The Morning herald., 1878-12-17
BOARD OF HEALTH.

REsULAR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RH-
PORT or rAE CLERK OF THE BOARD.
The Beard of Health met in regular
session last evening, with President Baily
in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Burke the sewer null
sanes at Maryland sFsnae and Chestnut
street was referred to City Council.
The Third Ward Conmitte reported the
nuisance at Van Buren street abated.
Z. D. Frazer, Secretary OF the Board,
subnittsd the following report which was
adopted:
To the President and Members Of the
Board of Health: +"
WnMIHsYeN, DEL, Dec. 1e, 1878.
GnNrLHMnH:-This being the last stated
meeting of the Board for this year, have
felt 1t my duty to make report to you.
Ny time is about taken up with the duties
snjoined upon nae by Council and Registrar
OF Deaths and Burials, Such being the
case l trust you will be content with this
brief report.
The Board has held during this year, from
January to the present time, " meetings.
The minutes show that the members of the
Board have had many unpleasant duties to
perform during the past year In doing all
that was eDjoined upon them according to
the laws Of the ely. With the small
amount at your disposal in conducting the
affairs of this department yea have reason
to eentent yourselves with the fact that you
have done your whole duty without entail
ing upon the city any additional expense.
The following is summary of deaths for
1878, by months:-
January-Deaths, o6; males, 80; females,
81, whites. ~: blacks, 10; born in the
United States, 80; foreign, z; brought here
for intsrment, Q; Oldest person, 90 years.
February-Deaths, 10; males, 3S; females,
81; whites, 60: blacks, Is; born in the
United States, 81; foreign, 1s; brought
here for interment; Is; Oldest person, 1o4
March-Desths, os;- males, s5; females,
%; whites, 80; blacks, II; born in the
United States, So; foreign, IL; brought here
| tor interment, 4; Oldest person, 100 years.
April-Deaths, Ga; males, 81; females,
81; whites, As; blacks, 16; born in the
United States, 81; foreign, 8; brought here
| for interment, 10; Oldest person, SO years:
May-Deaths, 64 male, 80; female, SO;
| whites, Al; blacks, II; born In the United
States, 81; foreign, 10: brought here for in
terment, 8, Oldest person, 50 years.
June-Deaths, 6S; males, 81; females, 80;
whites, 40; blacks, II; born in the United
States, 81; foreign, 5; brought here for in
terment, O.; Oldest person, 80 years.
| July-Deaths, 95; males, 49; females, 40;
whites, 90; blacks, 26; born in the United
States, 81; foreign, II; brought here for
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| August-Deaths, ~; mates, 81; females,
35; whites, 60, blacks, 49, born in the
| United States; B6; Foreign, 15; nativity un-
known, 1; brought here for intsrment, 8;
Oldest person, IS years.
september-Deatbs, 65; males, 33; fe~
males, 80; whites, 50; Blacks, 13; born In
the United States, So; foreign, z; brought
here for intermsnt, 7; Oldest person, o.
years.
October-Dsaths, 50; male, SO; females,
9s, whites, 50; blacks, z; born In the
United States, "a, foreign, 5; brought here
for interment, 9; oldest person, 7s.
November-Deaths, 50; males, 33; fe-
males, -; whites, 4S; blacks, IL; botn In
the United States; 81; foreign, 8; brought
here tor interment, 8: Oldest person, "
years.
year, and born in the United States, 4sS;
foreign, %; total, 5s4.
Number Of black persons during the
year, 1854. Total Of black and white, to
Dec. l, 74S.
Number of nslss for the year, 800; No.
of females, S5s; fetal, 74S.
Under year Of age, 20S. 3
There are reported to December 118
persons who died Of consumption, and 40
Isf diphtheria.
Ihava received quite number OF reports
from Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York.
St. Louis, Richmond, Norfolk, and wash
lippton. and at the end of each month furn-
lished them with . monthly statement from
this department.
| Respectfully submitted,
l r. B. FRAzlR,
I .gs,i Secretary.