thu BanitaF
Superintendent report shows that during TIN
week ending Jan. lG tAero wero 133 deaths,
acas thsn during the corresponding week OF last
year aud & moro thnn during THO preceding
week. Dy diseases: cooyn|aioas, u; con.an,., :
sa suicide, - :. s'''"n Thess raro '' married. 81;
ssngI1 7s' ne, coore 9; m.es, 70;
u @a ~ rsn. ps'sSs %aaa Wa Tr " Tasa f"s, aa5
the Eighth Ward, 10. Only osle caso Of ansll.
pox was reported during tile week. and ton III
fccted houses. Tllo total number Of deaths dur
Ing the year ending Dec. u, 18Th, WAS 8, 8,025
Tho population Of tho city WAS estimated Oct. !,
1874, to be 395,500. making tho death rate 2o. ..
In every 1,00o. III 1871 there were 9.057 DEATHS
showing decrease OF 1863 during last year
There wore no opidemcs, aud must Of the deaths
Deaths resulting from typhoid fever forrnes
&c Of tho total mortality. and srna1-pox IL:
per cont In 1873 smallpox aiono caused
5.t7 DER cont Of tho total number, wlii!o, durln,
The winter OF 1871, thcre worn bull three cases
and this, too, at tsnaa VIXEN several noishtoe.
ing rlsics were severely suffering from, this cpl
donnie.
The Health officer submitted hi. repor.
showing little lesa than tho usual amount d
condemned vegetables aud meats.
Tho Board. after granting tho uea!tfl-Oiifccr
Dr.. John lloid. a 1eaye OF absence for teu day.
to attend dying relative, audited so1no nnirn.
portant bills, aud passed resolution Imposing
fne Of 800 Oh Principals Of private sciloois
0tc., who rosuso to allow pupils to hc yaccinatpd
This action is designed to reach q class o.
teachers who cb}ect Oh MORAL grounds to yoMn2
atlies Aloung their arms to :lle Inspectors. Tht
Principal Of ono SEMINARY III this city, ,wl,e
claims to have pupils Of . j" superior class, rlt
in this plea RI to some Of his scholars. but al
loved the poorer girls to lsro thoir arms for ex
animation. It il said that a gront dea
Of decention is rractiaod by sclo]ass
who exhibit certificates Of vaccination
bearing tho B,gnatnres Ut plyBicians
who never saw thonl, DR.. ATannlleimor, one oi
tho Sanitary 1nspsAtoEn, has met With score Of
two Of these bogus certificates, lsiB own MANI
being aubsoribcl to many Of them. The utmos
vigilance is necessary in order to eradicate small
pox, and the Board Of Health purpose bring
ing quits, against sqneauah tcaehsrs al't
paronss WHO not only elldal,Eer their own liYe
and tboso Of tlIor chidron but the lives a
others. by ncglccting To havo sllcr children vac
cinated. In New York ]ast week theri
wese 100 caaes Of Brnal-;ox, aud Of tifty-sc Vol
sent to tno hospital twenty-five died. In th
city thore hnyo been hut fuar caHot, and onc
death, this winter.
The next meeting OF tho Board will tako place
Friday evening to djsc,.ss y papo. read yestsrda,
afternoon by Dr.. u. @. Miller relating lis ex
rericncs willie attending the meeting OF thu
! American Public loard Ut 1loalth, and callilit
erpocial attention to new mothoa OF disposiu{
| Of offai,