National Republican., 1876-06-01
IHE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Slaughter. House Nuisssaees- Operations Of the
Health Office

Health Office.
The regular teu.-weekly meeting Of tie Board
of Health was held last evening. Pr Bliss, (pre-
siding,) DR.. Verdi, Pref, LaDgston and Mr.. gar-
bury were present.
Prof Langston, from the ordinance committee,
to whom was referred the resolution Of inquiry
concerning the bonded officers Of the board re-
ported that the only officers Of the board whose
duties require them to have charge ofproperty or
money Of the board are the health officer, the
treasurer and the pound.master. The treasurer
and pound master are already required by regu-
lation TO give bonds for the faithful performance
Of their duties but there is no provision concern
ing the bonding Of the health oficer.
OPERATIONS OF THE HEALTH oyYIoE
for the week ending May q, 1876, were reported
as follows Nuisances reported. Si7; referred 2o7;
abated, 7O6 referred to Commissioners, 20; official
notices issued, l22; citizens complaints s1 causes
OF death Investigated, 1; pecuniary conditions in
mended patients Treated by physcans to the
poor, 167; cost Of medicines furnished by druggists
t4443; causes Of zymotic diseases investigated, 4,
viz: scarlatina s. typhoid fever 1: premises found
in sanitary condition, ]; unsanitary, 8; tons of
garbage removed, III; dead animals removed, 1872;
privies cleaned by the Oderless Excavating Com
Pany, sle. Marine products inspections: ID, 500
herring, 2,1oo shad, 1S2 sturgeon, 9,l52 punches
of tish, n GOO crabs, 700 CLANS and Y bushels of
oysters. Condemned-7 surgeons, 1853 punches of
fish, 10,75o crabs, 1850 CLANS, and y bushels of
oysters. Unwholesome food eondemned-2gO
pounds beef 60 pounds veal, % pounds mutton,
ham, l2A bushels potatoes, l29 heads cabbage, 81
punches rhubarb, 90 quarts strawberries, ~ BUSH
els cherries, bushel apples, 50 pine apples, and
20 bushels miscellaneous vegetables. Pound re-
port-nnimals impounded, al; redeemed, 2S;
killed, 113; amount realized go.
The health officer also reported in the case of
Milton ii. Holland, concerning the offensive and
unsanitary condition of slaughter-houses between
Fifth and Seventh and Morrison and Sumner
streets, Howard University grounds, that
after investigation 1t had been found that the
slaughter houses OF John H. Slate and John
Baker Smith were kept in q filthy condition. the
yards being used as receptacles for decomposed
meat, and the exterior being uncleanly kept Tho
report recommended that the premises be thor
oughly cleaned, drained and disinfected, and that
the owners be required to construct proper recep-
tacles and to provide for the removal of blood and
offal. Also, that the owners have been notified.
The health officer reported to the board the
alley between Twentieth and Twenty first and L
and NJ streets, which is occupied by several per-
sons and is not supplied with prvy.
The case was referred to the ordinance commit
tee.
A communication was received from the trus-
tees of Calvary Baptist church, calling attention
to the detective drainage in the street and alley
about the church; which was referred to the
health officer.
A communication was received from the Dis
tIict Commissioners Office concerning the con-
ditiOn Of the alley between z and Madison and
Sampson streets; which was referred to the health
officer.
ANOTHER SLAUGHTER HOUSE COMPLAINT.
A communication was received complaining of
the slaughter house and pig-pens on X street
southeast, between Twelfth ond Thirteenth, and
calling attention to an unsuccessful effort at
abatement last year. Referred to the ordinance
committee.
Before adjournfng q gentleman named HAYES
appeared before the board and made statements
regarding an Overcharge made for services by
the Odorless Excavating Company.