Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-07
Board OF Health.

| VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE HALF YEAR
THE MUDDY POTOMAC WATER, ETC,
DI Inc Board OF Health met last night, and DR..
VITAL STATISTICS,
presented his semi-annual report, showing
total number OF deaths in the half wear endi o
March 81, 1875, 2,Ol3; male, white, $685. female,
Z61 male, colOred, 1S0; female, 1873. Minors
Male, white, 24i; female, DO; male, colored
sol; female 3o5. Under one year, 591; above
| one hundred, 6; age unknown, l. OF this
number 900 were natives of this District, AZ
OF the United States, ia of Ireland, % of Eng
land, 81 OF Germany, 10 of other countries.
| The number certified TO by the coroner was
! -, health officer, 1863: there were I76 still
births. and 197 deaths in public Institutions
The principal causes OF death were: Measles,
A.; scarlatina, 10; smallpox, ?; diphtheria ~;
| Group. 26i whOOping cough, IS; erysipelas -;
typhoid fever, p; typhO malariaI fever 9;
ularrhoa, -; dysentery, Is; cholera infan-
tum. !; ceIebro spinal meningitis, II; n.y.
drOphObia, l; syphilis, 3; inanition, 40; intern
perance, :; cancer of breast, :; of stomach g:
I uterus, D; rheumatism, 8; phthisis pulmona-
us, SD; meningitis, Is; apopleXy, s.; soften
ing OF the brain, q; insanity, 3; epilepsy. II;
commissions, ~, paralysis, ~; tetanuS 3:
trlmus naScentium, 80; congestion of brain
q; disease OF heart -; drOpsy. II; bronchitis
~ pneumonia, COZ; plurisy, :; congestion of
lungs, u; Jaundice, .; dentitiOn. p; Bright's
disease, l.; premature birth, 80; old age, 81
The mortality for the six months was AT
the rate of 2l.2i per LEGO per annum. Rate OF
mortality OF the white population was 1854
the colOred population was 1895 per OOj for
the same period. Number of births reported
during the six months was 1862; white. .2l2:
cOlOred, CSC. Rate Of increase OF the whit.
population by births over deaths, 4.l5 per
100; while the decrease of the cOlOred popu-
latiOn by deaths over births was BIS per
] Geo per annum.
For the same period there were $40 mar
rlageS-22l white and l65 colOred; births,
l-SO2-white, male, AS, female, iSS; cOlored-
male 30, female l9s.
The health officers report for the week end
ing April Sd was read, showing AS nUisanceS
abated, Is causes of death investigated, 10
burials at public expense, 2}2 patients treated
by the physician 10 the poor and 90 dead an
imals removed. r. W. koss & Co. were ap-
pointed apothecaries TO the poor for the Sec
ond district. vice L. III. Heller, resigned.
frame Snanty in Balls alley, between % and
I'd and q streets and Massachusetts ayenue
northwest, and lot on 18th, near Pomeroy
street northwest, the latter having staonant
water upon IL, We're condemned as nuisances
and their aba tement ordered.
MUDDY WATER AND LEvITY.
complaint was recei we'd from w w
Levy, residing on Missouri avenue abou
the muddy condition OF the Potomac water
anu anu expressing the hope that the Board of
heaItn Will continue 10 agitate the subject
Dr. Bliss moved its reference to DR. cox.
who had been charged with the duty of in
Nesugating he subject and report.
DIR. Cox said he would be ready 10 make
ms report at the meeting on Friday next.
MI Marbury remarked that he thought the
reply OF Gen. BabcOck, in answer 10 re-
Spectful communication from the Board of
Health in relation 10 the muddy state of the
water, was very unbecoming that officer
This was subject that interests every indi-
Nlduai IN The cities of Washington and
Georgetown, and it merited a respectful and
satisfactory answer; instead of which they
hsd been informed in substance that the
water would work itself clear when IN
stopped raining b. matter over which the
writer bad no control.
Dr. Bliss stated that he had heard that the
0FNA -, 49, -
and that dead cats, dogs and babies hal been
found there in the greatest abundance
Dr. Cox stated that, according to his ideas
The letter OF Gen. Babcock did not show very
good taste, especially the pleasantly i'm the
latter part Of IL. OF course the general has
no costrol over the rainfall, bun il was in
bad taste TO reply to the letter of the Board
OF Health in the vein he had DONE
Mr.. Marbury said il was the first piece of
wit which bad emanated from the White
according TO the CdpiI newspaper. which
paper seemed TO keenly enjoy the attempt at
Wl.uelsm al the expense OF the Board of
taste, TO say the least to treat so serious a
matter with such levity. The Board OF Pub
ne W orks had stopped up I'll the pumps in the
this water, and IL should be kept as plre as
crystal
DR.. Cox reminded the members that there
was hothlnS before the board, so il adjourned.
a MANS BRUTALITY AND A woMAN's
FORGIVENESs.-About o'clock last eve
ming considerable excitement was occasioned
IN the neighbOrhood of 81 n and + streets by
Peter DALEY, "A plumber and gas-dtter. re-
siding AT No. $40 street, sssaulting his wife
Win q piece OF gas pipe, with which he
shocked her senseiess and bruised her horri-
SIy about tie head and face. Officer Daley
hastened 10 the place, and found that Daley
Pi9, n,.lae his escape, and he called in DIR.
hlttenger, who rendered medical aid. Her
WOUNDS are serlous, but she will recover and
S sne goes hot desire 10 prosecute her hus-