Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-11
HEALTH MATTERs.
DR.. Reese 60 be Recommended II
Health officer.

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The Board of Health met yesterday af-
ternoon In the Mayors office. There was
present full board, viz: Hon. ". H. Work
man, Mayor and chairman, and Messrs.
Humphreys, Gibbs, Hanley, Collins and
DR.. Hagsn. DR.. Hagan stated that there
was no new cases of smallpox. except that
last Saturday a woman bearing a few
smallpox marks had been tai en- out to the
pesthouee. The doctor also for the infor-
nation of the Board, related lew OF the
sistant had to perform. He said that his as
sistaut, DR. Thompson, had yaccinated In
his tent on Fort street from January LIST to
January 18th. 1O76 peoples; he also did
w.rk In DR.. Hagan's office, ana vaccitah q
around all centers OF contagion, In all about
1866. He also had to visit all places where
cases were suspected, and had made ninety
such visits. He visited the smallpox hos
pit al nineteen times. 8 each vaccination
Is charged 81, ninety visits at $2 each, and
DR.. Thompson's services were really worth
$1457; besides which he had visited great
many trains coming in San Francisco. DIR.
Hagan, in the mean time, had been very
permits for burials and attending to nui-
hancc complaints and sanitary measures
Another matter that DR.. HagaH wished to
call attention to was the duty that had to be
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paid to the police station, and he hoped that
the new charter would provide for sur
geon to do that duty. The salary he thought
oughtto be $1,000. He further stated that
with the Health officer is saving the city
80 600 per month, and thousands of peU-
pie were prevented from leaving the city by
the prompt measures that had been taken to
stop the spread Of smallpox In conclusion,
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mercenary grounds, but as duty I owe to
the Board and the city, and have given 1t
my whole time and attention"
The Mayor and the members of the Board
lucky in preventing the dire disease from
spreading, and complimented Dr.. Bagan fvr
his past services
A complaint was entered against Thomas
Brady, who has charge of the pest. house and
drives the ambulance, charging him with
drunkenness and insolence. After a deal
OF discussion, Mr.. Collins moved that he be
discharged, which was seconded by Mr..
Gibbs and carried unanimously. Mr.. J. A.
Keyes was temporarily appointed to take
A complaint regarding the filth that accu-
mulates In Mott alley was left over till the
next meeting.
The matter of new smallpox hospital was
then discussed, and Dr. Hagan suggested
that the Ducker portable army hospital
ahould be used, as the present building was
unfit for the patients
Mr.. Collins moved, and Mr.. Humphreys
seconded, that portable hospital be pur-
chased at a cost of $525, which was unani-
mously carried.
The following bills were approved: John
Lowell, $123.3O, and the bill of Ross and
Richmond The bill of Caukin & Haas went
oyer for a week, and in the meantime
Messrs Collins and Hanley to interview
them and make reduction II possible.
The election Of Health officer then
occupied the attention of the Board.
Mr.. Hanley nominated DR.. Reese;
Mr.. Gibbs nominated DR.. Cohn, and the
Mayor nomil ated DR.. Orme. The first bal
lot resulted in DR.. Orme 1, DR.. Cohn 2, and
Dr. Reese 2. The second and third ballot
resulted the same. Upon the fourth ballot
Mayor Workman changed his vote from Dr.
Orme to DR.. Reese, and the count showed
that DR.: Cohn received two votes and DR..
Reese three. The secretary was therefore
instructed to report to the Council that DR..
Reese was the choice of the Boaid d, but 1t is
expectea that DR.. Cohn's name will be pre-
sented in minority report The Board
then adjourned.