National Republican., 1875-07-07
BOARD OF HEALTH.
q Discussion on the Rules-opsrations of the
Health Office.

Ulecusslon on tne ehules-UperaLions OF the
d Health Office.
The board OF Health held irregular meeting last
night, at their rooms, Dr.. o. O. Cox, president in
| the chair.
Prof. Langston, from the ordnance committee,
submitted report on the application of sports.
men, asking that hunting dogs might 20 unmus.
Eied for the remainder Of the health term, sd.
verse to granting the request, which was
adopted.
Prof. Lapgston, from the same committee, re.
ported certain amendments to the rules and reg.
ulstions, among which was one forbidding the
publication ofany resolution, paper or report In.
troduced until action ia taken by the board, or
the papers given out under the disere tion OF the
secretary.
ing supreme power to the secretary. He could
net see the consistency Of such rule. If a men,
Der could not prepare suitable paper, deserv-
ing Of publication, that was misfortune for
which he alone was responsible. The secretary was
made supervisor In this case, which he objected
The president mad considered him competent
for the position fnot be certainly would not have
been appointed. 1.-The was an ass and should show
himself so, he had no objection 70 kn9gtng 1t.
undergoing any supervision by the secretary.
The press are admitted to the meetings and If NOT
would be obliged to take what could be Obtained.
II their reports should prove inaccurate the board
would be to blame. He hoped they would not
pass.
Prof Langston explained that the amendment
was only modification, and made the rules CON-
sistsn not elashing against each other as hereto.
fore.
Dr. Verdi thong ht 1t very unusual thing. The
paIers the board saw fit 10 publish would be
given cut: those not acted upon would never be
tended to act publicly and the public should know
chains to his feet. The minority was entitled e
respect and he would not vote to shut out himself
and his action from public knowledge. He was
opposed to the report.
He offered an amendment that all matters
coming before the board, except Of personal ma
ture, should bediscussed and acted upon In open
session.
the gentleman IDr. VerdIl had taken an extrsor-
diDary stand. He seemed to think that every
member was board within himself: He repre-.
seDted q condition OF things that did not exist
and could not while the board was legally con-
stiiuted body The rule was requisite In order to
Tas Gesssd and the he report
Mt. Msrbury for the finance committee, re-
proved and ordered to be paid.
Mr.. Marbury submitted HIS monthly statement
T which shows tO.ai e BE-
slS67, "a; outstanding bills sl5ss %; unsxpsnded
The following is a synopsis Of the
OPERATIONS OF THE HEALTH OFFICE
for fortnight ending July 3: Nuissnces reported,
siolers ss notices Issued 95 citizens complaints,
1872 causes Of death investigated, IS; pecuniary
pense. ~ patients treated al Sy % pSysicIlns % to the
poor 3i7; cost of medicines furnished SIS 05; dead
animals removed, $50; priyies cleaned, ,esi. In.
crabs, l46 CTS CLAIMS le4 bushels oysters Oondem-
nations, 3l6 pounds beef, 2lS pounds veal, SO
pounds mutton, llo pounds bacon. z pounds pork;
bushels beans, 52iJz dozen eucumbers, Il punches
beets, IL box squashes, IS punches radIshes, Is
heads lettuce, ls9 heads cabbage, bushels pots-
toes, Il bunches rhubarb, bnshel cabbage
sprouts, IS punches asparagus, 20 dozen lemons,
lSe pineapples, 6Is coeonuts, 5osz bushels cher.
| blackberries, 20 boxes strawberries. Animals
impounded. 2ss; redeemed, 80; killed 2li; amount
The following was adopted:
ReSofred, That the brick house and premises
situated in alley between U and ID and Twelfth
Mrs Stewart, having improper drainage. nlthy
yard, containing stagnant wster, nlthy and d.
69 Esr ssPp{ nor 5 are PsS @
human habitation, are hereby declared TO be
nuisanees, injurious to health.
The registrar submitted his report of vital
statistics for the week ending June %, which
shows: Total deaths. 147; white-male, 10; female,
u; eoisrea-Tais. 9; female, 10; minors, white
OF this number II were less than one year DID, and
over one year. les were natives Of this District,
/ .cIpsI causes Of death were: Group, /; whoopIng
cough, 4; typhoid fever l. dlarrhoea, dysentery,
cnolera niantum, %; syphlls, = qaanlttan, 9;
cancer, ], rheumatfEm, 2 marasmus, 8; phthisis
pulmonalis, IA; meningitis. 2; convuIsons, S; CON
ges.Ion OF brain, 3; heart disease, ]; pneumonia,
]; deDtiuon, s. eld ago, 8; violence, 9. The NOR
4 tally for the week ending June %, was 10 more
than the previous week. or at the rate Of 5o9e per
Loo per snnum; 3s.09 per cent Of the deaths were
from zymotic diseases; 15.64 from constitutional,
4 27.s9 from local, "a from deyelopmentaL, and
COS from violence Rata OF mortality OF The white
Il population was S356 per 1000 per annum, while
the mortality OF the coored population was $3.50
per 900 for the same period. Rate Of decrease oi
i The white population by deaths over births ga
per 1,o00 while the decrease Of the coiored popu.
ietfon BY deaths over births was 6l-10 per L000
i per annun. For the came period there were .
i marriages; le white, and eoiored. Births, 81;
white, male, 10 female, 81 colored, male, ls; fe
male, 10. n
| DR.. L. W. Billings made application for the po-
! sition Of pt ysfcian 70 the poor.
A petition was received from number Of citb
1 zer OF Georgetown asking that John Eliason be
appointed sanitary inspector.
l The board then adjourned.