National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-08-28
BOARD OF HEALTH.


healthy! ...a
regular meeting Of the Board Of Health was
held at the board rooms last evening, DR.. Q. o.
Coz, president, in the chair. -...r,fi
Dr.. Cox, from the Sanitary Police COMMITTEES,
reported on the communication OF Sister Irene,
81 ST. Josephs Orphan Asylum, asking the re:
two cows belonging to that institution, which got
astray by the neglect Of the boys placed 20 watch
them, stating that the cows were properly In
pounded, but in consideration Of the evident In
and the charitable object OF the institution il was
recommended that the hne imposed be refunded
with the understanding that the action should
not be regarded as precedent.
Mr.. Msrbury, from the Committee on Finance.
reported number of bills that were passed and
The following Is a synopsis Of the report Of the
Registrar Of Vital Statistics for the week ending
female 8; male, colored, 4; female, .. Minors,
male, white, 10; female, 2; male, colored,
Is; female, Ia OF this number 10 were
20 between i and years: Z between and
years; IS between 8 and so years; and .
sict 50 IF The United States Of irsi.nd. The
principal causes Of death were; diphtheris, i;
Whooping cough, 8; typhoid fever, q; remtttant
tum, IL; alcoholism, 2; phthfsic pulaumalis, IL;
meningitis, .; commissions, 1; pneumonia, 8; old
The mortality Of the District was OF, q. more
than last week or at the rate Of per 1000 per
snnum. 1872 per cent. Of the deaths were from
symotic diseases 2o.61 from constitutional, 20 81
from local, last from developmentsl, and 800
from violence.
Rate Of mortality of the white population was
26.5! per 1000 per annum, while toe mort NIFTY OF
the colored population was 4S 81 per 1000 for the
Rate Of decrease of the white population by
of the colored popuIation by death over births
was 9.25 per 1000 per an1um. 1898.
Viii ssd sf White mss
female, 2s; colorcd male. Is; female, L.
DE-. Keene, Health 0ficer, again called the at
square lio, which has existed for over two years,
and urged it, immediate abatement. The matter
was referred to special committee for considers
The Fifth Sanitary Division was modified to
to include the following boundaries: Third street
east, street southeast, to Canal, to Pennsylva-
L street northwest, to Third street east, The
Fourth division was extended in the North to in
clude all that portion Of the city south Of Penn.
sylvania avenue northwest.
The Health Oficer reported that there was at
the end Of SeventCent street wharf two hundred
and fourteen barrels, ths property Of the Board,
ratus Comp ny, condemned, and many OF them
wholly unfit for repair. It Is estimated that
eighty of them may be repaired. Since the build
ing was removed they lie exposed to the sun, and
may be stolen. He recommended that those unfit
for repair be sold or destroyed, and the others be
repaired and removed to the depot.
At Branchville there are seventy-fve barrels
worth repairing, and as directed by the Board,
the Health Oficer employed cooper, at an ex-
pense Of forty cents Der barrel. Thirty-one are
worthless, and should be sold or destroyed
seve1 have folted down stream, but may be re-
captured. There is total Of two hundred and
ten barrels not in use.
The He llth Officer was authorized to have the
barrels re-coopered, that were deemed worthy Of
T.. DR.. Verdi offered the following, which was
adopted:
Resolved That o committee Of three be ap.
pointed to inquire whether wood psvements, In
state Of decay, and wood pavements which, on
account Of their broken condition, allow decom-
posed vegetable and animal matter to collect In
large quantities, in holes or under their surface
are not a source of malaria infection, thus in
shutting q nuisance Injurious to health.
RESOLVED, That the committee examine and re-
port such wood pavemenis In Washington and
Georgetown, as in their present condition may be
deemed nuisances injurious to health.
Drs Verdi and Bliss and Professor Langston
were appointed as the committee.
The board then adjourned.