The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-05

Station. inrlnann a chart Or The route Of yell
low fever Of 1879 With tho totala deatha, and
recommending that tho same l'e on'mdtod ~
The annual report. was referred ~ tho preal-
dent ae II appeared there wac Hnma dlanrap
atpy between II. In tho statement of tho
whnia number Of yellow fever Deaths and
ihat ri the report of the board fnr 1878,
Mr.. Marka, from the
FINANCE COMMITTEE
reported for The month Of November
Rnpnpta ...,+..ss.. .fs.#.. =sts..5.ss ~ 1870 40
uAah on hand 2GNl w
Txnaniiiuvaa .5# s ,.+.#4 nioi 10
uaah and drafta ~ hand l,anl -
Mr. MsrkH alaa reported ma follows nn the
general financial condition W tho hoard:
Net liabilities s2.a'o 40
Due the Board
MiHt insippi Station .s.z. 200 90
Inspection Of coal ola 400 90
National Board Of Health 6oe 90
Total .........- .....s... st .ooa 10
This leaves the total iabllitlos Of tho board
over assets &7a2 40
The report WAS adopted
synopsis Of The reports 81 The aani'ary
inapectora made by MIR. Booth showed M fol
lows.
The mortality from general causes has
been alightly greater than that 81 The sum
mer and fall months. This, he thought. waa
owing to the increase % population tho adj
vent Of colder weather and lta prenaurounnn
the weak aud conHuInpiive Tho Fitst nls-
trict elbows low figures Of mortality. though
tho moat pupuloua.
aio,ia Infections; public institutions IN good
condition. The guttnra arc ohstinetni. and
fha Recommendation IL made tp commence
rleanIng and draining the canals. Tho dnatha
IN the district for the mouth were aiSty ono.
making The annual percentage Of ts2i per
1000,
Third Distrlot Tho deaths for The month
were seventy eight which Ia rather an IN
crcaae An additional officer wac Oonadercd
needed. and The want Of a a,Iiliciont water
supply was again complained OF There haa
haan namp iiphthMlR In the diattiCt.
Fourth natfirt There was All increase In
diphtheria. Or. Bayley, tho inspector. Raya
the dinaaae II ~ contagious "a amallepo and
mora treachoruua, and II IN necessary Ia
ADOPT vIaorous measures. The origin ~ III
known but DR. Rayley thinka that every
physlcian should repu, hia cat'on Tho pound
iimlts should he extended frw nquarea fur
thcr toward the rear, So that tho hog pen
nuisance may he removed.
Firth District niatrict In good health. AND
vaults hanuucttea. cite. IN fine condition.
The citizens ought 10 have garbage boat. ~
they are now Obliged f. dump. but otherwise
the sanitary condition Is good.
Sixth District nlatrict In good condition.
and recommended that tho achool board ho
communicated with to arc 20 the vaccination
Of scholars. The ocnFua ia compctod. and
the sanitary officer wants an assistant
Seventh District Health good. CUTTERS and
streets clean. and the scrvioea Of u acparate
officer for the district recommended.
The report waa adopted
4 WARM DEBATE.
Mr.. Booth offered resolution cenrurliug
with the Sanitary Association IN tho adviaa-
hility of distributing among tho people IN
structiona concerning hyEento matteia
DR. Austin objected, holding that tho Board
of Health had hecn ignored In tho recent oon-
ference OF the Sanitary Association on that
subject,
nr, Chopin said that tho BOARD Of Health
understood what the city needed. II WAS
money, not the instruction If the people. Il
thorough drainage. not sentiment. Ga 4 ten
mill tax Il will be impossible 10 effect these
improvements. and mn absolute quarantine
ffftisstt he kept IN for years. Tho problem OF
the oity's sanitation Ia drainage. which VIII
reduce local disease. but the thing required
Is the means. He did not think The idcas Of
the sanitary association were practicable, and
thought the best thing would he TO impress
the people with the idea OF porfoctinG tho
drainage Of the city.
Or. Austin thanked tho National Board OF
Health for the material aid given by II IN
cleansing out the Infected district but
stated that II had knocked at the door OF the
City Council unavailinRy for relief. He
claimed that tho board had done practical,
useful work, and deserved credit for II.
Mr.. Marks thought that tho measures ON
braced In the resolutions had been repeatedly
acted upon by this beard, and he did not see
anything In the acts 81 this association 70 en-
title II to any more credit than the board. The
work done by the association had been truu-
peted forth In the newspapers almost disaov-
ing the association into 4 mutual admiration
society He did not trumpet his services,
and he did not like TO see the association Go
so at the expense of the board.
On motion. consideration Of Mr. Booths
resolution was deferred.
The meeting then adjourned.