Daily Republican., 1882-05-03
EE HEALTH GUARDIANS
MEErINGOF ThE OLD
EL" az HEALTH LAsE
pOA EVENING.

EvENlAO'
..ort members of the Board o.
he l ptS'Ihi 10 This city held their last ses
siIu I.st Il evening, President d. L.
sh in the chair. . w.rs reported
evsFA'A A complaint was made about
10 seu, matter in shipley run, wv wn,El n, y
~ referred to the s'ree' 'o'
lnes' rr.asurer of the Board was In,
ne lu,.d tfsoIkf 20 ssk for an appropriation OF
y oI from City Council. . ,.,.;vss
Ano'uvi uitzeu, against the fish dealers
70 p,ua S,''s street, cleaning fish in the
sst, The matter WAS feieffeu "
uncil, ,eino the evening the following
y ,u.,.s ns1s ordered paid: g. B. 7 nder-
y 40 70; A. V. Gaynor, sll lo'
N, liam Holland, s.; James ste wart'
vote of thanks was tenaered 70
,S"et av'o Rush and Clerk Frazer for
s,aVi 'a oisnt manner in which they had
.n%sd e to their respective duties.
% ..ideut Bush then read the follow
% "SSrass. which was, on motion, Or
q M to he entered on the minutes: .
- s,sr " refsrring to the appointment OF
no,,a M its work and the opposition
~ nI at times encountered, the report
au "t. ri the idea that diseases, especially
u u"ti" ones, are the visitation OF God
pi SsclEres them 10 be largely due to
nrofnson of filth formerly lying
md ia which the Board has as tar
possible removed. ~
sTo d this IN n way Satisfactory 10
sslvss" the report continues, I'm
1O nresent constitution Of our city and
ha applisnce OF dwellings is impos-
. TO say that these private ar
oemeuts are primitive would be TOO
onr an impression, but that III too
nv instances they are only one re-
re from that stale is too true. we
y not despair, however, of a better
y of tbiuls in view of the incipient
h taken by the Council in regard to
rsteu of separate sewerage. The
6Ic mind is nov awakening to the
portance of his part Of the duties of
ealth board, and it Is to be hoped
h this important subject will be fully
brecisted and strongly pressed by
successors whoever they may be.
rapid growth OF this city makes
sewerage system imperative, but 1t
never be successfully accomplished
hout the necessity of its adoption
ng imposed upon every house owner
Der the direction of competent and
able building commissioner, both as
tbe method and material OF all at
.ments TO the common sewer, and
sss this be faithfully executed the
Item will be worse than useless.
on the city council now rests the
bden of It's accomplishment. 1t will
uire money to accomplish il; but
hout reference to health IT will be a
at personal economy, and a great
blic beuetit."
he report in touching on the ques-
Of smallpox, says that the few
es still existing are attributable to
usual upturnlng Of moving day,
that the vigilance exercised by the
I'D will, if continued, completely
erminate the disease. Vaccination
trongly pressed as a means of pre-
tlcn, and DR.. Bush thinks the time
come when 1t should be made COM
Bory, that the vaccine physicians
pId To paid according to their labor,
that they should be .equired to
der detailed report of their work
the success in every case. The
dy adoption by Council, with little
nge, Of the health ordinances pre-
ed by the board is a subject for
tltcatlon, and served to convince
board that Council was ready to
ND any important measures re-
ping the health of the city. The
made BY the board to remove
anceS along the Brandywine has
'ted IN greatly improving the con-
on Of our drinking water. Contin-
the subject the report says;
Stis my opinion that the attention
aired by the purity or impurity of
bfandywlne water should be ex-
iiv,eIy in the hands of the Board Of
th, whose committees with the
Lngll Ger ofthe Water Department
\ ior years been striving to impress
pupilc mind with the Importance of
O'lng the source of supply for our
as lar up the river as . ssible.
Oh course, will be an expensive
ev'' out 1t must inevitably come,
doubtless, the sooner the better.
Wou.u be well if tie the people
Do brought to consider how
ate tle advantages ofprophylatic
ny IN The protection of health and
anu not 60 on from generation 10
iaelon as If no recourse were left
" walt for the advent of an Cpl
~ oetore the proper means of ar
~ 1t were adopted. Education
~ point has been too much neglec-
wi " Is III matters of health, az in
'a'hgs, that the period of youth
~ passed, permanent impress
so.as ate made with difficulty. The
eV.ol - lyglene should constitute one
~ branches of study in all our
,s' 10th public ami private; and
ie rie, spent upon it will yield not
..n Results in life than any
,,o soluer subjects which claim tn 9
aslon Of The student.
R"alHw au now gentlemen, the work Of
oatu mo' Is don3, and we are ready
u0''on to adjourn sine die"
~ " I'LL OF Mr. h0.-rupu