The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-06-07
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
FUEL REPORT OF THE SANITARY
CONDITION OF OUR CITY.

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| chair
The treasurer stated that on the thirty-first
| of May ne had in bank the sum Of $2454 II to
the credit Of the board He had further $784
in vouchers and money. He had paid since
June $1,000.
DR.. Albr0Cht, in the name Of the committee
charged with examining anew the manufac-
| tory Of ammonia situated at the corner Of
| Locust and GraViCr streets, made Il report
! most favorable to the company. He said that
the company had introduced improvements
! leaving nothing to be desired. The nOisOme
| exhalations which had been complained Of
had disappeared
DIR. Jones moved that the report be received,
but he opposed its adoption
| Dir, Albrecht in defense said that it was
based upon scientific examfninati0n
DR.. Loeber added that he had asked some
Of those who had complained of these exhaIa-
tions to advise him at what hours they were
more punEent, but nobody had called upon
him.
pr. Jones answered that he could not admit
that 800 persons could have complained with
out motive, They would have been satisfied
II the company had caused to be erected
brick wall and high chimney. He went on
to say, ~ am Of opinion that when the wind
blows from the manufActOry it carries with it,
OdOrs deleteriOus to the health. Anyhow, the
affair being now before the tribunals the
Board OF Health has nothing more to do
with it,"
A long and learned argument then arose
between Drs. AlbreCht and Jones. The latter
closed the argument with the remark that the
parties in the neighbOrhOOd ought to know
what they smeled.
On motion Of DR., Austin the report was
adopted DR.. Jones alone voting no.
Mr.. Mott presented q resolution making 1t
incumbent on the1physiClan at the Ri4olets
Quarantine Station 10 board and inspect with
out delay. night and day the schOOners pass
ing through there, for the reason that the de-
tenton during the night is prpjudicial 10 com
meree. The resolution was lost on a vote of
to }.
Another resolution Of Mr. Motifs, forhddng
the collection of quarantine fees at the stations
Of RgOlets and AtChafaaya, was laid on the
table by u vote Of against 2.
On motion OF Dr. Austin the privilege Of
eming through the Rigolets without inspec-
ton was granted to the steamer Pearl Rivers
as long as that steamer will not 90 further
than Ocean Springs.
A memorial from citizens asking for the in
PRODUCTION Of water from the Old basin into
the Claiborne canal was referred to the
health inspector.
The president then submitted to the board
the report Of the sanitary inspectors for the
month Of May, OF which we give the follow
ing synopsis:
THE FIRST DISTRICT.
From what the deputies report, and his own
supervision, DR. SChlater reports, as chief in
spGCtOr, that he will be able to get through
this year the health census Of his district He
states that the steamer Emily Il. SOuder has
been disinfected at the foot Of CaIliOpe street,
and reports that the sanitary condition Of the
district is quite satisfactory, only four cases
Of smallpox having been found during the
whole month, and no deaths from this disease,
The demand for vaccine matter is small. The
virus received from st. Louis in goose quilts
has given satisfactory results wherever it has
been used.
SECOND DISTRICT.
DR.. Landry reports to the board that there
have been only five cases of smallpox during
the month in his district, 1T is fortunate"
said the doctor, that this gradual disappear
because for various reasons the vaccine mat
ter has become less and less in demand, par
tCuarly among the cOI0red population.
Parents show Indifference, and even re-
pugnanCe to submit themselves or their
children to vaccination. Those who have
been Vaccnated never go back to the Doctors
house, 50 that the propagation Of the virus
becomes impossible"
The report calls the attention Of the board
to the deplOrable custom of filling up the
streets in the rear OF the city with the refuse
matter carried off by the carts, which practice,
it seems, is conducted on larger scale than
in the past. The doctor regards this practice
as dangerous and useless; useless because
this mass Of matter sUdity is carried off by
periodical rains; dangerous because this
am llgamatOn Of putrefying vegetable and
animal substan ;es engender5 nuisance3 as
perlOuS as the yellow fever germ against
which the Board Of Health is taking 50 many
precautions.
In the district there are many cases OF
diphtheria, but 50 far without any epidemic
character displayed. Many cases OF inter
Tniftpnf fpVnTS n cholera
THIRD DISTRICT.
The sanitary condition of the Third District
would be excellent were it not for the small
pOx; seventeen cases, of which eight were
fatal, are reported by DR.. BezOu. NOtwith-
standing the presence Of this SCOurge the in
habitantS appear Indifferent to the remedy Of
fered, and three only have asked for vaccine
matter
Malarial fevers are frequent in that district.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
DR.. Holt rejOiCes over the condition Of his
district, where there is now but one solitary
case OF smallpox. Seventy-One persons have
been vaccinated; the streets are in good order,
and the deputies do their duty c0nscien-
tiOuSly.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
DR.. Magruder, inspector of this district, re-
ports only two cases of smallpox in this part |
Of the city. The square comprised between
Peter, Alex, Elmira streets and Pacific Ave-
the last two years
The scourge has never reappeared in the
houses that have been disinfected. The de-
mand for vaccine matter is small. The Doe
tor attributes this Indifference to the fact that
the cases have not been numerous enough to
alarm the Inhabitants The streets and gut
ters are tOlerably clean. He advises the
opening of the Verret canal in the interest Of
the better drainage Of the lower part Of Al
giers.
SIXTH DISTRICT.
DR.. Bailey states that no case Of contagious
fever has been reported to him. He called
the attention of the board to the conduct Of
Il vidangeurs who, running in deadly OppO-
-l0n make bargains which Of necessity pre-
q lde them from thoroughly cleaning the
V. Its. The streets are very much neglected,
because the contractor does not employ
enough men. The present drouth, says the
doctor, is very useful in correcting many hy
gienic irregularities. Many houses are being
built in that district.
SEVENTH DISTRICT.
DR. Watkins, the inspector in chief, reports
hat no h4C r6 If M I.OTuTlaiutG The Cifi-