Daily Republican., 1889-05-29

The State Board OF Health met at the
Central Hotel, this city, yesterday, with
the following members present: DR.. l..
L. Bush, president, and e. b. Frazer, sec.
retary, OF this city; DR.. William 7. Skin
ner OF Glasgow, DIR. Albert Whiteley OF
Frederica, DIR. ID. L. Mustard of Lewes,
and Dr. X. G.. Ellegood of Concord, Sus'
sex County.
Secretary Frazer read very interest
ing report. Since the last meeting the
secretary had visited New Castle jail and
found It in good condition, considering
Its limited space for l31 inmates. There
had been complaints from Delaware City,
which he had Investigated. The cause of
the complaint was n nuisance from the
canal. Pigs and geese kept in the town
were also causes OF complaint. The town
has no Board Of Health.
The secretary had also examined the
Brandywine, and It's tributaries in the
State, and found everything in fair con-
dition.
Secretary Frazer had also visited and
Inspected number Of school houses in
this city. At No, 8 school house he found
water In the cellar, the building damp
and the outhouse needed cleaning. At
No. 20 school house he found the cellar
dirty, the opthouses full and the uriuals
very offensive. At No. II school house,
over Eleventh street bridge, he found the
building cold and damp. The northeast
end of the building Is wet The ventlla-
tion is from the cellar, IN which there is
sometimes water four feet deep. At No.
u school house the mit die wall is very
damp and the outhouses need cleaning
badly.
Tie board had read the recent act of
the Legislature providing that the board
may fix the salary Of It's secretary, aud
tha, all bills must be approved now by
the president AID secretary OF the board
instead OF by the Governor us heretofore.
The last section of the act reads as fol-
lows:
ANY person refusing or neglecting to
perform the duties required under the
provisions of the act as amended, shall
upon conviction thereof before any JUS
tice OF the peace OF the county In which
they reside, be fined not LEES than five nor
more than twenty five dollars"
DIR. Mustard offered the following reso-
luton, which was adopted:
"Be 1t resolved by the State Board of
Health, that the secretary OF the board be
directed to Lave printed the amendment
to the act entitled an act to establish a
State Board OF Health for the State of
Delaware, and mall with the pamphlet
already published to each physician,
clergyman and undertaken In the State;
and further be 1t resolved that he sscre-
tafy be directed to obtain from the re-
corder in each county the names OF ply
scians, clergymen and undertallers who
have neglected to report the deaths and
births in their respective counties tor the
year ending July, 1889, aud the secretary
is n tt4H 10, Ill
neglecting 10 comply with the provisions
OF this act us amended by section of the
amended act"
The sec etary was authorized to have
900 copies OF the amended act printed.
Dr.. L. l.. Bush then read an Interest,"
ing paper on 1.-THE Importance of Edu-
eating Our Youth in the principles OF
Hygiene"
DR.. Cooper offered the following reso-
luton, which was adopted:
Resolved, That Df. l.. P. Bush be
appointed u special committee OF ore to
communicate the views OF the address to
the State B ard of Education as en-
dorsed by the Board Of Health, and urge
the adoption oil suitable text books"
prs Bush aud Skinner were continued
as the committee on iocd and MILK, and
Drs Cooper and Mustara on driven
wells.
Bills were passed as follows: r. r.
kenney, s5o; John +. salisbury, 81. %;
Il. b. Frazer $l6S; II. 8. Chrsty, Sll;
Star Publishing Company, S4.65.
Secretary Frazer stated that he had re-
ceived the report of tle recorder of New
Castle county, Tor the year ending April
/, 1889. in which it appeared THAI there
were during The year S04 deaths, iO3
births and lbi marriApes
The State Board OF Health has no office
for its secretary, aud he has Teen COM
pelle to tit up room iu his house for
his Office and for the storage oi docu-
ments. The State refuses to furnish an
office for the board and also refused to
publish the annual report of the board.