National Republican., 1875-11-13
BOARD or auaLr.
Prevention against fmsllpex-Inspsotien .
Dangerous Oils-Vital Statutes, 20.

Prevention against Emsllpex-Inspsetien Of
Dangerous oils-Vital statisties, 20.
The board met lat evening, all the members
present; Dr.. Chris. @. Cox, the president, in the
chair.
DR.. Verdi, from the committee on epidenics,
submitted the following:
The committee on epidemics, having become
aware OF the prevalence Of smallpox in the state
Of New Jersey aud in the city Of Brooklyn, from
which localities It may be transferred By travellers
to our city, would recommend that the Physicians
to the poor be instructed to vsccnAte generally
in their respective districts the people who have
not been yaecinatsd or whose yseSinstl0n y nEt
to the health oflcer the number Of vaccinations
and the names Of persons vsccinated.
Mr Msrbury thought It unwise to agitate this
subject now, since il would only cause unnsces-
ssry alarm among the people. True, the disease
is almost epidemic in New York, and We have
dists danger, and he Thought il best to take no
action until necessary.
DR.. Bliss did not concur with his friend, Mr.
Marbury, neither did he think there was tmme-
diate danger from the disease, yet he tSought the
public ought to know its prevalence in New York,
case it is SfouTSt here. by VACCINATION and ether
ways. He bslleyedit the duty of the board 70
carry out the suggestions Of the committee on
to make weekly reports, so that the work of vac
cination would be thorough and efficient.
D verdi dS Is s
ANSA
nation and suggestions upon matters OF this
kind. Instead Of alarming the people this would
prevent going into the expense they were COM
PEELED to do before, during the prevalence OF the
disease here, that they recommend this action
need, need Little tme to Ss be thoroughly II done, and
to act upon the subject now would give the poor
people who might Be overlooked an opportunity
TO seek out the physicians to the poor and pre-
one case that Of Hon. Fernando Woods coach:
man, and that one was followed by o thousand
cases. He should be very sorry indeed to have
the smallpox appear among us without giving
the people any warning whatever,
Mr.. Marbury said Of course he should vote Tor
this report, although he thought it rather pre-
mature.
The report was unanimously adopted.
The report Of the Registrar OF Vital Sta.
tistics was then read, approved and hled, Of
which the following is synopsis: Total number
Of deaths, g; adults white male ~; female, 8;
one month old, white, s; colored, 8; from one
three sST years. White three 70 four years. white
twenty years, white, j; cOlOied. 2; twenty to
to forty years, white, .; colored, q forty to ATTY
years, white, 8; ffty to sixty years, white, :;
eighty to ninety ninety Years. coiored, /. OF these s.
were natives Of the District Of Columbia, II of
the United States, Of ireland, and OF Germany.
The principal causes Of death were: Scarlatina,
s; diptheris, 2; Group, 8; marasmus, 2; phthisis
pulmonals, 10; tabes mesenterica, 4; convulsions,
8; congestion Of the brain, 2; p1eumonia, o.
The mortality for the week was sixty three,
Zone less than last week. or at the rate
Of 2o4S per 1000 per annum; Is 81 per cent Of the
deaths were from zymotic diseases, 25;4o from
constitutional, 4ffrom local, 7.9i from develop
mental and 6.35 from violence The rate OF NOR
tality Of the white population was 1e.2s per 900
per annum, while the mortality OF the colored
population was 81 20 per 1000 for the same period.
The number Of births reported during the
week was 50; white, IS; colored, Is. The
rate Of decrease Of the white population by deaths
over births was 90 40 per 1000; while the decrease
Of the colored population by deaths over births
was 1910 per 1000 per annum.
The health officers report, consisting of several
returned communications, was received and filed.
A communication was received from II. Webster,
past assistant engineer U. S. N, in relation
10 q new public urlnal, accompanied by model
and sketch. The application of Thomas b.
Moulden for some position under the board was
also received. Dr. Verdi offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the committee on ordnance be
instructed to prepare and report bill, to be pre-
sented to Congress at its next session, providing
for the inspection OF Illuminating oils, and the
prevention Of the sale Of such oils in the District
Of Columbia as are deemed by the Board OF
Health dangerous to life, and such other legisla-
tion as may be deemed necessary.
The resolution was agreed to, and the board
then went into private session, after which they
adjourned until Tuesday next