New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-01
Board of Health Items.

Dr. White, president of the board, has
received communication from Consul
General Henry c. Hall relative to yellow
fever in Havana, in which he says in the
five hospitals of that city there have been
admitted from the first of May to the TWEEN
ty'tifth, the date of the letter, eighty three
cases. Of these sixteen died, TWEEN ty four
were discharged and forty three remain.
All these deaths were Of Spaniards. Only
one case originated in the bay-th at of a
seaman, now conyalescent. few cases in
private practice exist in the city, but none
presenting grave symptoms, and most of
them are cOnvalescing.
A consultation was held yesterday be-
tween the committee from the Chamber of
Commerce and the board, and after exam
lining data the committee agreed that the
board, in complying with the law, had en-
deavOred to shorten the time of quarantine
as much as possible. They further deter
mined to report this fact to the chamber,
and also series of rules calculated to aid
the common object.
The Board OF Metropolitan Police Com
missioners gave an additional detail of four
men for sanitary purposes, to serve until
June Is. By that time the work of inspec-
ton will DO over, and the city prepared, as
far as the means at hand will allow, for the
summer campaign for health.
Administrator Burke writes that the
Council have considered the project of the
nuisance wharf but at present there are no
funds for the purpose. The board is, how
ever, now removing all the offensive
matter for which the wharf was designed
and is using it for fertilizing purposes This
is as 1t should be for so valuable material.
when properly managed should never be
destrosed by throwing it into the river or
in any other way.
DIR. Newman, sanitary inspec tor of the
Second District, address q commune alton
to the board relative to very important
matter. He says:
| have just LETT the French Market, to
which place my attention was called this
morning, especially to that part used for
the vending of fish and shrimps. This
nuisance has become so fragrant and odious
that IT 1t is not soon abated the business
men in that locality will have to close their
stores. l saw this morning two cart loads
OF dead fish, rotten shrimps and offal of
many characters thrown together, forming
pile of gigantic proportions, emitting an
odor that beggars description. l would
recommend that competent officer be sta
toned in that part Of the market for the
sole purpose of guarding against the casting
of otfal and decayed matters in the cutters,
and also that water plug be erected at the
foot of Ursulines street, fronting the fish
market, so that the cutters could be flushed
during the hours of commercial intercourse
would further recommend tina. the tubs
or receptacles for refuse material be placed
near the rivers edge. il order that the
etfiuvia may not annoy those that are COM
PEELED to live and do business in the local
ity. The nuisance of which complain has
been augmenting since Saturday morning
and it remained there the entire day Of
Sunday and up to eleven O'clock, the hour
ct this writing, to-day MAY 81.
The suggestions of DR.. Newman are these
damanded by the existence of such an
outrageous nuisance and should receive i'm
mediate attention from the authorities,