Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-08
Board ofHealth.

. complaints O1 NU1SanceS-Ihe DefAGnS 1OA the Past Month-RepOrts of Sanitary ! Inspectors.
 A regular meeting of the Board of Health was held last evening. Present, Doctors 1 Winchell, Cheney and Lindsley, and H. M.
 Welch In the absence of the president MT Welch was called to the chair.
 Dr. Cheney referred to a case that came under his observation professionally at No. | 261 Grand street, where there had been g good deal of malaria and malaria1 fever. He l had been informed that there were privies 1 there that needed cleaning. He said there were three brick houses in the block and as ! he understood it the privy had been ordered ! cleaned, but. had not been attended to. Sanitary Inspector Mix said he ordered the privy cleaned on May 24.
 Dr. Cheney said it had not been done as he understood it. The house belonged to N. D. Sperry.
 Dr. Cheney said complaints had also been
 made regarding the privies at the Clock shop. Clerk Whedon said they were in bad condi- l ton, and that he had visite,t them with In- spector Mix.
 Dr. Cheney said he hal noticed fatal smell at the corner of Water and Meadow l streets, which he thought it would be well for the sanitary inspectors to investigate. Health Officer Lindsrey reported that the deaths for the month of August were S5, as compared with S7 last year. The average was about 16 2-10 to thousand. There was noth- ing particularly peculiar about the diseases. There was an apparent increase of mirasmu us diseases. There was pretty accurate cor respondence between the temperature and death rate for the summer months It was a noticeable fact that the Seventh ward was losing in the death rate, while the Third and Fourth wards were gaining. There was a marked improvement in the Seventh ward since the sanitary inspectors were appointed.
 The reports of the sanitary inspectors for the week were read and ordered on file.
 Clerk Whedon said he had received two complaints from the upper part of the city within day or two, the parties complaining about an intolerable stench that they SUD- posed came from the slaughter house near Beaver Ponds. He said he should investigate the matter. Adjourned.
 Will Probably Recover-A Remarkable
 Case.
 Mrs. Julia Bouton of South Norwalk, wife of Frank Bouton Ca wife of few weeks) and daughter of MT. Roswell Raymond, who was injured at South Norwalk Monday, her car- riage being struck by the South Norwalk special, and who was at first supposed to be fatally injured, will probably recover. She was thrown nearly a rod over fence and picked up insensible by the train hands and carried to the nearest house. Strange to late she was found to have sustained severe concussion, but wonderful te relate with only slight bruises upon her chin and lips and the loosening of one front tooth. She almost i'm mediately recovered consciousness and as- sisted herself materially in the removal home. It was a marvellous escape. The young lady is about 19 years of age.
 Bicycle Wheels for Carriages.
 That the elastic, springy wheels of the bi cycle pattern may be advantageously used on carriages is 8 new idea and is likely to be &C., cepted as good one. Ex-President Bishop, of the Consolidated road, IS the first to test the idea practically, and yesterday drove around Bridgeport with full set of these wheels. They were light strong, and on rough pavements, or even on ordinary roads, proved to be superior to the ordinary wood en wheels. The wheels shown on MT. Bish- ops carriage were of the ordinary bicycle style, of less diameter, of course, and hay ing hollow hub fitted to slip on an ordinary carriage axle Made of steel, nickle plated, and with rubber tire, they cost about third more than the best wooden wheels, but are more durable and easier for riding. The hubs were made and fitted in Bridgeport and the wheels in the bicycle department of the Weed Sewing Machine company's works in this city-C0etrHnt