Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-04
Meeting Of the Board Of Health To.
IlAN

NIGHT SOU-VACCINE PoTSTs-THE Po-
LICE CoCRT BUILDING CONDEMNED AS A
LARGE.
A meeting OF the Board OF Health was held
to-day. The finance committee submitted
bill Of A. X. Browne, attorney, for SIS for
services, and some smaller bills, which were
ordered 20 be paid.
The special committee on the subject OF
night soil barrels al Branchville, Nd, re-
ported that they had been promptly emptied,
but the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad com,
pany had been reIniSs IA furnishing trans
pOrtatiOn for the barrels.
A communication was received from the
health oInceI, suggesting, In view of apPlica
tons Tor vaccine matter, that the board
order quantity OF points. The board d.
rected that 500 points toe ordered.
THE POLICE COURT BUILDING A NUISANCE.
The health officer tDr. keene) submitted
the following, which was adopted
RcSoiued, That the brick house and prem
ises, No. ACC { street, between - and 4 ..
streets northwest, occupied as the Pol
Court building, having a leaky roof. ST
nant water In basement, wei filled We
stagnant water, the supply pipe OF water
closets IN yard bursted, all rendering the
walls damp and rooms unhealthy; having
also water-clOsets and urinals with insuffi-
Gent water supply. and hence offer siVe; the
building being generally in a bad sanitary
condition, is hereby declared 20 be a nuisance
injurious 10 health, and in its present cOndi-
ton unit for occupation either for police
OF "a T6Sllcilcc. df1 lfle IN OfflCer IL
directed TO abate the same accprding 70 law
and the ordinances OF this board.
OTHER BCILDINGS CONDEMNED.
The following were decle red 20 be nui-
Sances, and Tie h. altb officer was ordered 10
abate the same:-Brick building and prem
ises in rear OF 1913 r street northwest; frame
building on 4th street. between X and 3,
northeast; frame building - 81 street SOUTH
west. frame building 56j ID street south west.
and frame building on fth street. bet Veen X
and L, the property OF Mary Donohue.
The registrar submitted the
REPORT o. VITAL STATISTICS
Tor the week ending August 2sth, showing lGt
DEANS a more imam last week)-41 whites 50
colored-lS white minors and As cOlored mi
LOTS Ihere were II from cholera infantum,
~ consumption, : diarrhoea. 1 congestion of
the brain, each typhoid fever, typho mala-
rlal FEVER. There were - whites under years
OF age end 81 colOred. Three deaths wers-Ser
tined by the health officer and ten by tha
coroner Ten were In public Institutions
There were Is marriages and II blrths-r
whites and 30 colored. The rate OF mortality
was S2.o2 per 1000, the white q .25 per LOOT
and c0lored 62-f0 per 1000. The rate of de-
crease of whites by deaths over births wa5
O.9l per goo ard the colored 25.43 per l,O0O.
cows AT LARGE.
A communication was received from Major
Richards referring 10 the board a communl-
cation complaining OF large numbers ofcows
going al large.
Mr.. Marb1ry said that this was a nuisance.
ana IL was the habit OF some parties TO placa
their cows, sometimes hundred of them i'm
the charge OF ore man.
The poundmaster was present, and salt
that sometimes one person had charge OF "a
many as 10.
The president moved that the health oa,-
Ger direct the poundmaster 20 notify the mar
Ties mat they Will be arres ted on a renefffSO-r
OF the custom; agreed TO.
1he board went into executive session.