National Republican., 1876-04-01
BOARD OF HEALTH.

Vital statisticI-R.hsv wing the Sex Poot.
The Board Of Health held a called meeting last
evening at O'Clock; DR.. q. y. Cox, president, in
the chair.
Mr. Msrbury, from the finance committee, re.
ported bills amounting to SO; which were sp-
proved and ordered paid.
The resignation OF Mr.. Marcus L. Hook as clerk
in the registrars ofioe, was accepted, and E. b.
Bliss appointed to fill the vacancy.
The registrar submitted his statement Of NOR
tality in the District for the week ending March
20, which shows Total deaths. %; male white, Il;
female, is; male, colOred, s; female, o; minors
male white l0:female, 8; male, colored Is; female,
L.. or this humber were under one month old;
tTty Years az tsy years' ears Is; ninety yesfsii
OF these Il were natives Of the District,H ofthe
United States, 5 OF Ireland, Of England, and Of
Group, 2; congestive fever, i; remttent fever, /;
scarlet fever, !; typhoid fever,2 whooping corkn
l; syphilis l; cancer of stomach, 1; phths5s pul.
nonalis, 10: scrofula 2; apoplexy. congestion Of
brain 2; commissions, s softenlg OF brain, l. soft
ening Of spinal cord, !; trsimus nascenttum, 2;
heart disease bronchitis congestion Of lungs,
1; pneumonia, IS; old age, 8; violence, 4. The
mortality teE the week was IL more than last
week,cT at the rate of co 55 per 1000 per annum;
Of tie PPaaSSe at 1Se az births Of Is
1,OOO per apnum 9S5 Per cent; 70 Of the
constitutional, 54.26 from local. 9.57 from deyel-
opmental, and 426 from violence Tho rate OF
mortality Of the white population was 22.o19 per
l,QuO anlum, Wn1le the mortality OI the COL
ored population was So Si4 per 1000 for the same
period. Rate Of increase OF white population by
births over deaths was So per 900, while the
births was 6.e33 per 1000 per annum. Deaths
corresponding week 1875, white, so; colored, 45-
total 95 az the rate Of 80 375 per 1000 per an
mum: for the same period there were marriages,
! white and colored; and 9S births, % white
males and 81 white females, II colored males and
q colOred females.
The frame structure and premises between
Sixth and Seventh and High and Valley streets,
Georgetown, the property Of the Wharton
brothers, was condemned as q nuisance, and the
health oficer ordered to sbate the same. The
health oficer forwarded the pay.rolls Of the en-.
ployees Of the pound and smallpox services, and
the bill of H. ID. Bean, amounting to Sl2L5o, was
approved and transmitted to the Commissioners
for settlement
Dr. tUox offered the following, which was
adopted: Whereas II has como to the knowledge
of the Board Of Health that great distress pre-.
walls among the sick, especially 10 the want Of
suitable and adequate nourishment, they hereby
recommend that the members and employees Of
the same subscribe such gums for the relief Of
the suffering they may feel able TO contribute,
and the health otictr Is authorized to carry out
this project and TO pi2cure such additionsto this
subscription for this humane purpose from other
sour ces as he may deem advisable, The mem
bers signed the subscription and controuseH "''e
days pay, thus giving II q good ssnd of.
communication was received from the Dis
trict Commissioners approving Of the proposals
of H. NJ. Turner * Co. for the collection and re-
moval Of garbage and oftals for the next year for
Sl5 600, and directing that contrac: be made
with these parties. The board then adjourned.