New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-03
ORLEANS
Board of Health.

Board of Health.
The board met at 7:3o P. NJ. Dr. c. B
White. president, in the chair.
Present-Ssven members.
The president called attention to the re
ceipt of the annual report for 1874 of tn,
Board of Health of Pittsburg; also, the an
nual report of the State Board of Health o.
Michigan, and from the War Department
Surgeon Generals Office a report of the by
genie Of the United States army, with
descriptions of military posts. The presi
dent in behalf of the board, also acknowl
edged the receipt from the author of copy
OF work entitled statistics of Mortality
from Pulmonary Phthisis in the United
States and in Europe by Dr.. William
Gleitsmann, of Baltimore.
A communication was read from Dr. Dew
ron, sanitary inspector of the Third District
stating on information received that the
Sanitary and EAcavating Company were
using ordinary barrels on carts to empty
vaults and that without disinfecting. II
was explained that the circumstances com
planned Of have only occurred in cases
when the substances to be removed were OF
such bulk as to preclude their removal bv
suction. The explanation was found sus
tcient.
| A communication from Dc. n. i. South
worth, fesiden: physician, asking the ap-
pointment OF an assistant physician at the
! Quarantine Station, and recommending DR..
=. S. CLARK for the position was read.
Adopted and the appointment Of d.. Clark
confirmed.
The reply Of Governor Kellogg 70 :he
| resolution of the board made at its last
meeting, in inquiry as to the salary of the
| quarantine physician and his assistant, was
read. His excellency pertinently states
that these matters are fixed by law. and ex-
| presses the hope that the s24, 900 appropri-
| ated by the Legislature for the expenses of
the Board of Health may DO found suffi'
| cient.
A letter from Dr.. Y. Fl. Taliaferro, secre'
tary of the State Board Of Health of Geor.
gia, requesting an interchange of reports,
| was read and referred to the secretary for
compliance Herewith.
A letter from DR.. Southworth, setting
forth his action in regard to quarantining
the steamship City of Merida and inclosiug
the certificate of the purser of that vessel,
was received and read.
The president informed the board that.
in response to his suggestion to the collector
of the port in reference to the keeping open
Of vessels hatchways while under sanitary
rules at quarantine, he had received com.
munication from Deputy Collector C. P.
Champlin stating that proper instructions.
in accordance with the suggestions. had
been issued to the customs officer at quar-
antine.
From DR.. Henry, sanitary inspector of
the Seventh District, was received a report
complaining that the privy vaults Of the
public schools Of that district are not of
proper construction.
The reports Of sanitary inspectors were
then ,ead.
Dr.. Herrick, Of the First District, reports
that smallpox is on the decrease; that there
had been during June forty cases, sixteen
white and twenty four colored. of which
number five white and and eight colored
persons had died. Eleven had recovered,
and sixteen were still under treatment.
There were during the month ninety four
vaccinations.
DR.. Herrick further reports tho general
health of the district as good, but states
that hopping cough is prevalent.
DR.. j. T. Newman, Of the Second Dis.
trict, states that the health of the district
was never better. He complains Of ob-
structions on Customhouse street. There
were during June nine cases of smallpox Of
which two died at home, and three were
sent to the hospital. The disease is nearly
eradicated.
DR.. Deyron. Of the Third District. in his
report complains of the filthy condition of
the Claiborne canal and want of drainage.
He reports only two cases of smallpox
during the month of June.
The report of DR.. Holt states tina. no case
of smallpox exists, and that the health of
the Fourth District is excellent.
DR.. Pratt, of the Fifth District, reports
eight cases of variola at Harveys canal
during the month of June. all Of which
were sent to tho hospital.
From the Sixth District DR.. K. A. Bayly
reports four cases OF small pox. all conva-
lescing; general health good.
A number of special reports from the
various sanitary inspectors were read.
They mainly referred to the condition of
privies and cutters.
VALUABLE IMPROVED REAL ESTATE IN
THE FIRST AND SIXTH DISTRICTS gY
AUC1IoN.-The sheriff of the parish of
Orleans will sell to-day at noon. at the