Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-04
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Business Transacted at the
Meeting Yesterday.

Meeting Yesterday.
The Board OF Health met in regular
session in the Mayors office at 9
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, Mayor
Workman, President of the Council
Humphreys, Messrs. Hanley and
Gibbs and DR.. Hagan being present.
The proceedings of the previous
session were read and approved, and
DIR. Hagan reported that the man
named John Freeman, who had been
reported to the Board as having con-
tracted the smallpox in San Francisco,
and who had since resided at No. $50
East First street, had been removed to
the uest-house, and the usual precau-
tions taken in i'll the way of vaccina-
ton, fumigation, ETC., to prevent the
spread of the disease. There were no
new cases to report, and two of the
fou patients at the pest-honse were
convalescent, but were still kept out
there as q precautionary measure.
DR.. Hagan stated that he under
stood the Health Officer had been
harshly criticised on account of the
death Of the little colored girl at the
pest house, and he would like to ex-
plain to the board that there was not
the least foundation in fact for the
charges. When the mother and child
were discovered to be sick with the
smallpox they were living in a tene-
ment house where several other par
ties had to use the same closets, water,
etc., and that it was deemed more
advisable to move the sick people
than to turn the whole Of the rest of
the inmates out of the house. When
they were removed to the pest house
everything possible was done to make
them comfortable and the Health
Officer himself attended to the re-
moval. The doctor added: 81 could
not have taken greater precautions
had the child been my own, although
knew at the time it would be impos-
sible to save the little one."
Mayor Workman asked DR.. Hagan
how the condition of affairs were this
year in relation to the disease as com
pared with the same time last year.
DR.. Hagan said that last year, in the
first two months of the existence of
the disease, there had been 100 cases
reported. This year there were but
ten on the books, and no other cases
were in existence in the city. He was
of opinion that the prompt measure !
taken this year had prevented the
spread of the disease, and that there
WAS nothing to fear as long as the
cases from other places were taken to
the pesthouse as soon as they arrived.
The bill OF Caukin and Hass, archi-
tects, for plans for IL new city hospital
was laid on the table on motion OF
Mr.. Humphreys. The reason for this
was that the firm had been asked to
make plans for $4,000 building,
but that W hen the bids were opened
it was found that the lowest bid
amounted to $13, 700. The salary of
Inspector Nc voy was raised to 800
per month. The matter OF drawing
up the contract for the erection OF a
new hospital was laid over one week
to enable the board to inspect plans
for a portable hospital. Mayor Work
man was instructed to make an ar
rangement with a fertilizer company
for the disposition OF the dead animals
of the citv. The chief of police was
requested to keep watch OF the dead
horses and catch the owners when
possible, and make them take care OF
their horses. H. w. Patton, Secre-
tary OF the Board, rendered his res
ignation. 1t was accepted with regret
and a vote of thanks was rendered
him for his efficient and faithful SER
vices.
Adjourned until Monday afternoon
when the election of health officer
will be the special business.