The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-02
BOARD OF HEALTH.

This board held it's regular weekly meeting
yesterday.
Col. Boyd read the following in reference to
q telegram addressed by him to the Mobile
Board of Health relative to modification of
their quarantine:
Col. Sam Boyd, Member Board Of Health:
.Sir-The Board of Health Of Mobile will
not be able to meet you on Friday next.
Please write by letter, the intention Of your
conference? E. 2. GAINES,
President Mobile Board OF Health.
Col Boyd transferred the telegram to the
board to do with it as they saw fit.
DIR. j. Fl. Magruder, sanitary inspector of
Algiers. reported the sanitary condition of
the district during July as remaining good,
not case of smallpox or yellow fever having
occurred. Quite number Of cases OF inter-
nittent fever but nothing resembling yellow
| fever has made it's appearance. The streets
and cutters are in bad condition, owing, In q
measure, to the large amount Of rain that has
fallen, and owing to the small number of men
employed by the street contractors to do the
work. He has reported q fish pond between
jackson and Homer streets, McDonoghville
but he believes no steps have been taken to
abate the nuisance The fish have all died,
and the stencil is terrible and apt to cause
sickness.
Mr., BOYD read communication from cit
izen complaining of the condition OF Lafa-
yette street. near Franklin and Howard
streets, in third ward, and other localities,
which are in a filthy condition.
Corner Dorgenois and Poydras a hog pen,
containing hundred pigs that are allowed to
go out at night and root up the street, was
also com planned Of
! Dr. fancy offered resolution providing
that committee be appointed to request oil
manufactures having water pipes leading to
lend their aid in flushing the cutters. Adopt
ed, and DR.. fancy and Major Hardee were ap-
pointed Oh the committee.
, DR. Jones took the floor to say that in India
: disinfectlon was now et1lfaclous o p ~
that the board adopt the system. There
after DR.. Jones put his suggestion in the
shape Of motion, which was adopted,
, coupled with an amendment that the Mayor
a be requested to furnish fifteen additional po-
8 licemen as sanitary officers.
2 On motion Of DR.. Austin 1t was agreed thai
, hereafter the report Of deaths by yellow fever
shall be made up to 6 O'Clock .. M daily, anC
y that the publication OF new cases be dlscon
}. tinued.
s Mr. Hardee offered q resolution to the effec
y that the mode OF quarantine adopted by Mo
q bile is considered by this board as nnneceS-
sarly harsh. and that the authorities Of thai
IA y
a their regulations as to permit the passage o.
4 through passenger and freight trains By
q proper regulations Of fumigation and other
k wise, which it IS believed will answer all thei
:. purposes of quarantine protection. Adopted
After some discussion 1t WIS agreed to re
scind the resolution relative to changing the
style OF the published reports. The reports
g will be given as heretofore to the press fol
publication.
: Mr. Boyd offered a resolution authorizing
e the president to employ such additions
"a nurses, etc, and purchase such furniture 70
d the Quarantine Station us necessity may re
l. quire. Adopted.
II On motion the finance committee was re
ia quested to make a report at next meeting,
Il DR.. Landry, sanitary inspector of tn
r. Second District reported that the fever /
slowly creeping across Canal street,
The inspector OF the First District has bee
excused from making a report, owing to til
arduous duties imposed on him.
h The inspector of the Third District report
n ed no yellow fever, and only seven deaths O
r. other fevers. Complains that contractor
r are not cleaning the cutters, and wher
r cleaned the dirt Jumps are allowed to b
t. washed back into the cutters by the rains.
TheanspectOrEof the Sixth District report
the health good. One case of supposed ye
,s low fever at the corner OF Coliseum and Pen
Il niston. Case of yellow fever doubtful ont
If however.
d The inspector Of the Seventh District re
> ported the general health good No conts
u gious or infectious diseases. Streets and gut
srl tiers should be attended to.
I. No reports from other districts.
Dr., Chopin took the floor 10 say that th