Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-11-27


Which reports were accepted,
August Richter, nurse at the pest house,
presented his resignation, which was &C
cepted. The health officer stated that it
was very doubtful whether proper per-
son could be secured to fill the vacancy
at the compensation now being paid.
On motion of Aid. Otis
The Health Officer was authorized to
fill the vacancy, and, if it became neces-
sary to secure the services of proper per
son, he was further authorized to increase
the compensation to $40 per month.
A report was read from Assistant San
itary Inspector Patterson, which showed
that the number of nuisances abated since
the first day of March to the twenty
second day of November was 1885, wa
ter closets cleaned, 202; amount of fines
collected, $94.
| Report accepted and placed on file.
| Health Officer Wheaton reported that
large body of stagnant or impure wa
ter was standing upon block number
nine (9), Ashton s. Sherburn's addition,
and block number seven (7), of DeBow,
Smith, Risque s. Williams addition to
said city, thereby creating nuisance
injurious to public health, which report
was adopted
The following order was then present.
ed to the Board, viz:
WHEREAS, The Board of Health of the city
| of ST. Paul is of the opinion that nuisance
| injurious to public health is created by reason
of a sink full of stagnant or impure water
| standing upon block number nine (9), Ashton
81 Sherburn's addition, and block number
seven (7), OF DeBow, Smith, RESCUE & Will
liams' addition to the city OF st. Paul; there
fore,
1t is hereby ordered by the Board of Health
of the city OF st. Paul, that the matter of a
| nuisance injurious to public health being
created and existing by reason of large body
of stagnant or impure water standing upon
block number nine [9)of Ashton and Sherburn' S
addition, and block number seven ca of DeBow,
Smith, Risque and Williams addition to the
| city Of st. Paul, be referred to the Common
Council of said city, to take such action as
will ensure the prompt and immediate abate-
ment of said nuisance.
Otis and Starkey. Nays-None.
Health Officer Wheaton submitted the
| following communication:
ST. PAUL, Nov. 22.-Gentlemen of the
Board of Health: In view of the existing cpl
demic of small pox on our northwestern bor-
der, and of our knowledge of its ravages of
| that loathsome disease wherever it gains q
| fOOthOld in community, and of our great
danger of infection from the fact of our city
| being the great commercial nucleus of the up
per country, would respectfully urge that
| this board take some official action to afford
| us greater protection.
We are at present possessed of rule, which
I think emanates from the school board,
which makes it obligatory upon all teachers
| in the public schools to demand of each pupil
positive evidence of successful vaccination.
This rule, if rigidly enforced, is great safe
guard and will shield from danger large per-
| centage of susceptible material, but it still
leaves unguarded very large proportion of
within the control of their sanitary regulation.
These, of course, must be reached through the
parents, and they must be made to understand
| the necessity of this procedure and their earn
est cooperation solicited. All private and
parochial schools should be amenable to the
same law.
Railroad corporations should be requested
to compel their employees to submit to vacci-
| nation, as they, perhaps, more than all others,
during the present high tide of emigration,
are liable to become media of transmission of
| this intangible and insldious poison. Through
| this railroad system we receive daily visits
| from men who travel to and fro in the infect
| ed districts, and if we escape contamination it
will be by our own industry and vigilence.
| CeWs tulnh, u our enllgQLeneQ fellow GILL
zens, would refuse to comply with our sugges-
tions, but among the ignorant the entire dis
regard of any sort of sanitation as applied to
smallpox or any other contagious disease, is
appalling There are many who disbelieve in
| the efficacy of vaccination, and who will posi-
lively refuse to undergo it. The protection of
the masses, however, demands that such
should not have the power of decision.
| A visit from the family physician and the
thorough vaccination of every member of
the household should be the rule and not the
exception, as it is too apt to be in many cities
| 1t is scientific fact, demonstrated beyond
question, that in vaccination only have we
any protection from this frightful scourge
Knowing, then, that procrastination will
breed disaster, make this appeal to you, and
through you to the people, that we may be
able to prevent its appearance in our midst.
There are many other questions of import
ance relating to public health which must be
digested by this board and remedies provided
to prevent repetition of the past seasons ex-
periences. The mortality showing of the past
four months has elected much comment
abroad, as well as at home, and threatens our
long standing and we'll founded reputation as
sanitorium.
| Our trouble began with the West st. Paul
freshet in the spring, was supplemented by an
extremely warm summer and is now being
subdued by winter after an unprecedented
wet autumn. How much the death register