National Republican., 1877-11-14
UNHEALTHY sCHOOL-Roous.
Those That should he Abandoned for New
Ones.

Ones.
Tho Board Of Health met at their rooms last
evc,:ing. Present, Dir. Bliss and Cux and Mr. Maj.
bury.
Work done for the week ending November 10;
Sulsnnce- reported, G0i referred, 81; Nbatvd
M: referred n Commissioners, 7; notices H.
s,Sl, Va citizens complaints, 10; oanseN Of death
investigated :; pccuniary conditions investigated
8; barials at public cxrcnse,4 4; Investigation for
local cAucs Of zymotic disease, II, viz; dphtcria.
.; typhoid fever, 2; typhp malarlal, ?; remttrnt,
u malar!al, ] Group, :. Tremscs found .nniaryi
Il insani,ary. !; tons of garbage removed 80 dead
animals removed, Is; privics cleaned, go lnspc,
iish. GondeSnntions@ bushels Of oysters Is
Smtn Is IT, pors 2 IT, sausage Ss ;f goose ~ y
chickens; 10 rabbits ls partridge; Is egs-pants
. d,'zen el;gs lis cabbages; bushels potaocs;
10: Killed ); in pound, .: amount realized, si976
The registrar submitted a statement Cf mortality
~ the District fg, the month "f oGtooSr, which
ST. colored-males 60. females ~.
The principal causes of death were: Dphtheria
- ievers-malarial e. remittenti scarlet typhoid
u, typho malarial l. cancer 4, phtbisis pnm0nalts
GA. apIplexy heart disease II, Group .. pneumonia
| la, old age Is, violence 7, homicide
| Whte-malc l2i, female lOo; colorcd-male s., fe.
male 80
| Marriages reported So-white 10, co,orcd 10.
The mortality for the month was Is morc than
corresponding month Of last year or at the rate OF
1850 per 1000 per annum, Increase Of population
by births rcpOrteN over deaths was 81, or ut the
rite OF i.275 per 1900 per annum. 2isS per cent Of
the deaths were from zymotie diseases, u 10 from
constitutional, a q from local, n74 from develop
mental, and 2t2 from violence. Rate Of mortality
OF white ropnIaticn 1885 per 1000 per annum, Of
DR.. c. G. Cox. from the special committee ap-
pointed At the request Of the school trustees to In
Nc,tigatc the sanitary condition Of cerian build.
mEs u'ed for school purposes, reported that they
engaged the cooperation Of the health officer and
n. his lnlsIF~ having been able AMI tn 1rDilgh
lCave the committee lttle TO do, they prcscned his
statement as smh' tanttally their own report
The health officer says that the whole story Of
THE CONDITION OF THE ROOMS
inspected may be cptomled In a very few words
viz: Altogether Insufficient air space: practically
no vent atiOu, except 10y WINDOWS; unequal dih
trtbntln OF heat; Cual.gaScs fnjm shcrttrUn and
c,I-t p,n stoves, and generally unsuitable chaTnc.
ter uf the buildings.
sanitnTinns and scientists are now generally
agreed that, with the bet modern appliances Tor
ventilation. each occupant Of the sChnul ruum
should he allowed from 40 10 SlS cubic feet Of air
sIstCc aud this estimate is basel upon the supDs
lion that each pcrs III renders ab,ut l0J cubic feet
of air par minute unfit inr further respiration, and
that thcpmtirr volume Of air IN the ruLn Is changed
every twenty Ave minutes. Ny inspection reveal
the fact that almost without exception thee
school, r,0ns are ventilated. or II Ii attempted, Ell
! tirtly bv the Windows or dSsrS Careful inNesign.
tipIls have established the fact that this method
even alter the pupils have vacated the rOms, neN or
entirely pu,ihcs the whole space ! he impure air
c.pcc!ally that contained In n crowded room, being
heavy, when cool nccumnlhtes and remains
around the furniture near the floor, and Is only en-
tircly expelled by strung draughtsor extraordinary
sgLatuns of It's Volumes ~ that II Is safe To US
sert that no schuol.pom or public hall is ever
thoroughly Ventilated, especially In cold weather
by means of the open windows or doors alone.
And were that method practicable. the chilling
dTaughts sf air blown across the heads Of the pu.
pills sitting several hours ut their desks must iney
itably induce colds, which initiate many Of
THE FATAL DISEASES AMONG CHILDREN.
In the absence Of definite analysis we may est.
ms tptata thntl
method, the relative quantity of the deadly poison
Gus pInpcIty carbonic acid gas constantly present
| In mo { uf lhcss rooms wh-n occupied 10 not less
than from t.,s) tirht hundredihs 10 tl5) fifteen
hundr edths per cent
The aInio bhere Or e'ics as shown by tables re.
Gently re are l.. ordinarily contains only about
(.0) Ave hundredths per cont. Of this gas. An ad.
mixture of u one Ier cent III rcspred air ia sliiii-
cient to produce death in short time aud no per.
son can safely remain any long time In an atinos-
rhctc having more than t0TJ seven hundrcdtls per
cent. Of this gas. When, therefore, We add TO the
the bidles and cluthinS Of the occupants
the oren doors and super; heated
exception the only means of heating these run ms
We have All atm, sphere - loaded with poison that
none VIII study these iactsw wonder that teach
! crs mud pupils, nS the long term weais on, suffer
/ from the many diseases attending impure blOOd
anl welcome the tardy vacations rs their only sal'
Natun from death or the doctor, and sometimes In.
decd even that longcd for season does not save
them from the visitstioils Of both.
/ There facts. unadurncd 10y theory or speculation,
are perhaps sufficient 10 engvndcr reasonable
doubt in the minds uf parents or others interested
! Ms 10 the health and safety of children and
: teachers obliged 10 remain i've hour
day IN the rooms described and II such
| doubts become convictions and the people decide
either to keep their Children away from school OF
lievc the highest permanent benGit viii accrue u
! the District Of Columbia.
Those buildings located rs follows should be va
Gated ut once, and other provision, II possible
/ made for the pupils viz On Thirteenth street. be
! tween q and II northwest on corner Twentieth
and streets northwest: on y, between Seventeenth
aud Eighteenth streets northwest: on NJ, between
! Tenth and Eleventh streets northwest; on Sixth
/ between l. and NJ streets northwest basement OI
! corner Fourth lud L. streets northwest basement
The report was adopted, and the buar,l adjourned