National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-07-26
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Reorganization Of the Force for the Next
Year.

Year.
A regular meeting of the Board of Health
was held last evening, and considerable inter
est was manifested in the proceedings, as it
was generally understood that reorgauiza-
ton would take place. The passage of the
civil service bill, while making preparation
for the sanitary service of the District, reduced
the salaries OF the members and provided that
those performing the duties of registrar, sec
rotary and treasurer should receive $500 each
annually, in addition to the amount designated
as salary.
The result of the election shows how the
offices were parceled out.
DR.. C. C. Cox in the chair. The president,
who has been absent for some weeks past in
Philadelphia performing the duty of judge
of awards at the Centennial exhibition, was
welcomed back with hearty congratulations.
DIR. Bliss, from the sanitary committee, re-
ported that they had q conference with the
District Commissioners on the subject of max
ing greater allowance to the poor fund, and
were informed that under the circumstances
an increase could not be allowed.
Mr.. Marbury thought that as they had been
allowed to anticipate the revenues of the Dis
trict to the extent of S400, 600, they should be
able to set aside larger sum for this service,
which is inadequate now.
The report was adopted.
The following synopsis of the operations of
the health office for the week ending July %
was submitted: Nuisances reported, IA; null
sances referred, 81; nuisances abatsd, III;
nuisances referred to Commissioners, 10; OFF,
cial notices issued, s; citizens complaints, 20;
causes OF death investigated, IL; pecuniary
conditions investigated, 20; burials at public
expense recommended, II; patients treated BY
physicians to the poor, 1SS; cost of medicines
furnished, S56.9S; causes of zymotic disease
investigated, l; typhoid fever, l; premises un-
sanitary /; tons OF garbage removed, 14l; dead
animals removed, 10; privies cleaned by the
o. E. Co., sos. Marine products inspected
42,375 clans, 23,375 crabs, G, 40 punches fish,
bushels oysters; condemned-3,275 clans,
S,s75 crabs, $50 punches fish, 0 bushels oys-
tiers. Uhwholesome food condemned 3O4
pounds beef, 40l pounds pork, 1O3 pounds NUT
ton, 90 pounds veal, II pounds bacon, 100 doz
eggs, 142 cantaloupes, l53 watermelons, III
catbages, IS dOZ. corn, 50 doz. cucumbers, So
pounds cheese, IS bushels vegetables. Pound
report-Animals impounded, 1870; redeemed,
Sc; killed, ~; amount realized, $3.50.
The wood structure and prcmi ses in alley
between Second and Third and B and c streets
northeast, the property of Mrs. Rosa Herman,
having no water supply or sewerage, and being
in bad sanitary condition generally, was con
demned as a nuisance, and the health officer
ordered to abatc it..
The members of the board then occupied q
half hour discussing horse manure and stables,
when, where and how they become nuisances,
but failed to come to united opinion on the
subject.
Professor Langston and DR.. Bliss, special
committee appointed to submit plan of
ORGANIZATION OF THE FORCE
to meet the recent appropriation reported, rec
commended in the health Office one clerk for
general service and one clerk to attend to mat
tiers Of clerical nature pertaining to druggists
accounts and reports of physicians TO the poor,
together with such further service as may
seem practicable-the first clerk to be paid
81. .09 per year, and the other $500.
That there be employed in the Office Of the
secretary of the board one clerk, at a salary of
81 200; in the office of the register OF vital sta
tistics two clerks, at a salary of 81 200 per an
mum each. That there be employed under the
health officer one medical sanitary inspector,
whose duty it shall be to do not only the SER
vice indicated in his title, but such other and
additional service as sanitary inspector as may
be practicable, at a salary as fixed by law; five
sanitary inspectors, two to be assigned to
special duty as inspectors of food and marine
products, each 10 be paid 81 200 per annum;
such laborers and pound men as may be ne
ceSsary, compensation for whose services shall
not exceed in the aggregate 5000 per annum;
one janitor, at $40; one messenger boy, at
$50.
A lengthy discussion was INDUCED in by the
members that the board was crippled in its
efforts to provide thorough sanitary service for
the District, and the community should under
stand that the responsibility of this difficulty
rested with Congress.
DR.. Bliss maintained that one of the results
of this hampering would be shown by an in
crease in the death rate during the coming
year.
The report was then adopted.
An election of officers was then entered into.
DR.. c. G. Cox was reelected president, but
after a neat speech for the continued honors
conferred upon him, declined the position.
The board passed the following compliment
taIy resolution:
"That the the tD10ard of Health of the District Of
Columbia tender their thanks to DR.. c. G.
Cox for the uniformly courteous and impartial
manner in which he has presided at the meet
ings of the board. Approaching that his
scholarly attainments and long experience in
the field OF sanitary science are of the greatest
value as contributing to the success of our
laborS, past and future, we trust that his act
of declining longer to preside over our delibe-
rations will in no degree diminish the measure
OF his contributions to the common cause and
to the pleasure of our association as members
of the board"
The election was then resumed, and the fol-
lowing officers chosen President, 7. s. Verdi;
secretary, DR.. G. G. Cox; treasurer, John
Marbury; registrar, DR.. d. w. Bliss; attorney
to the board, j. M. Langs,on.
Adjourned.