National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-03-18
BOARD OF HEALfH.
Vital tistics-smallpox-Purs Air Wanted
arthe Capitol.

vital statisties-smallpox-Pu Ar Wanted
atthe Capitol.
A meeting Of the board Of Health was held a.
their rooms last evening; Dr.. q. @. Coz, presi-
dent, In the chair, and all the members present
Mr Marbury from ths comnittee on finance,
reported bills amounting to $i225, which were
prssed and ordered 20 be paid.
Prof Langston, from the ordinances COMMITTEES,
reported amendments to the circular Issued from
the registrars ONCE "a relation 70 the transpor.
tstion of bodies In aLd out Of the limits Of the
District Of persons having died Of Contagious or
infectious diseases within certain prescribed
time. The modification provides that In cases z.
transported through the District mustLos en-
cssed in metallic, tight cofirs, apf One year
ssps sitss Ssah %, With the
exception Of cases of death BY dlpntheIs aua
scarlet fever. which cases will be under the dis
erection OF the registrar. regarding time eIapsng
before q permit shall be issued.
DR. Bliss reported on the glass device Of Mr..
George Wagner for the ysnuiaaon Of rSon 1ss
ADVANTAGES It possesses over other plans as Q
vsntilator, ss we'll az being ornamental to the
The report was adopted.
VITAL STATISTICS
The registrar submitted his statement OF mo-
tally in the District for the week ending March
II, which shows: Total deaths So male, White, II;
female. Il; male, colored, Z; female, 4: minors-
male, white, female, S. male color q, IS; female
TO- or this Humber IL were under one month old;
enc year Il; two Year.. E srsnty yssTt ns =,
natives Of the District Of Columbia, 81 Of the
United States, OF Ireland, Of ENGLAND, and Of
scarlet fever 2; typhoid fever ]; typhus mslaIill
fever. !; varioloid, !; whooping cough, syphilis,
3; insnitioD, !; hydrocephalus, j; phth!sis pulno
nails Z; tubucular bronchitis, !; congestion OF
brain, .; commissions, & meningitis, 2 sottenng OF
brain. /: trispus nsscentium, 2; heart disease s.
bronchitis. O. peuritis pneuuoDia q; enterites,
q. arffr 1. violence. i.
mortality for the week was more than last week,
or at the rate Of 27.3 per 1000 per annum;
ssa,ss uS 81 the az 1ns Ge Of Is
deaths we're from lymOtlc diseases, Il Is from
constitutional. IS 80 from local. 1910 from devel-
opmentaI, and Liz from violence. Tho rate OF
mortality Of the white population was " Is per
LOCO per gnnn While tne ann "a 81 ,h sss ss e
period. Rate OF Increase OF white population oy
births over deaths was 500 per Loo.
coiored. lO-tota, 81, or at the rate of 3l525 per
LOCO per abnum: Tor the same period there we're
10 marriages, l white and Il colorsd: and g
births, q white males and = vhito females, %
colOred males and 10 colored iemsles.
communication was received from tho health
officer, stating tbs. It had become necessary, In
order
ToPRrvEHT TEE SPREAD OF SMALLPOX
In Georgetown, to remove child three years old
from Norris alley, in that city, also its mo.her 20
nurse the child, to the smallpox hospital Inc
family, consisting Of several Sun All cniioIeu, are
left with DO means Of support for the time being
He asked that the board authorize an ex7endi.
ture sutficient to furnish food and fuel to this
family during the time OF the necessary absence
Of The mother and child from their home and
their iscIstcp to prevent the spread Of the con-
! iaglous disease.
| irq1iry that morning, apd found the eiESnp'
| stances as represented. The children were there
| alone, without foGd and fuel. and, 1nstdssing
the exigercIss Of the case, he had taken the re-
sponsi6ility of supplying money for their imne
date wants, feeling confident that his action
would be Endorsed by the board.
subject, but he was una bic to see where they had
any power to appropriate money for the pur.
tT no, sfiicted Win this disease Who are suF
ferers for food and fuel and who would have as
much claim on the board as this family. He
thought the matter ought to be brought to the
attention of the District Commissioners, and
| they should fed some fund out of which to fur
I nish means to relieve this family. He was not
out OF his private purse to help this family, he
would have done the same thing had he bsen
similarly iui,eo' ana TAKEN G1ancs no. 81 bs
| ter could be done they should call on some OF
| the charitable associations to furnish food and
DR.. bliss did not see where this was an ex.
ceptional case and why the board had not author.
| ity to act. One of the duties of the Board OF
Health was to prolong life, as far as lay in their
| power. By supplying fooo to
THESE HELPLESS CHILDREN,
srd in one sense deserted, the board was only
fultIlpg one Of the objects for which It was ere.
sted. He moved that the health otfi.er be author
izec TO provide the necessary food and fuel.
| Prof. Lapgston Endorsed the argument of DIR.
| Verdi, and contended that the board had no
power to use its funds in the manner indicated by
| the request OF the health officer. If the house
| and the children therein were qusrantined for
| the time being, then he could see where the
| board would have the color of right to provide
| for them. But such case did not exist. The
children were we'll, according to the health
DR.. bliss said thai they were sick children;
| they had been in an atmosphere Of varisla, and
| their clothes were still contaminated with 1t.
Isolated smallpox, provided for the sufferers, and
this was only another Of these cases.
Professor Lspgston insisted that the wording
| Of the letter Of the health officer had been
| changed since It was submitted to the board. II
at first he had SAID that this house was quRran.
tined then there would have been no Objection 70
dren. Dr. Verdi WAS IN the point he made tina.
| the money given to them by Congress for sani.
I Tn, purposes could not DO used to feed poor
Dr. Cox sals that it appeared to be one Of
those cases in which there was a. the outset Q
wide differences Of opinion. and room for eloquent
and oratOrical display, Wills at the close IL was
4 found that there was no difference at all,
The motion was then cIopted.
TIE frame structures Nos. 1907, 1909 and lil1 Z
street northwest, the property Of A. Hosch, were
condemned as n1isances and the health otficel
ordered to abate the same. VIM. r. Marrow,
| Dr. ]. l.. n. brown, Jas. W. Delt Y. W. nooft
and John W. p. Myers applied for position!
under the board.
| vENTILATING THE EN CONFEDERATE HOUSE.
A communication was received from Hon. q
| H. Harrison, chairman Of the subcommittee o.
| the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds
on the subject OF ventilation OF the House OF Rep
resentatives, inviting the board, with any assist
apce they mig ht desire, to visit the hall OF thu
| House and make q scientific examination OF thu
| atmosphere of the same and submit report u
the sub. cou mittee In relation to this subject a
| their earliest convenience.
| The subject was referred to the special com
commtte Or the ventilation Of public buildings
consisting OF Drs. Cox and Bliss and Mr.. n srbury
who were Instructed TO take immediate action IL
| the matter.
The board then adjourned.