National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-07-19
BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Death Rate in the City

special meeting O. the Board Of Health was
held at their rooms at IL o'clock yesterday mora
ing.
A synopsis of the operations of the health Office
for the past week was submitted, showing:
Nuisances reported. 90; referred, Is; abated, 95;
referred to Commissioners Z; burials at public
expense Il; patients treated by physicians to the
poor 2OI; tons Of garbage remove |, :6; dead am
mails removed, III; marine products inspected,
PISS; clans, 10 los; crabs, 1872 punches OF fish,,
ass; condemned-crabs, 2,1Os; punches of hsh,
426. Unwholesome foOd-702 pounds OF meat: 622
dozen eggs; 32S dozen cucumDers; ~ heads cab
bage. Animals impounded, LOT; redeemed, 10;
killed, 81.
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
The report of the registrar for the week ending
July was presented, and shows: Total deaths,
l:66S whites and IS cOlored; marriages. Is; births
e-Ss white, Is colored. Among the deaths were
"a minors, "A under years OF age, 90 white and
"a oOlored) Consumption furnished 10 victims,
cholera infsntum IS, disrrhea Q, dysentery 5, ty-
phOid fever I, disease OF the heart 8, old age 4.
The mortality for the week was less than last
week, ut the rate OF ~ $50 per 900 per snnum;
decrease of the population by deaths over
births (reported) was 60, at the rate
of 2O.lJ0 per 1000 per annum; rate Of
mortality of the white population was sO.74s
per o. per annum, while the mortality of the
colOred population WAS e7.O22 per 1000 for the
same period; rate Of decrease OF the white pop
ulatiOn by deaths over births, 1918 per 1000
per annum, while the decrease of the oolored
population by deaths over births was 3Sl33 per
1000 per annum; deaths corresponding week
lS76-white, -; coIored, Al; total, 50; or at the
rate Of 2ss25 per 1850 per snnum.
DR.. Bliss said that the death rate for the week
ending July 10 was 1893, and exceeded that Of any
previous report. The majority OF these cases were
infants and old persons.
He had received the death rate for the city of
New York which showed 1881 per thousand,
while that of this city was over 40 per thousand.
DR.. Verdi remarked that the hot spell had
moved many old and hard drinkers.
BREACH OF CONTRACT.
communication was received from the health
offcer, reporting the Odorless Excayating Com
pany for breach OF contract for having on the 18th
instant, conveyed the contents of privy vault
through the streets of Georgetown and Washing
ton I'm open barrels, and failing to give notice.
required, to the inspector TO be present when it
becomes necessary to clean a vault which could
not lie cleaned by pumping. The subject was re-
ferred to the ordinance committee.
Frame building sO7 street northwest was de-
clared nuisance injurious to health, and the
health officer was ordered TO abate the same.
LETTER FROM JAMES BURNS
was read, stating that on the sth of June he
William Brown who moved in with his family,
including aged aunt of his fathers, very old
and helpless and after remaining in the house a
short time he moved out with his family, leaving
the aged lady there entirely helpless. He asks If
there is not law to compel Brown to take care OF
his aged relative. The communication was
ferred to the District Commissioners.
A communication was received from a number
of property holders on New York avenue, COM
ip nF ba cfobl Nay VnrE ha
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets, a
nuisance injurious to health. Referred to the
health officer.
MEDICINES FOR THE POOR.
A communication was received from the Dis
trict Commissioners, stating that 500 per month
would be set apart from July for payment to
the board account Of medicines and medical
attendance to the poor.
Mr.. Msrhury suggested that the amount was
too small and on his motion it referred to the
finance committee to urge a larger appropriation.
Adjourned.