Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-09-09
BOARD OF HEALTH.

Health Officer Wright Reports as to
the Condition of the City.s Health
Contagious Diseases Not so Pfeva-
lent as Last Year-Other Matters of
Interest.
The regular monthly meeting of the
board of health was held last evening,
Mayor Sargent and Commissioners Win
chell, Grant, Wheeler and O'Connor being
present.
AT former meeting the board ordered
the vaults situated on the premises % to
SO Trumbull street abolished. Last even
ing Professor Clark, Lawyer Arvine and
Mr.. Osborne, owner of the properties, ap-
peared and requested that the previous or
der be rescinded, but the board voted in
executive session to stand by its former
vote, and the vaults will have to be abol-
ished.
DR.. Fleischner was granted an extension
of one week in which to abolish the vault
on his premises, 43 Dixwel avenue.
A complaint was received from residents
of COTE street to the effect that the condi-
ton of the west side of COTE street, oppo-
site the bell tower, was a nuisance and a
menace to thepublic health; that the side
walk was DISTRACTED by garbage and weeds
to the detriment of health to every passer-
by as well as the clothing of every female.
The property is owned by man named
| Dickerman and the board voted to notify
the owner to remove the garbage and put
the premises in sanitary condition at once
Several residents of York street present
ed remonstrance against the stencil arts
| ing from the premises occupied by Lederer
O Do IL ,f,. oaf ofor
| for hides and skins. The matter was laid
on the table for the present.
B. II. Douglass & Sons sent in a COM
plant concerning the privy vault at 80
Crown street, and asked for it's abolish
ment. The house being at present unoc-
| cupied, the board ordered the vault
cleaned and put in sanitary condition at
| once.
Health Officer Wright reported that the
| death rate for the past month was COM
| paratively light. There were forty deaths
from the 25th to the end of the month,
| caused principally by the return of the ex-
IRENE warm weather. Most of these deaths
| were among children, and due largely to
| diarrhoeal disease. During the entire
month there were 140 deaths, among
which the contagious diseases ranked very
low. Last month ten deaths resulted from
scarlet fever, ten from diphtheria and
| twenty-one from typhoid fever. Up TIC
the present time this month there have
been reported four cases of scarlet fever,
and of diphtheria. Typhoid fever seems
| to be on the increase, but not 80 much as
| last year. The cases are scattered and not
confined to any one locality. An increase
in scarlet fever and diphtheria cases may
be expected from now on in consequence
of the opening of the public schools, the
schools, in the health officers opinion
being the most effective spreaders Of
these diseases. AS measure of precau
ton, notice had been sent to the superin
tendent of schools, informing him where
the cases of contagious diseases existed
and requesting him to allow no children tc
come to the schools from any of thes'
houses until they can produce clean bill
of health from the family physician.
The board voted to abolish the PRIV
vault at so Fair street and to have tn
premises put in sanitary condition at once
A committee, consisting of Commission
ers Grant and Wheeler and Plumbing In
spector Eldridge, was appointed to invest
igate the premises at 500 and 511 Elm
street with view of having them con
nected with the sewer on Elm street. Tn
committee will visit the premises to-da,
and report at the next meeting.