Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-07
FIRST EDITION.
pOARD OT health.

.ruJsv MeesSsg Iass evening
: The Seesrsary's Report-A Mort
, session.
> The Board Of Health held a regular
rrting last evening. President Bailey
A rr,ding.
After tho reading Of the minutes,
y h. secretary read his report a. fol-
i ps,:
WILMINGTON, Jan. 9Th, 1879.
|. To the board of Heaith:--By request
tn. Board Of Health submit the
blowing in addition to which has
;, p,n already adopted
!, For the month Of December 1878, the
n flowing isa report for said month.
!, 3y certificate Of death, males ~; f'-
a lalcs, 81; white, 73; blacks, 2o born
At the United States, s; foreign, II;
, rouc ht here for interment, Z; oldest
;, erson died, 81: total for the month OF
=. rc-mter 93; total for the year ending,
"a Aerluber, 3lst, 1878, S4l ior the city.
is RECAPlruLATIoS.
le In,urment for the year 1876, 66l
d - :. 1877 -Jg
i" 1878, Sil
W GEXTLEMgs:-l beg leave to submit
~ = following report for the year just
~ o,rd: We have had twenty nine meet
+ - in all. Til. attendance has been
:" :" ii. ard rsuch activity shown in the
N ,riormance Of the work reported and
rirrred to the various committees for
.p.r consideration. Various complaints
aa'. to the board during the year just
o,.d are classified as follows Water
X 10 cellars, stencil arising from cess.
ed coils, filthy cutters, dirty alleys, oticn-
"a ~, pigpeDs, stagnant water in bitches,
We arbage suffered to remain on the pave
IS cents, filth in Shipl-y Run, bad smell
M rom tallOw and other factories, bad
lie mell from night carts, dead dogs, cats,
o. as, ITS, &c. The atovr constitutes a
~F' but al. the kinds ofnuisances theBJard
las to contend with except outstanding
lisance and on. which deserves to be
alt with in no trtlns manner, aye,
more than . nuisance, n fountain Of
ra!h slowly but surely sending many
an early grave. This honorable
n' oiy IS aware Of the fact but are pow
trIess to check it.
o. Forty thousand free and intelligent
rtpl. know the fact that when they
Il. slumb-ring in their beds at night,
nj tue stream, the clear, sparkling, gurg.
thd .ng water OF the Braudywinr is being
ou olsoned and the only means made Use
re to stop this deadly monster i. news.
Al paper discussions and tho appointment
special committees, who spend their
th\ tine in talking instead OF acting. This
nr oard has performed its duties we'll and
pol .thfully according to til. means at
or Aeir disposal. The estimated popula-
Il on of III. city of Wilmington is IL, 900.
~ Th" amount appropriated for the Health
Department is $500, and 800 to the
lr esistrar of Deaths and Burials, making
n total of 5000 for the year 1879.
tn The estimated population Of the city
II Washington, b. c., is l6j, 900. This
Expenditures for 1877 in the Health
department, not including thu report
.ad d the Registrar of Deaths and Rurials,
nil vas $32, ,902.50. Wilmington 5000 ia
81, iI. have no recommendations or ad-
he vice to give on this subject but believe
I'd /. time that this department should not
od b. overlooked AM instead of the citizens
ii b-ing satisfied with what som" irrespon
on lbl- newspaper clerk may write, they
W tlould appeal to this Board, where there
N re men OF learning, men who are will
ug t, give the desired scientific infor-
,p nlton, II they are encouraged by hav.
a Ing the means at their disposal
Il The nuisanc-s reported during the
,o( past year are as follows according to
Wards:-First Ward, 3 cases; Second
Ward, A; Third Ward, /; Fourth Ward,
Fifth Ward, !; Sixth Ward, /;
nj sventh Ward, 5; Eighth Ward, 3;
Ninth Ward, :; Tenth Ward, II.
n Total, Al.
IN Making total Of Al eases reported
81 slring the past year with some minor
ri Rports vhirh have been abatrd, except
n Shpley Run and the ta!low tactory,aud
the 30 .sonous fountain referred to on
N" Bfandywinr. The committee on
. impurities on the Brandywinr wa
tr have been persistent in their efforts
u stop the dow Of poisonous matter in
y. Il" stream and have accomplished for
" tIs city much good and they deserve
sur thanks OF til" entire community.
They bav- done all in their power TO
Top this iiow Of poisonous matter with
le means at their command.
beg leav. to refer to some matters
'aIch may be for your advantage in
Ii" future.
Dr.. Tullis $. Verdi, President of the
Bar of Health OF Washington, ID. G.,
a., in his report to the President OF
he United States in 1877: "A govern
4rLt should not be- nicgardly in the
,ply Of water any more than it should
~ the supply OF air. Every drop Of
'a.rr is a scayenSer, every drop ofpnte
'ater is drop Of health where it is
Nt poisoned"
Yin relation to sewers he Saws: "Wos
our city: woe to any severed city II
lie supply OF water should be with
'rawn, . hundred, nay for city conae
b ltiye hours
Another very important matter to
Ae question Of wholesome food. 1t is
AIdr the duty Of the Board Of Health
Washington, d. c., by an act of Con
.a> to prevent sale Of INV lolesomr
"'. "iet the means given by the
WA" are quite Inadequate to carry out
NJ" law. says DR.. Verdi, in his report
y" lave but one Inspector of food
'"rr" are in the District Of Columbia |
''"n large public markets, about one
4oit"d green grocers, commonly ="
',"d, or people who sell meats, vegc-
able, and fish IN stores. II il net
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