National Republican., 1875-09-08
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Herding Cattle in the streets-0peration
of the Health Office.

regular meeting OF the Board of Health was
held last evening at their rooms, DIR. Q. y. COX,
president, IN the chair. The chairman of the
committee on ordinance reported the communics-
tioR Of David Connolly In relation to large droVes
of cows being driven at large through the streets
in The eastern sectien Of the city, and only at
SaG tbe Te sS% 70 % Inc states
are neither under the control of owner nor en-
ployer under the law, nor they found upon
stances as 20 justify the owner thereof IN Claiming
that under the law the pound. master may not
take up and impound the same. This
coTEEaitt1S therefore; hold that creatures in the
condition described are, under the law, sat
large" and 10 be taken up and impouuded ac-
cordtngly, and recommend that the pound,
master, through the health officer, be instructed
- directed accordingly. The committee fur
fbsr fS e0nnend @ that the rules Of ths board IN
this be p6sc he S
cusslon on tne report whether the board has
WIN lhsIucoons @ " ~ 'ulations to prevent ami
nals from being herded a. onI sS - tno pun
lie reservations In WashinstO m sncs committoe, re-
ported bills amounting to sloI'oo' Wv
approved.
WORK OF THE HEALTH OFFICER.
the health otfjcer for the week ending September
4. 1875: Nuisances reported, IO3; referred, ~
abated, 433: referred to Commissioners, ii ciII-
zens' complaints, 1O5; official notices Issued, oO;
causes OF death Investigated, Il: pecunlary con-
ditioDs investigated, IL; burias at public expense
9: patients treated by physicians 10 the ppOT lOVi
cost of medicines furnished, S8 50 tons OF garblg
removed, $50; dead animals removed, l75; privies
cleaned by the Odorless Excavating Company,
7i3. Marine products inspected-iZ,3 800 clans, Do
40 crabs, 6,206 lunches OF fish; $50 bushels oys
tiers, 81 sturgeon; condemned-1 800 clans, g. 400
crabs 306 punches fish, Is bushels oysters and
sturgeon. Unwholesome food condemned-S9 lbs.
beef % lbs veal, 50 lbs mutton, 81 lbs. pork, 81
lbs. bacon, chickens, 81 bush. beans, 631& doZ.
corn, 975 heads cabbage, az z: cucuqbers, 2z4
bash. tomatoes l56 egg-plAnts, II punches beets,
l,47l cantalOupes, $50 watermelons, 10 bush. ap
pes, 2l51& bush peaches. Animals imDounded, l3S;
redeemed, 49, killed, 90; amount realized, S3S.
NUIsANcRs REPORTED.
Upon recommendation of the health officer the
brick and frame houses and premises corner OF
First and Warren streets. Georgetown; f-n,
house on Warren street, between second and
Third streets q georgetown, and brick houses Nos
lU2, lI JOG, los and ITO -Four and -a-half street
nurthwest, having leaEy roofs. render the walls
damp ard the rooms unheslthy, damp cellars,
filthy yards, insufficient privy Accommodations
sanitary condition generally and unit for human
hsbitatioD were declared to be nusances, injuri-
Gus to health and the health oficer was directed
to abate the same according to law and the ordi-
nances of the board.
| Application was made by Byron & Co.. Seventh
and streets northwest, fer the position Of apothe
carries to the poor.
asked the board to purchase one hundred and
fifty barrels to supply the demand for the removal
of ofal and facilitate the operations Of the COM
pany, they claiming that they cannot fill orders
for tie want of barrels.
The subject was referred to the health officer
for investigation and report.
| The board then adjourned.