Daily Republican., 1888-01-18

Aus noaIu VI hohitn nelu tA reRu lei
weekly meeting laat evening. Alto
tne transaettcn OF routine business th,
bids for The removal Of garbage weri
epsned as fetiows: first district. Mar
tin X soeb, VI 900; John K. Smith, $3.50
john Muirooney, $3.50; Isaac sut,on
" 700; Patrick Dugau, ei $50. Second
distriot, Jobu Mulrooney, el, $50; III p,
Keogh, tI soc; John Grinnags, 81, ESQ
Sfed. Winchester, ti,65O; Patrick
Dugau, sl.080; Thomas FAaan, sI.100
Third diatrict, NJ. n. Keoah, Si'2S0
Thomas MCCLELLAN, 81, ,450; John Mo
Bride. u 800. Fourth district, NJ. II,
keogh, ". 500; Thomas FAgAn, Ss. 400.
The contracts were awarded rs fol
loss: First district. PA.rEok Dugan,
" 600; second dlssrio;, John k John.
sou, bi.8l0; third. distrio,, John Nc
Bride, 81 800: fourth dtstrics, Martin
n Keogb, S3,5o0.
Another case Of smallpox, that oil
John Hollings worth, No. so Wilson
street, was reported, AMI the board
unanimously agreed that the patient
should be removed to the Alnshoase
DR.. Draper read bis annual repor,.
which was rs follows:
ITO the Honorable, the Pre-, lent and
members Of the City Council:
"in compliance with the law relating
10 tie B BIAtd OF Health, I have the
honor to trapsmit herewith the score
tAry's report OF the transactions OF the
board for the year euG ing on ID soember
u, 1851. An exam alton Of the re.
port shows that Loss deaths from ali
causes were reported during the year,
an iacseass Of 1Si over 1888, during
whioh ear 900 deaths wers reported.
The death rate for the year 10 8. 10 per
thousand on an estim ate1 population of
o1 900 90 compared with q Death rate of
1922 per thousand In an estima,sd
population Of 55. 800 for the year 1885.
The death rate for 1887, although higher
than for 1855. compares faYorably with
previous Jears and may jCstly bo con.
sidered low one for cities OF mors
than eo,oOe population. TIE rate Tor
1885 was exceptionally low"
The opinion is here expressed in the
repo:t that tbs iDcreAGe wGs probably
due IN q large measure TO tho excessive
hnmidity OF the atmosphere and high
Hmpetalure dnrinR the months OF July
and August.
"of the causes OF death. pulmonary
consumption Aaaln stands NJ the head
OF tho list; 1862 deaths from this diaeAss
nearly one sixth OF tho whole nHmbsr
Werereported during the year. Pnen,
noDia stands second, with 73 deaths.
cholera infAntum third, with 65, 90 of
which Ooeurred as above stated during
the months of July aud August. From
typhoid fever. 81; croE p, 3S; diphtherla.
lOi scarlet fe yer, mona.
In respect TO small. pox the rspor.
says:
Since this 10th OF November thera
have been reported TO the board IL oaAea
" small pox. How tho disease was
nrst brought ID the city is not certainly
known. The arst case occurred on q
man who was employ cd At the Angus
tine Paper Mills, and II IL supposed that
he contracted the disease from The
rags at that place, but this 10 not posi.
lively known TO be the case and the
fsct 10 not susceptible of conclusive
proof Subsequently another q, an EN-.
ployed at the mills and living near
them contracted tho disease, and so far
As known without any contact with the
previous case. The facts would aeem
70 indicate that these two oasAs at Least
originated at tbs above named mills,
On the 1st Gay Of Dsosmbsr q case |
was reported In q hou 10 on East Sev. /
nth street, neas Spruce, the origin Of
v hioh 10 wholly unknown. Through = 7
allure Of the inmates of this house 10
be vaccinated In time three other per
lons cOLtraoted the disease from the
iIsl case, aud notwithstanding the
'horts OF the board 10 oonfne the oon
Aalon to this dwelling, 1t appears to
ave been the source Of tho cases since
all OF which arc In the nelQh.
lofhoo1. There are at present four In
eoted houses In tha city. The board
ies M made and is now making every DOS.
iDle tf1ort, BY quarantine of the In.
feottd houses ana tho use Of disinfect.
'nts, to prevent spread of the oonta.
'ion, aud 1t 10 to be hoped that the pre-.
!naye measure adopted will prove
'hectivs. and that the dis sass may not
p cad generally through the city.
AT the same time IL 10 the duty OF
bis board 10 advise MI persons to have
themselves aud the children under their
'6ntTol protected by vaccination, and
o urge that the Law relating to this
natter be strictly enforced In tie pub.
le echoole. 1t goes without saying that
'heo vaccination Is universally and
'ioperly attended 10 an epidemlc OF
mallpox will be impossible.
Tee report then calls attention TO the !
eed OF hospital for those atricken
Vim this disease, aud says the city {
h0uid never again bs found In n like
cnditl0n. Ia conclusion the repott
peaks CT the drsiplug OF Rattlesnake
M Tito a part OF the Brandy wine 9
mere the drinking winter cannot be I
ontsulnated. As this run has been 4
ourca Of solloitude to the Board of l
i'hith for tems yeArB past, the diver. q
ION OF t1e contents, theTefore,is q work G
great importance and one which can. I
OF fail t1 be beneficial to the water q
apply" 8