The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-11-25
THIRD EDITION.
STATE BoARI, OF health,

A Most Interesting Meeting Held Yes
terday-seoretary Frazer Makes VAL
liable Suggestion s-school Children
Must BE Vncciua red.
The State Board uf Health held an
imporlant and interesting meeting in
the parlors OF the Central Hotel yes.
terday.
The president, DR.. Lewis Z. Bush,
presided, The othpr members present
were; Drs. Robert &. EllegOod, Irving
;. Nallandighnm, ~ w Cooper u. l..
Mustard William i, skinner Albert
I White ey and SECRETARY T. Il. Frazer.
Sec. ftuzer5 relioIL WIS necessarily
lengthy TO sho ~ all that he had done
In he interests Of the health OF the
people Of the State He had
Visited no loss than is towns and
found all in fair sanitary condition OK
cept Georgetown, in Sussex county.
Ho h,l. also visited ~ farms compds-
ing 7,ii5 acres pf land, containing
]. .O99 milking cow, giving ), ,IgO quarts
oil milk per day Ilo reported 81
wholesale and 3J retail dairy farmers
In the state and his investigations
Showed that he lohud 81 barnyards in
most deplorahly lilthy condition,
neoding the Immediate attention oil
the board. He said that ii the milk
tfalllc contlnueu In It's present form
Tree from regular Inspection, the
result would be u serious thing t.
this community. IIs favored Law
governing The inspection and sale OF
milk. Severe petalties should be lait
upon persons ddtBcte d aduterating
milk. 1t is probable that the boart
Will present bill to The next Assem-
bly, embodylng the sugge JtRnns OF the
secretary.
Tho report of the secretary was
strongly commended by the board
and his actions hdlrtly approved,
The question oG the vaccination oil
children attending school engaged
the attention OF The board to great
extent
Tho necessity Of compelling all
school children tb be Vacuiuated Wa
uiscussed byall Ind freely admitted
Dr. u. w. toopcr then Formulated
the following resolutions which We're
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The Legislature OF till,
State has Instituted State Board ol
Health TO whose direction and proper
execution Of the various laws promo
tive OF the hygiene and sanitary con
ditlon of the state and the security OF
the health and lite OF its citizens have
been entrusted, and
Whereas, Smallpox has made its
appearance In States Immediately all,
lacent To us, and our laws providing
for the vaccination OF school children
Z are not being EXECUTED; leaving more
than half our cltizcns vehicles for thr
reception and spread of this dire dis
ease, therefore lIe II
Resolved That the secretary pro,
pare and furnish to every Clcrk III then
several school districts and also TO the
trustees OF the poor Of each county 4
copy OF the law regulating the vacci.
nation OF the pupils OF our schools.
Resolved, That Il failure to comply
with this law will hr met wit h such nc
sion as the Stat,I Board Of Health ma,
deem neeessary.iu the premiees.
Secretary Frazer announced that ht
Intended to begin n crusade against
ministers and physicians VINO fail tt
report marriages and deaths occurring
In their respective plHce7.
state Auditor Dulanry having OK
nmined the ACCOUNTS OF the SeCretar,
reported that ont of the State HpprO
prlatlOn OF SlO0l a balance OF S614 VI
wits still due thh board
The SecretarYs bill of slO4.si for OK
penses WIS approyed. and an order 70
$500 was passed to pay for his service
rendered.
communication was received from
lau! III oln III complaining OF thi
manner in which the canning racturle
III that town wfre conducted,
She said ship complained to the
health Department Of the town /,
have the nuisaHee abatod. The stencl
OF the factories created sitting olor
and was ugrcal nuisance. She though
that the rea soI no attention was pat
TO her complaint, was because the oW
ner Of the fact5ry was the president q
the Health Deuartment OF the town
The matter was iuid pTRr until the ury
meeting ol the board, and mcanwhtl
Secretary frahdr viii endeuFor to hav
the nuisance afatuu