Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-14
THE HEALTH OFFICE
DIR. Hughes Appointed In-p~ctor-rhe Gar
baxe Question and Insp~ctor.' Repcrts

DR.. Hughes Appointed In-p~ctor-rhe Ger.
eaxe Question and Insp~ctor.' Repcrts.
Health oaicer Hammett was busy this morn
ing receiving the reports Of the Inspector. in
the various branches Of the service as well 40
looking after other routine business The first
matter disposed OF today was TO recommend
the appointment Of the successor OF Inspector
II. c. Lynn and DIR. u. W Hughes received the
stamp OF Dr. Hammetts approval
DIR. Lynn resigned some time ago 20 return
to his home in Topeka, Kan. and DIR. HAM
NETT recommends the appointment Of Dr.
Hughes to take effect tomorrow. DIR. Hughes
was one Of the candidates for health officer.
but withdrew in favor Of DR. Hammett.
This Is the fifth appointment made bv Dr.
hammet and all except one Of that number
are republicans. DR.. Hammett mentioned this
fact this morning and remarked that politics
had nothing TO do with the appointments in
his Office.
THE OLD QUESTION.
The garbage service also came in for its share
OF the health officers time. and the doctor said
the complaints are still numerous. although
many Of them do not amount 10 anything.
There was one case. he said. in which three
complaints had been made in two DAYS and
when the inspector went TO the house he found
nothing but some peach parings.
The garbage service, the doctor said. Was get
ting along very well. and he hoped in another
day or two that there would be no reason for
complaint Ii was his expectation also that .
new contract would speedily be issued for the
service of collecting the garbage.
REPORTS OF rooD INSPECTORS.
The reports Of Food Inspector Mothershead
and Chase show a decided decrease in the con-
formations as compared with the summer
weeks. On account Of having the Center
Market and large down town stores 20 look
ai'er the report Of Inspector Mothershead
SHOWS the large number of condemnation.
Among the articles condemned by him we're
s2O pounds Of meat. $50 canteloupcs us water
melons and $50 pounds OF grapes, in addition
TO quantity of other fruits.
Among the items in Inspector Chase's report
were ls5 pounds Of meat, I7l canteloupes and
is watermelons.
At THE wHARvEs.
The report OF Inspector harris shows tho mr.
rivals at the river front during the past week
of the following: Nine thousand nine hundred
and seventy-six punches OF fish. l.775 Spanish
mackerel, AZ drumfish. "a carp, n sturgeon.
of,uuo CLAIMS, 1880 crabs, g. 200 bushels Of oys-
tiers and ? 600 watermelons
The combinations were 545 lunches OF fish.
z,SVV CLAIMS, i,loO crabs, l2O bushels of oysters
AT THE POUND.
Poundmaster Einstoin's report shows n total
OF li2 animals impounded during the past
week. OF that number 1877 were dogs. three
were cows and there were two goats The fees
collected amounted TO SIS, there having been
seven dogs redeemed and two sold
Inc reports OF the health inspectors showed
number of nuisances abated and those of the
garbage inspectors gave long lists OF COM
plants attended 10.
DR. osmun, who has charge Of enforcing the
law with regard TO the prevention Of the
spread oil contagious diseases, has been kept
busy since his appointment TO succeed Dr.
Demarest
Dr. osmun said this morning that he had
only had two cases Of scarlet fever TO look
after since his appointment. the other
now averaging two or three day. There has
been an occasional death from diphtheria, the
last weekly report showing six deaths during
the week.