Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-01

what Secretary Frazer of the state
HOARD OF Health saw In Kent and
sussex,

what Secretary Frazer of the STATE
HOARD OF Health saw in Kent and
Sussex.
Registrar Frazer, last week, in his CO.
pacity as secretary of the State Board of
Health, made trip of sanitary inspec-
ton down the State, starting on Monday
and returning Saturday. His first stop
was at Dover.
/ Here he visited the Wilmington Confer
ence Academy and found its general con-
dition good, although improvements
might be made to the building in regard
to light and ventilation. The Kent county
almshouse, of which e. B. Smith is super
intendent and DIR. q. G. Cooper attend
ing physician, next claimed his attention.
1t hns lob inmates and the buildings are
in good condition. The department for
the insane is q two-story brick building,
and the rooms for inmates are 10
feet, with ceilings feet high, clean as TO
general condition but with poor ventila-
ton. The almshouse farm raised more
wheat, corn and vegetables than the insti-
tuition could use, sailed down 5000
pounds of pork last fall, and is stocked
with 18 COWS, one yoke of oxen, 80 other
cattle and 10 horses. He also found that
the registration of vital statistics in the
office of the recorder of deeds was accu-
rately and neatly kept, and that since his
recent word of warningto the undertakers
they had attended promptly to the work
of making returns of deaths. He also in
spected the Dover Jail and found the
sanitary arrangements and drainage in
first-class condition. There were 10
prisoners.
The guaeax oouptu aI,nobn,,oa of x,b;al,
David Lord is superintendent and DIR. @.
+. Richards attending physician, particu-
larly impressed the registrar with its ex-
cellent condition and the plain evidences
of superior management. It now has
about so inmates. Thrift and cleanliness
were everywhere apparent, the sanitary
arrangements were perfect, the buildings
ample and the inmates contented and
we'll cared for. The almshouse farm
contains $50 acres, and is stocked with
COWS, 8 yoke of oxen, 10 young cattle, 10
sheep and pairs of mules. Last year
they raised 345 bushels of wheat from is
acres, 2,409 bushels of corn, 800 bushels
Of oats and plenty of vegetables. Nearly
1900 pounds of pork were sailed down.
They expect to make the institution self
supporting in few years.
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good sanitary condition, although old
and dilapidated. Il contained but five
prisoners, all negroes, who occupied one
cell. Recorder Boyce WIS called upon
and his registration of vital statistics
found to be excellent. The registrar
also visited the public schools of George
town and Lewes, and made suggestions in
regard to light and ventilation. The
colored school at Lewes he found to be
clean and in good condition.
At Smyrna and Middletown he visited
the public schools, and noticed at the
latter place narrow and dangerous stair
way, the improvement of which he
recommended. AT both these schools he
found the closetsto be in horribly filthy
condition and referred them to the local
boards of health. During his trip he
conferred with 10 physicians in regard to
reforms in sanitary matters. He will
pursue his investigations in New Castle
county very soon, and will make a
thorough report of all his observations to
the State board of health.