St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-07

community. Its importance cannot be
overeStimated, nor can its consideration
be long deferred without risk of such
such diseases as are prOpagated by i'm
pure water.
The expense of running the depart
ment was $50, SO. The death rate per
LOCO inhabitants was Is $40, based on
an estimated average population from
month to month of $4,000, making the
total number 2,674, or greater than in
preceding years in proportion to popu-
lation. Of the total number, 1,404 were
males. and 1,270 females, the percentage
of children under five years being very
large, the total number being 1854.
There were to report All cases of
scarlet fever, l case of smallpox, 500 OF
diphtheria and $500 of measles. The
deaths by wards were as follows: First
ward, 172; Second, Isl; Third, 1874:
Fourth, 270; Fifth, 272; Sixth, 397;
Seventh. 244; Eighth, 215; Ninth, 900:
Tenth, SO; Eleventh, 263; Twelfth, Il:
Thirteenth, 2l; not stated, 6. Forty
deaths were accidental; ia occurred in
hospital.
In regard to the sewer system the re-
port says: Notwithstanding the city
is unusually well situated for drainage
and sewerage, and older parts of the
city. comprising the older wards. are
fairly well supplied, yet in the Sixth,
Eleventh, Ninth. Seventh, Third
and Second wards there is INSULT
lent sewerage, and even surface
drainage has not received the attention
it demands. In some places individuals
have made private sewers which empty
into ravineS which are most of the time
dry. Into these run not only the waste
water, animal and vegetable substances
from one or two and i'll some cases
twenty houses, but also the eXcrement
from water closets and ,privy vaults,
the emanatiOnS from which are con-
stantly poisoning the air. All these
violations of hygienic laws must be
remedied. and the only remedy is an eX
tended system of sewers and the enact
ment of tenement house laws which will
compel house connection with the same
as far as practicable, under the super
vision of competent city authorities.
The necessity for additional sewerage
is greatest in that part of the city along
both sides of the river above the water
supply. The source of the supply for
the city is question that is assuming
great Importance. The impossibility of
furnishing supply of pure water from
the present source many years longer,
If efficient measures are not reSOrted to
to prevent the contamination of the
river above the city, will render the
abandonment of the present system
necessity"
DR.. Kflvington considers the showing
made by the recent milk investigations
exceedingly unsatisfactory, since it
demonstrates that vast fraud is being
perpetrated upon the entire people,
against which they have no means of
protecting themselves. Much has been
threatened by the dairy commission and
little accomplished, and since the
results of the lactometer inspec-
ton at present being carried on
and proven to be so entirely valueless
in suppressing the traffic in adulterated
milk, it seems to me that the only
method by which any good results can
be accomplished is by placing the en-
! tire matter of milk inspection in the
hands of the board of health, with the
power to open a vigorous campaign
against dairymen who infringe the law.
He closed by advocating the appoint
ment, of inspectors by the board of
! health.