National Republican., 1875-12-01
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Proceedings at the Regular Kssting Last
Night.

Proceedings at the Regular Meeting Last
Night.
At meeting Of this board last evening, DR..
Bliss was called to the chair, in the absence of
the president. DR.. Cox arrived, however, in q
few moments after the.meeting, and resumed the
chair.
Mr.. Marbury the treasurer, submitted bills to
the amount of s779.a6, which were-approved and
ordered to be paid.
The health officers report OF his operations for
the two weeks ending November q, was SUBJ
mitted, Of which the following is q synopsis:
Nusauces reported, COS; referred, 6S; abated,
COL; referred to Commissioners, 20; citizens CON-
plants, 60; official notices issued So; causes of
death investigated, 20; pecuniary conditions IN
yestigated, lS; burIals at public expense. recon-
mended, u; patients treated by physicians to the
poor, 20; cost of medicine furnished by druggists
70 the poor, s560T Causes ofdeaths from zymotic
msiaral fever, i; maiigIant GipStnera. i; prem. U
tses found In unsanitary condition, 2; prem.
ises found in sanitary condition, 2. Marine pro-
punches fish. Condemned-l25 bush. oysters; ss
punches hsh. Unwholesome food condemned
Ia lbs; essf 1ss l6s veal; Is lbs muston 5zI lbs
GO rabbits; squirrels 2o2 chickens; 28 geese; ISL
turkeys;,6 ducks; 12l pumpkins; bush. toms-
toes; u bush. parsnips; 142 heads cabbage; %
egg gpisnts; 40 bush. potatoes; punches 6eets;
IL bush. turnips; heads caulifiover; 4 bush
apples; 50 doz: eggs, and q pheasants; Dead
age removed, IS; privies cleaned by the Oderless
Excayating Company, 1,l36. Pound report
Animals impcunded; II; redeemed, ls; killed, i;
This report was approved and filed.
a number OF communications were received and
read, among which was q letter from n. H. Ben.
ton, inclosng bill for the public urinal situated
at the corner Of Pennsylvania avenue and Sew
snth street. Referred to the committee on
The report of the registrar of vital sta
tistics fort week ending Saturday, November
20 was read, approved and hled,. Of which the
following is synopsis: Total number OF
colored, male, s; female, s; minors, white, male,
4; female, Q; colored, male IL; female L; under
one month old, white, 2; colored, 4; from one
month to one year. white, Il coored, Z; one to two
years, white, /; three to four years, coiored,
2; four to i've years, coored, /; I'VE to ten years
white, 2; colored, 2; ten to twenty years, white,
!; colOrsd, SOl0 i twenty 10 thirty years white,
2; nifty to sixty years, white, z; colored 4; sixty
to seventy years, white a; colored, i; seventy 70
ninety years, ccioret, j. % OF these 10 we're ma. :.
tives OF the District Of Columbia, % Of the
United States, of Ireland, Of England and
were Group, 4; marasmus, 3; phthisis pulmo-
nails, Il; tabes mesenterica, 3; apopexy, 81 con-
yulsions, (infantile.l s; paralysis, 8; pneumonia,
tfict Of Columbia for the week was more than
the previous week, or at the rate of 2l70 per
1o00 per annum; 505 per cent. OF the deaths were
10 from local and loss from deveIopmental
The rate Of mortality Of the white population
was 1913 per 1000 per annum, while the NOR
tality Of the colored population wa: M aS:oo pc, q,
the white population BY births over deaths was
6.s3 per 1000; while the decrease Of the colored
population by deaths over births was 1910 per
were 20 marriages and 81 births
The board then adjeurned until Friday next