National Republican., 1878-04-24
THE BoARD OF HEALTH.
Inventions for Relieving ths sswer-Gas
Mortality Statistics.

Inventions for Relieving shs sswer-0as
Enthusiastically Statistics.
The Board Of Health met last evening. all the
members present The report Of the operations OF
the health ofnccr for the wock ending April 20 was
submitted. as follows
Nuisances reported. ssa: referred 20; aba,ed.
40: referred to Commissioners, 7; ofical notices
issued 20: citizens complaints ~; causes Of death
Investigated. 8; pccuniary conditions Investigated.
I; burals at public expense, investigations for
local cause OF disease. tdiphtheria, 3; typhoid
isst found insanItary, /: tons OF garbage removed
liDi dead animals removed 81 pryes cleaned by
o. y. A. Co. bS7. Marine products in.pcctcd-Sa,.
OpD herring - 700 shad, $3.50 taiors, 7nDb buncheS
fish, 400 bushels oysters i7.21S crabs, and ii0n
clans. Condemned-l55 punches fish. I6O bushels
oysters. and I2oS crab. unwholesome food con;
pork, Is bacon, l20 dozen eggs 5 chickens, Il
bushels ksle, and 6S bunchcs radishcs. Pound
rcport-Anmals impounicd, 5; redeem cd, 5;
Killed, 8 amount realized, $.
SEWER GAS.
pr Verdi from tho sanitary committee made
report avoring the introduction OF All automatic
sewer trap. which will prevent the escape OF sewer
gas. IN conjunction with iron CliInneys IN be
erected Oh the sewer which will carry OH the sewer
gf. into the air above the tops Of houses
they might eventually with this plan relieve ali our
sewers Of the gases He thought the board should
encourage all inventors who were striving 10 ben.
eft the PEOPLE In a sanitary point Of view.
Dr. Cox, from the same committee, thought that
they should bc very cautious upon seeing a model
without testing It's practicabilty of recommending
an invention TO the public. Such action Of the
board was used by the inventors as an advertise
ment, and he desired that the report he laid upon
the table until he had time to report upon it, as The
| report had only been presented to him at noon
that day for his signature.
DIR. Bits thought that u any design or invention
was calculated to savo Iifc he believed in advertis
| ing H. SO far ~ the sewer.trap In question was
concerned, he thought Il entirely useless, ex-
Cept great expense wAs involved He regarded the
designs OF the traps entirely worthless SO far as
the chimney was concerned, he considered that a
| very valuable design.
| Dr Verdi again explained the manner that the
trap operated and the report WAS then laid on the
| table.
OTHER oAs
haations from The salts Of ammonia mandatory
attached TO the Washington gns.works, was sent
back from the Commissioners office. with an in-
dorsenent stating that the measures adopted by the
board some two months since TO Abate the nuisance
had not been successful that the building stood oil
tho line of the street. from which the Commission.
ers could order It's removal, but such step would
not abats the nuisance, us the gas would still be
| manufactured. II was decided that the board
should visit the gasworks tomorrow, At one
| o'clock.
MORTALITY STATISTICS.
The report OF the registrar OF vital statistics was
| submitted.
The report shows that the mortality Of the Dis,
trCt of Columbia fof the month OF March 1873 was
3Ii uweutr-One less than the corresponding month
| Of last YEAR, Annual death rate per .OC) was
| 2iS7i-whits % T6I -colured, SgS. Births (re'
| ppTeth during the month, 3tl-white. lOl, culOrei
| iGD Annual rate OF decrease Of population by
deaths over births (rcpOred) was lsD per l,OO-
| white. s4. cOlOred LN7-lj6j per cent OF the
deaths were from zyniotic diseases - II per cent
from constitutional diseases, iiB per cent from
local diseases 9S5 per cent from leyelopmenial
| diseases. and | Is per cent. from accidents.
| street and Rhode Island avenue were declared
| nuissnces and ordered TO be abated.