The daily gazette., 1881-11-23
BOARD OF HEALTH.
proceedings OF Last Nights Regu.
lar Meeting.


lar Meeting.
AT the regular meeting of the Board
oil Health last evening, Executive Off.
GERS Gaynor and Underwood reported
that the nuisances along the Brand ywine
were being generally abated. Wells
are being dug for privles that formerly
stood right over the water.
The committee composed of the pby.
sicians OF the Board made the follc wing
report Of their visit of inspection along
the Brandyywine:
The undersigned, committee of the
Board OF Health, on Tuesday November
10, aud Thursday, November IT, went
over the same ground on the banks OF
the Brandywlne creek, which was
passed over by the Executive Officers OF
the Board some three weeks before. The
report then made is before the Board,
and this committee need only remark
that we found 1t confirmed by our
observations, except that In a few cases
certain nuisances had been abated.
Acting under the provisions of the State
law, this Board, which is made the
guardian Of the sanitary interests of this
city, have issued notices and accom-.
panied them with copy of the State
law, upon this subject, In order to
secure, as far as possible, removal OF
the causes Of the pollution of the water
Of the Brandywine, which furnishes the
only source OF supply OF drinking water
for our citizens, and we are 10th to
believe, that as far as possible, the
nuisances heretofore reported, will not
soon be abated. 1t 10 now evident that
whatever impurities formerly arose from
the manufacturing processes along the
creek, as far up as the State boundary,
have, In a great measure, been obviated
by the manufacturers, and at considera-
bic expense, and 1t Is q matter of no
small satisfaction, that we can assure
our citizens of tie fact, that from the
Augustine Mills and from Bancrofts
nothing deleterious goes into the Bran
dywlne. The two sources Of impurities
reported from Rattlesnake and Crooked
rivule.s, we consider, can only be ef.
fectively prevented by uniting the latter
with the former, and then laying pipe
from the former along the creek, until
it shall empty itself into the Brandy
wine below the third dam, as suggested
by the Chief Engineer. As regards the
various nulsances from private dwell
lings, it Is evident that the constant
vigilance of the Board will be necessary
to prevent their re appearance.
[Signedl l.. p. BUSH,
JAMES A. DRAPER,
WILLARD SPRINGER.
DR.. 1. w. Hazlett, assistant vacci ne
physician, reported that during the
month ending Nov. 10Th, he had yacci.
mated 62 persons, of whom % wero free
from previous cicatrix, SO had one cica
trix and 8 bad two; 49 persons refused
vaccinauon, and 10 cases were reported
10 him for vaccination. The report ol
DR.. Shortlidgo, the other assistant vac.
cine physician, will be presented nexi
week. The Board resolved to notify
Council that the services OF the assls
tant vaccine physicians would be dis
penaed with for the present.
The Secretary reported but one new
case Of sm allpox since last meeting, ,witl /
only two yellow flags now hyipg III the
city.
DR.. Drager spoke generally upon tht
water question, and in his remarks at
tri buted much of the existing impurities
in the water TO the unusually low coDdi'
ton of the Brandy wine during the paat
summer. He considered tho water, In
It's normal condition, as pure and whole
some as any drinking water in the
country. He said the snbjsct of drain
age In the north west section of the cit,
would have to be considered seriously
by the authorities, as Rattlesnake Rul
aud Crooked Run undoubtedly conve,
Impurities into the water to consider
able exteut.
The following bills were allowed: w
Holland, SO; James Stewart, So.
The Board then adjourned subject Il
the call OF the President, with a view Il
holding ameeting on Friday evening
for tbe purpose of revising the rules ans
regulations.