Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-06-05
CENSUS oFFIoE sEsIEGsD.
The 81 Enumerators STARTED Out
This Morning With Their Littis
Rocks and lEig blanks.

BOOKS and Dig Blanks.
Supervisor OF the Census s. J. Wiley will
grant no more census blanks to clttz 'ns
calling at his office. The Office at
Eleventh and King streets was literally
besieged on Monday by applicants. II
was announced last week that private In
dlviduals might Obtain blansr on applicn.
ton to Mr.. Wiley for the Applicant per-
aonBl use. Bat this WAS only up to Sltur-
dav last, y. m. That II now being past
ald everything being In the hands OF the
enumerators their work cannot now be in.
terferred with. A list OF those citizens to
whom CENSUS blanks were granted last
week has been gwen to the enumeratorB
aGd, therefore, those that took advantage
OF tha opportunity will not bs troubled
further by III enumsrators.
AL tha ~ enumerators started out on
sheir WORK ON Monday. The census dis.
trtots hrs entermiuOus with the voting pre-
e!nete Of the city 80 that each citizen will
oisiiv know his ennmerator.
II Is eSpe ted that all the city census will
be competed III two weoks at the outside.
Many OF the enumerators will have their
work cOmpieted earlier. They are paid by
tho head and not by the day.
Census blanks will be left at each house.
sentiment is growing throughout the city
thar tire questions In relation to Diseases,
a., are nothing lsss than impairment and
are really OF II personal nature OF which the
census takers have ne Right to make inqul.
Clifton. There will undoubtedly be whole
sails refusal to accord the information.
also TIE Information demanded OF physi-
ciaos In requiring them to cooperate with
thecensus rHkers IN aifordlng Statistics in
relation TO ldiottc, featlr minded, lame, de-
formed, and thos9 afflicted with acute or
chronic dtsenses has stirred up great deal
OF Indignation among the doctors. Such
Information It Is held mas come to the pro-
inn, m IA nnta n 4 .s4tI "A oYI Fg, f,,r
niHh Il in turn to the census gatherers
would bo the Srossest breach OF trust.
nome of tue profession have already
puolicy announced their intention to de-
esine nff ,riiug the Information. DIR. A.
Bieeck9r Iaggett Of New York has sent the
70 lowiag open letter TO Dr.. John q. Billings.
surg on U 3. A, the ofl1tal In charge OF
vital Statistics aud special classes who sent
the circular asking for information to the
phys'cEus:
have TO respectfully decline to furnish
such STA isles because il would he Il breach Of
confidence for me 10 tell tho name of my pa
ticnts' Diseases t,Hny one No court of Justice
eau nbtgc mo 10 do 80, except in cases where
crlmc Is suspected,
My patient comes 10 mo with confidence and
tells me what hn would not diylill;e to any
her pcrsOu He does 50 because he trusts IA
my horor Nnd because he has heard Of tho
names Of patients will not be published does
not Hlcei the cHse, IA II IL a matter ni honor
between M patent and myself. The only
way III which ! could cnnscientinnsly comply
win yonr rogue would be 10 first call upon
eHe lntitnt and obtain permission to do sO
ard press OF business will not permit mo To dc
that.
IN this connection allow inc To say the qucs.
ton the census cnnvassers nrc expected Il
ask individuals with regard to their diaeaset
are, IN my opinion and in the opinion OF Tho
majority of people. iuprrtincut ana in
quigitnrihl md that very few people will be
Hug 10 answer them,
Sotal.,s debate has trenspired among
the local pref ts'on, but there is no doubl
that the WILMINGTON doctors will not widely
antegona the stralghtly expressed feeling:
Of their Dre,harn IN other states.
some OF the prominent journals Of New
York. In printing the census blanks, and
when advl,.ng thelr readers ms to the man
nar OF answering the questions. place
against each OF the troublesome questions
aId sim others having references to houst
owaerehir, the words, "You need not al
sWer this" &c.