The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-04
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
THE BOARD RE-OEGANEZED, WITH
DIR. CHOPIN A. PRESIDENT.

THE BOARD RE.ORGAkEEED, WITH
DIR. CHOPIN A. PRESIDENT.
Reports of Sanitary Inspectnrs-App0fnt-
ment of New Inspectors and Quatan-
tine Observation-Disclosures Proceed
1ngs and a Long session.
| The Board of Health met at o'clock yester-
day evening. Present Drs. Choppin, Taney.
| Albrecht, Loeber, Austin, Col. Hardee and
| Messrs Ed. Booth and /. N. Marks. The latter
! two are the members lately elected to Fill the
| vacancies occasioned by the expiration Of the
terms Of office Of Messrs. Mott and Boyd
| The minutes Of the previous meeting were
| read and approved.
| Dr. Chopin moved that the board should 60
into organization,
| DIR. Chopin at the same time presented the
credentials Of the new members, Messrs.
Booth and Marks
The nominations for president of the board
being In order.
COL. EARDEE
| nominated DR.. Chopin. DR.. Loeber nomi-
mated DR.. fancy.
| DIR. Thney respectfully declined; he alluded
| to the eminent services of Or. Chopin as
president Of the board, and said that he could
| not think of better choice than DR.. Chopin.
| was unanimously elected. The Doctor thanked
the board for the honor conferred upon him,
and said that If zsal and flxity of purpose were
needed. they would be found In him as exeeu-
tive officer of the board.
THE NOMINATIONS
| for secretary and treasurer of the board being
In order. DIR. Austin nominated DIR. s. 8. Her.
rick.
| Before the motion was put to vote, DR..
Chopin requested that the applications for
secretary be read
The applications of DR.. D. T. Taylor and DR.
Fl. Il. Baldwin were read.
| On motion Of Col. Hardee. the election pro-
ceeded by ballot. and DIR. Herrick was elected
Motion was made to elect sanitary iDspec-
tors.
DR.. Austin moved that the board 60 into ex-
ecutiye session. Carried.
DURING EXh, U1IvE SESSION
Mr.. Booth asked i"t instructions in regard
4 To the present incumhents AZ sanitary inst &C.
tors, and said that If possible they should be
\ Dr. L,rber suggested that the First District
needed the best officers. as It was the most i'm
! Walk ms for the First District.
DR.. Chopin thought that DR.. Watkins should
b. retained in tho Second District and DR.. Holt
| In thu Fourth.
The following applications were read: NJ. L.
Schlatre w II. Watkins and = Bezou,
Dr. Loeber @ i R sean 1r the RI Frs,
for the Third. Dr. Bayley for the Fourth. DR..
MagEuder !, for , the Eiith pr sehatre for the
MR.. MARKS
asknd what salaries were paid to inspectors and
| he was tod that the inspectors for the First,
Second, Third and Fourth Districts received 800
month, and the others $50.
DR.. fancy nominated Dr. Vance for the Fifth
District. and asked that the election proceed by
| ballots se'iatim for the districts.
The election by ballot was begun.
| DR.. Holt was elected sanitary inspector OF the
| First District by ace amatlon.
Or. Watkins was elected for the Second Dis
| trict. DR.. Bezou for the TDird DR.. r. A. Baytey
Tor the Fourth. DR.. Hagruder. for the Fifth
District, received four votes and DR.. Vance, Lis
oyponent. three votes: Dr., M,grnder was
| unanimously elected for the Sixth and Seventh
Districts respectively.
| The election Of
COAL OIL INSPECTORS
was next in order.
DR.. Austin nominated Mr.. J. f. Zacharie and
a.. +. Coward, with salaries Of 500 per month.
Or. Loeber nominated Dr. Taylor.
Mr. Booth suggssted re appointment ct
inspection is conducted. as II has been "a ex-
pense to the board. and said that the board
could save s35 month by adopting new
method Of inspection
Dr.. Ioeber nominated DR.. Taylor and Mr..
Zacharte.
LII. Ihu6y remarked t0aC Dr. IayI0f nA1 lost
an office and ought, in justice, to be compen-
stated.
The result of the election was the appoint
ment OF Messrs Iacharie and Coward as in
spectors Of coal oil.
Dr. Austin moved that the president Of the
board
SHOULD DEFINE THE DUTIES
OF the coal oil inspectors and fix their salaries
not to exceed 81 per month. Adopted
1t was then resolved to go into the election OF
an attorney for the board.
DR.. Austin nominated Judge Kennedy,
Mr.. Booth inquired what salary was paid the
attorney.
He was told $1,000.
Mr.. Booth then moved that the salary be re-
duced to 5000. Carried.
Judge Kennedy WIS elected.
Mr.. Booth
OFFERED A RESOLUTION
10 The effect that a committee Of three be ap-
pointed to confer with the Citizens Sanitary
Association with regard to certain measures Of
Improvement In the health Of the city,, Carried
ana M Booh to compose the comm i ooe
Col. Hardee offered a resolution that chem
list be appointed to 20 to Mississippi Station TO
experiment with various chemical agents as TO
the best mode Of disinfectiDg ships. Carried,
with the proviso that the president appoint the
chemist.
tary inspectors for the different districts be
read.
| ports, had found them correct, and did not
think that the time of the board should be taken
up with the reading of these reports.
On motion the reading OF the reports was dis
pensed with.
The following were the reports of the in
| spectOrs:
| DR.. sCHLATRE,
inspector of the First District, reports as fol
| lows:
The house to house inspections have been re-
tarded by the illness of one of the sanitary off
| GERS but during the last week Officer Allen of
the Second District. lent his assistance. No
small -pox in the district. The cutters are gen
orally in bad condition. Catarrhal affections
and malaral fevers prevail to a limited extent
| DIR. w. II. WATKINS,
sanitary inspector of the Second District. says
in his report:
The health of the Inhabitants has been good
very few d-aths having occurred from diseases
preventsble by public hygiene.
DR.. Watkins says that he has prepared a list
of deaths from all causes In the Second District
from January to March 81, 1879. aud when tn
sanitary census is accomplished the percentage
of deaths TO population viii be determined.
list Of births Is also kept.
The weather has been very favorable for the
house to house inspection, and the officers
hajr Ia off 4