Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-17
Board OF Health.

NEW FLOUR IN OLD BARRELS-VITAL STA
TIsTICs-IELLOw FEVER AT NORFOLK,
Ara meeting OF the Board OF Health last
night Mr. IaugSto-, from the cOsnmi ttee on
jeCt of the use of old barrels for the packing
Of :lOur by the Georgetown millers. and askel
10 have until the next meeting OF the board
TO report fully; so ordered.
Mr. Marbury submitted a communication
from several manufacturers OF -four in
Georgetown, which states that none but
clean old barrels collected from the bakers
are us ed. The coOpers have an outlet for UNI
sound barrels at Norfolk, Va, for truck pGr-
poses. where they bring such prices a IS leaves
no inducsment for the millers To deal in any
hot the best of barrels lot packing OF flour.
Old barrels are not only used i'm other cities
for flour, but refined sugar, butter. sn1 ct ler
goods are packed in them without ill effects.
On account of the small profits on milling,
the prohibition of the use of second hand
barrels would affect the business OF milling
materially, while ii would not prevent the
shipment here OF -four packed i'm other cities
In old barrels, and rs the greater part of the
-four packed in old barrels is shipped 20 other
markets, where flour in new barrels brings
no more than that in old ones 1T would entail
such a loss as to compel the use of all new
barrels. and preclude competition. the
milleTs hold that their business regulations
require them TO be as particular atolt their
barrels aS the physician is I'm relation TO his
prescription or the lawyer his brief. each
being held responsible in the eyes of tue
public. By the branding of the names % the
millers on every barrel, they are male re-
spCnsibe both for the quality OF the flour
End its package. They hold that the com
plant should come from the cor sumers
instead OF parties directly interested pecuni-
arily.
TIE PAPER, which was signed by a Ross
Ray & Bro, Geo. Shoemaker Il Co. w III
TeTuey n Sons and u. =. Shoemaker, was
referred 10 the ordinance committee.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
Dr- COX from the sanitary committee. r.
ported favorably on the name of Or. III. f.
Leach as physician 10 the poor i'm the fourth
sanitary district, vice ID. j. l.. n Bowen
removed; and he was confirmed.
Mr.. MaTbury, from the committee on
finance. reported in favor of employing Mr..
MaynaTd electrician, to repair he tele-
graph lines from the Office on r street to
police headquarters, and the telegraph in
StrumeDt at the latter place, at a cost of not
over ~i5. and that the subject of repairing
The line between police headquarters aud the
washington asylum be referred 10 the Dis
trict Commissioners.
Premises No. Sli Sth street northwest wera
condemned as nuisance.
THE REPORT OF VITAL STATISTICS
Tor The week ending July 10, was real, show
II < the total number of deaths TO have been
S-A whites. and Il cOlOred. The principal
causes were cholera infantuIh, Ola rhdea
typhoid fever. whooping cough, consump-
ton. mara@-1us, ard old age. The mortality
was 81 less Tan last week, or at the rate OF
- ~ Per 1000 per 9unum. Rate of mortality
of the white population was 1889 per Geo
per annum. while the mortality of the col
or6d population was 49, per coo for the
same period. Number Of births reported
during the week was .3-white. ~; cOIored
~. Rate Of incl ease of the white population
by births over deaths 226 per Loo while the
decrease of the colOred population by deaths
over births was 1882 per Leo per annum
YELLOW FEVER AT NORFOLK.
i'r- Cox said he had received information
mat the Navy department had been inform
Cd by p naval officer stationed at Norfolk
OF the existence of yellow fever there, aud
Su9geSt-d that the subject receive the action
Of he board that quarantine measures may be
accepted. II necessary, To prevent its appear
aHcf in this city. The subject was referred
10 the committee on epidemicS.