Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-06-29
STATE BOARD of HEALTH
Vaarterly Meeting Held at the stat.
House.


The quarterly meeting of the State Board Of
Health was held in the Office of the Board a,
the State House yesterday, Drs. Gerrish
Horr, Webster and Mr.. Jordan being in
attendance.
Secretary Young gave the Board an accom-,
OF MS visit to Bar Harbor where he made an
examination relative to the disposal of gar.
page; also touching his visit to Aliens
Gorner, Deering, to investigate the cases of
diphtheria there. He found that the disease
nad not originated from local causes but had
Deen communicated by mother whose babe
mad died of diphtheria in Boston.
Dr. Dung reported, that IN answer to re.
quest that he should forward question for
discussion az the coming conference of STATE
boards OF Health at Toronto in October. he
had suggested that the public laws of our
state be discussed and plans and ideas for i'm.
provement advanced. The secretary was in
structed to publish circular containing an
abstract OF the sanitary laws of Maine, TO be
iaid before members of the conference pre-
vious to the meeting; also to
contribute sum not exceeding S25
to the Committee on Disinfectants of the
American Public Health Association.
Inc secretary read a letter which he had
recently received from citizen of Buxton,
complaining that there was slaughter-house
within 300 feet of certain school-house in
his town which was very offensive and that a
drain from this slaughter building was verv
offensive. The secretary had received msE.
complaints of a similar character and he
asked for information relative to the course
he should pursue. The Board voted that
when such complaints came in the secretary
communicate with the selectmen or local
boards OF health, advising them what to dc
and instructing them to abate nuisances in
curious to health where they prevail, The
question OF the authority of the Board wa.
discussed.
DIR. Gerrish reported relative to visi. OF
himself and DR.. Young of the Board te
Capi.ic Pond in Deerng which was reported
to be in a condition very detrimental t
health. They found tripe factory and bone
grinding factory near the lake, and an oper
| ditch leadl g to it. The ditch and pond we're
both very foul. The gentlemen complained
| to the selectmen of the town. a town-meetine
was at once held and a vote taken authorizing
the selectmen to suppress nuisance upor
the application of three citizens. Legal ac
ton Is being taken to obtain the purifying OF
the pond.
The Secretary reported that there had
been quite an extensive call for the an
nual report of the board, and many libra.
ries had made application for copies.
Secretary Young was chosen delegate to at
tend the annual conference of the State
Boards of Health, and meeting of the Amer.
lean Public Health Association, in Toronto
the first of October.
The Board is about issuing valuable cir
cular on drowning, giving treatment of the
drowned to restore life.
The Board has taken means to establish a
system whereby weekly reports may be re
| ceived at their office regarding deaths ant
| cases Of sickness from the more important OF
the prevalent diseases. To this end circu
| lar has been sent out to secure the assistance
| of one physician in each of the princips
| towns and cities in the state. Each will sent
a weekly report to the Board of the number
of cases, also of deaths resulting from small
pox, measles, scarlet fever, eerebro-spina
meningitis, diphtheria and Group, whoopin,
cough, erysipelas, typhoid fever, puerpera
fever. diarrh9al diseases. consumption o
phthisis, acute lung diseases. All deaths IN
der FIVE and deaths from all causes, are re
CURED The board adjourned to meet mex
September.
| The Board will probably make an excur
sion to Bar Harbor at 40 distant day.