National Republican., 1883-07-19
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Current transactions at the Various Dis
trict Omces.

A chart of the city of Stockholm, Sweden,
and reports of its administrators, have been
received by the commissioners through the
State department.
The following permits were issued by the
inspector of buildings yesterday: Boulden &
Rutin, to repair three brick houses on
Fourth, between p and q streets northwest,
at a cost of $1,000 and Mrs. Il. Garret, to
repair frame dwelling No. 1116 Fayette
street, West Washington, at a cost of $50.
Dr. Godding, of the government insane
asylum, has submitted TO the commissioners
a list of thirty-one transient insane persons
from the district who have, from time to
time, been committed to the hospital, and
states that IL seems important that immediate
steps should be taken for the removal, under
proper escort, of those whose residences are
known, and whose present condition does not
prevent their removal.
DEATHS YESTERDAY
Deaths reported July Is: Harriet Sivers,
tuberculosis; Mary G. Harris Bright's dis
ease Julia Ryan, typhoid fever; Mary Smith,
phthisis Aug. p. j. G. Gref, phthisis Robert
A. Crawford Brigh ts disease Henrietty ID.
Handy, paralysis of heart; Eliza Garnet,
phthisis ; Josephine Taylor, enteritis; Charles
Weaver chronic gas trits: Edward Dorsey,
congestion of brain; Lilly Talbert enteso
colitis Clarence Kaufman, cholera infantum I;
John Sloan, irritant poison. Addie II. Rutfin,
pnbnlSlS, Nllllam NCnplnS, JuDerCulOSlS
Lucy Redmon, cholera infantum. rf
THE HEALTH OFFICERS WORK. g.
The following synopsis of the operations Of
the health department for the week ending
July ID, 1883, is presented by Health Officer
Townshend Nuisances reported, 315; re-
ferred, So; abated, 325; referred TO commits
sioners, Is. Official notices issued, 46; citi-
zens' complaints received 5i cases referred
to chemist, 1; cases referred to coroner, 2;
cases referred to attorney, 3; burials at public
expense, H. inspections of plumbing work
made, 21; otial removed--307 tons of garbage,
400 barrels Of night soil, SO dead animals;
animals impounded, 8; sold, O; redeemed, s;
unwholesome food condemned-365 pounds of
meat, 90 bushels of fruit 143 bushels of vege-
tables, 1858 heads of cabbage; marine products
nspected-3,S23 lunches of fish; 2,4S1 mack
erel; 6S sturgeon; l turtle; $1,000 clans; 3d.
100 crabs; marine products condemned-S1
punches of fish, 2 sturgeon, 1870 clans, TO-
250 crabs; patients treated by physicians to
the poor 33i-white Ia, colored, 220; visits,
500; office consultations 6S; cost of medicines,
$62. so.
Vital statistics The number of deaths
occurring during tho week was 1876 white
and 81 colored The death rate per 1000 per
annum was 3l.20 for the white, 1915 for the
colored, and 1921 for the total population.
Sixty-two deaths were caused by ZymotiC
diseases, Is by constitutional diseases, "a by
local Diseases 13 by developmental diseases,
and 3 by violence. The principal causes Of
death were Diphtheria 1, measles 1, typhoid
fever 2, dinrrheal diseases Al, malarial fevers
g. whooping cough 3. inanition 8, alcoholism
l. cancer |, marasmus g. consumption 8, apo
pleXy 4, sunstroke /, heart disease Z, urinary
diseases A, senile debility g. kicked by mule
1, suicide /. Sixty.three of the decedents
were under year, 76 under 5 years. and %
over 60 years of age. Births reported 46 Il
white 6 unknown) white males 6, white
females II, colored males 12, colored females
TO- Marriages reported 10-white Z, colored
3. stillbirths reported-white 2, colored 6.