The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-30

the city poor vaccirased IN epidemic wss
sverted. The whole urrnbrr Of rxs~s
breaking ont here wss sixty-shree. q which,
twenty-five came IN from the adjacent se.-
rtory Tor medical treatment before hrsss-
lag out with the disease. OF the whole
number Of cases II per cent died. or eleven
In ell
hpEshe.sa also appeared in gate rnaIir-
nant FORM IN some portions CT or CITY.
Dipnfheria IL . contagious disszss. ard
Only wnen Physicians and iaymen reccg-
nfze This fact ard demand Is
rigid quarznisaing and sisinfscfion
Tor II a. for smallpox viii the DESTROYING
power OF this enefny OF children he cur
sassed. In this connection | would recon-
mend that al houses containing a case 8!
rneasfeE. eiTatneyia, SCARLET fever or chicken
poE he p.acarded ss Is the custom in she
East 10 warn al people Of the contagious
character Of the disease xithsn.
am glad 20 say the people are paving
more attention 20 sanitary matters tban
tney have IN the past. and ara demanding
better service N the collection OF ga-bag.
unada.terated food, pure air aud coed
water.
The garbage question Hox shall we de
pose OF il tits most difficult problem to
sAfiisarians the world over. How can we
dispose o. it ehear,ly ard efFeetnaily7 The
plan which has proved most satissacto-v
IN Eastern cities IL to have
each householder msintain an
iron receptacle. in which garbage is placed.
and from which il is gathered BIZ tie city
scayenger and dumped IN the bay sor,se dis
lance from the shore. The gathering Of
garbage from households nav be done
either be the employment az teams by the
day under the sanitary officer or by con-
tract. or the city may own It's own plant
for this purpose, and the latter method
understand from cities where both plans
have been tried gives the best satisfaction
In regard 10 sections Of the city which
have 10 sewerage system and no prospects
OF immediate connection herewith. water
tight priyy vaults are al urgent necessity 20
prevent seepage communicating the adjoin-
ing wells
la regard 10 a perfected sewerage system
Tor the entire city, it is patent 10 ali
minds that it il urgently GALES.
for, and | trust will be contaminated ss
speedily A. possible on the advent OF the
territory into q state.
The mortuary statistics are based on an
estimated population OF 1850 Total
number oil deaths from ali causes 5s.5. OF
which 20 were males. ls6 females. and l5s
! We're under years OF age
The largest number OF deaths occurring
/ in any month was forty. in October the
| ieas; number in any month was twenty
| five. in December.
| Total number OF visits made TO the city
| poor, excluding over so people vaccinated
by me, and visits TO smallpox patients but
| including ossce calls and visits "a the city
| Jail, was rs.
Total number Of nuisances reported IN
| me and investigated. either by myself or
the sanitary policeman. previous to the ap-
/ poiniment of Mr.. Cummings as sanitary
| officer. was 80. Since that time the
| greater portion OF the nuisance cases have
been reported directly TO him. and have
been promptly investigated by his deputies
Respectfully submitted.
X. NJ EsNEs. Health Officer.