New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-03
VOLUME VIII-NO. 3O5
The Board of Health.


The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Health occurred last evening.
Present-Dr. C. B. White, president; Drs.
Finney and Gaudet, and Messrs. Burwell,
Heath and Bayley.
The reading Of the minutes was dis
pensed with.
Various communications we're read, and
among them one from the Board of Metro
politan Police, relative to sanitary affairs,
which was referred to the attorney Of the
board.
Several cases of nuisance were reported
and suit ordered brought.
The reports Of the sanitary inspectors
were read.
DR.. 8. s. Herrick, of the First District,
reports all his efforts directed to the sup
preston of smallpox. There l02 cases,
fifty -four white and forty eight colored.
Fourteen of these were concealed, twenty
six were situated in front of st. Charles
street. Unusual interest in vaccination has
been excited, but not as much as should be.
There were 257 persons gratuitOusly vacci-
b0tCu. lSf UCluS SCCuuudAys AAO 1CpOAG 10
Incomplete, the high water preventing
returns from the hospital Of the deaths.
Inspections 3S7, fu'nigations IS.
DR.. j. T. Newman. of the Second District,
says little has been done in house to house
inspection for want of blanks. Small-po is
somewhat abating. The people are now
anxious to have tho benefit of vaccination,
and the popular hallucination opposed to it
is almost done away with. Inspections 32l;
distinctions IL: fumigations 81; cases of
small pox "a; 10 sent to hospital; l3 died at
home; 1872 vaccinations at Office.
trict, reports cases of emall-po 6 deaths
and l34 vaccinations. Pneumonia and
typhoid fever cases have been rather fire.
quent, and measels of mild type. These
result from the sanitary condition of the
rear portion of the district, even near the
draining machine ~, which will produce
its effect when the temperature increases.
Inspections 32l; distinctions IL; cases of
smallpox 9.
DR.. Joseph Holt, of the Fourth District,
reports public health perfect, except small
pox, which is decreasing. Inspections 1913,
distinctions 20, cases of small pox "a,
died 4.
Sanitary Police Officer William Tilerey, of
the Fifth District, reports only one case of
smallpox, and l02 vaccinations by DR..
Devron. The necessity of nuisance wharf
is again referred to.
DIR. George Kellogg, of the Sixth District,
reports house to house inspection post
poned. Smallpox has increased conse.
quent on the prejudice against vaccination.
One case of secondary variola is reported.
The use of bovine virus has been a
success, taking in many instances where
previous vaccination had failed, showing
an increased susceptibility to disease, or
that virus used previously had degenerated.
No steps have been taken in reference to
drainage. The COW stable of p. Clark is
again reported in filthy condition. In-
spections l20, disinfections 10, fumigations
10, cases of smallpox 81. Details of thirty
different cases of vaccination are given.
DIR. George X. Pratt, of the Seventh Dis
trict, reports cases of varioloid and l of
variOla, and violation of the ordinances
a report of them by the attending
physician; 7S persons were vaccinated, 90
primary and 49 secondary.
DR.. Dubuclet sent a communication, ex-
cusiDg himself for not reporting case, on
The ground he had reported February 3 |
through the Postotfice. and asked to be ex-
am pto1 from, up,opf of <ho 6uo
The board resolved that q report through |
he postoffice was no report at all, but as |
Dr.. Dubuclet had since reported as req uired |
" law, the suit should be withdrawn it the |
loctor paid the costs.
The board ordered prosecution of the |
'hysician complained Of by DR.. Pratt.
The monthly report shows mortality of
81, 67 being from consumption, "a from
Inflammation of the lungs, "a from small.
'ox and the balance from minor causes.
;ases of smallpox reported 242. Twenty
light yellow flags are now displayed, the
argest numbers being in the First and
xth Districts, where, at the corner Of
louisiana avenue and BarOnne street, nine
ersons were sick in one family. The NOR
ality, exclusive of smallpox has been 367,
quivalent to an annual rate of 4404, or a
er cent of q per thousand. The death
ate of New York city for the last week in
[arch fell from 30 65 per 1000 to $3.50. That
cities of the West and Southwest have
lcreased. The total number of cases of
nallpox was 242 with "a deaths, against
y in February, with A deaths, which is a
ecrease of proportion of twelve per cent
deaths.
One case was reported by DR.. Kellogg, of
young girl of twenty-five years, who had
i'd smallpox at five years OF age, was
eeply pitted, vaccinated afterward, and ,
,w had the smallpox.
DR.. Finney stated that two years since he
ceived into the hospital colored man
ith small pox, discharged him cured, and
four months again received him, sick
ith smallpox.
These cases we're considered remarkable :.
lomalies, and several instances of the
perior value of the bovine virus we're
ven.
DR.. Finney stated he had now fifty-seven
ses in the hospital
The board are now supplying fresh bovine
rus gratuitously to all physicians who .
sire it, This virus has never been in the ::
man system, but is kept up by continued :,
ccination of the case of genuine COW pox
scnvered in France about nine years since :,
ght ply sicians outside of New Orleans
We been supplied with 725 quills during
,reh. o
In the natter of appointments the board :
nchuNad n call spnniuI ruaafioo