The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-19
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Yokohama Officially Declared to
BE an Infected Port.
no Money for q Market Inspector-BuIidinss
Ordered Condemned-Cow Hollow
Cleaned Out.

The question of cholera was the leading
subject before the Board of Health at lis
monthly meeting last night.
DR. lie TourneuX called the attention OF
the board to tile fact that information had
been received that large numbers of people
are dying in Japas of the disease, which is
also prevalent at Yokohama As vessels are
constantly arriving in San Francisco from
that port, it is necessary that some steps be
taken to prevent the infection from obtain
ing foothold here.
Secretary Hoesch read the following card,
dated September 3D. from the health officers
Of Kanagawa, kenaho, Yokohama, directed
to Health Officer keeney.
The following are The cholera returns Tor The
city OF Nokohama, from the 29th OF August 10
the LIST Of September, 1880, inclusive: cases
60; deaths 81 total from the oui bfeak-eases
$50 deaths 2t9-
Quarantine Officer Lawlor was called
upon, and he stated that he had made
tforau-h fumigati0n Of the two China
STE mrrs, which arrived on We dnesday,
and there is not suspicion of the disease
on toald. lie infinitely described to the
board his process Of funigation and
his eXamiaa ion OF the passengers.
He also read two certificates, winch
he had received, regarding the health
Of the steamers Rio de Janelro
and Gaelic, which arrived on Wednesday.
The were signed By United States Vice
Consul Skidmore, and certified that there
were some cases of cholera In Oknnama,
but thit Ill had not yet been utllclaiiy de-
clared 10 be infected" The cerlilcate
seemed to gloss over tie cholera as matter
of light Importance.
YOKOHAMA DECLARED INFECTED.
Or. lie Tourneux stated that he WAS eredi-
bIy informed that there Were large numbers
of cases Of cholera in I Okohama, and not
..f tod
States NIce-Cousuis the health of the city
should I've protected. BE believed that the
board should take some steps IN the matter.
Or. NeQuesten moved that Y Yokohama be
declared an infected port. which motion was
uuanm usly carried.
Whether steamers arriving from oko-
hama viii be placed in quarantine viii de
reHd on the reports Of the Quarantine
Ofhcer The question OF the tuuigatlun OF
the cabin passengers baggage excited con-
siderable discussion. and on motion OF Dr.
le IluTleuN QIHTan-lue Officer LaWi0T was
instructed TO funl-ate all oaSsaS5 on any
vessel hereafter arriving from tie infected
pori
= c.mmunicat on was next received from
Clerk Russell OF the Board OF Supervisors
informing tie Board that after September
Isl TIE Market luSQe. Ter WouIQ not DC paid,
Is there Is DO money Oh hand.
Under tins lead ". &CQlesten presented
q pepper Ill in proper food and The dangers 10
which lie aet PIE are daily subjected by bad
nj K ard meat BE said that al present
there is but one market inspector, While III
ItIaJgG there are thirty 10 examine TIE
Grams. milk supple butcherlDE establish
y EMS and markets He believed that the
LtaIl-rats Q the city Is increased by III
rraper fpuC. and The large death-rate OF san
Francisco, compared VIII other places II
California, he sJIibated 70 bad meat ana
NIX.
IN INSPECTOR APPOINTED.
DIS. Dayids and le Tourneux also
SPOKE uu the necessity OF Z market ms 'ect1T.
Af,eT considerable discussion II vas deter
mined 70 appoiBt market inspector aud 10
pay lim out Il what money could be saved
by tie b1aid out Of is funds On motion OF
Ur. IL IOarneUx, john I. Broderick was
appointed such market inspector.
4 committee, consisting of Drs. McQuesten
and le Tourneux, was appointed to wait on
tie Board Of Supervisors III order to learn
what could be done In the matter.
Tie properly known as the McGlynn es-
tate between Eighteenth and D,rland and
Church and Sanchez streets, was condemned
On accommodation Of the Health Officer.
HE following places were also condemned;
Nos. ., 6, 8, 10 and u, %. 2li2 and 9 Con
yeE-e street, for want Of proper sewage the
building occupied as stable al ia, 1l6 and
7l8 Broadway, for want s.of sanitary IeIairsi me
tatiou; Room 10 at Brooklyn place, as the &C.
cupauts fan 10 clean same.
The board recommended the Board oil SUI
peryisors to close a covered alley connecting
Church alley with Ross alley, situated in the
block bounded by Washington, Dupont,
Jackson and Stocktol streets, as 1t is "a
dark and odorous rat-hOle and dodge cor
ner for many a highlander"
COW HOLLOW CLEANED OUT.
Heath Inspector Burns reported that the
following c0w-r uchers had left Cow Hol-
lo~": Peter Leopole 40 cows, NJ. Fachetti
u, y. Davis 90, c. Muller 20, Frank Ennhoff
200. Mrs. c. J. Marble %. Total, 431 cows.
The monthly report Of Health Officer
Keeney showed that during the month there
were 549 deaths, against 478 for the same
month last year. The principal causes Of
death were: Cholera infantum 40, diphtheria
II, phtnisis 20, bronchitis 20, heart disease %.
Quarantine Officer Lawlor reported that
he had examined seyenty-nlDe vessels dur
ing the month and collected s440as fees.
a report was received from Superintendent
Weaver Of the AlnshGuse showing that the
number Of inmates in the house August
goth WAS G99, admitted during the month 81.
Superintendent Healy Of the City and
County Hospital reported that from Sep
TENDER 1st to the 18th 167 patients were ad-
mlted in the hospital, making a total num-
Der Of $40; 10 we're discharged as cured aud
- died.