The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-07
GRIP ALMOST GONE.
The Board of Health's Report
Shows That the Dread Disease
is Rapidly Leaving the
County.

Inc reports rebu Dy the liefk OF tnes
Board of Health yesterday at a meeting
Of the Board shows that the grip is
rapidly leaving the country, and that
lung diseases are less fatal. From April
to April 10 9inclusive, the following cases OF
bronchitis were reported; Jersey City, 10;
Bayonne. 1; Hoboken, 4; rest of the
county, 6; total, 30 Pneumonia-Jersey
City. %; Bayonne. 2; Hoboken. 10; rest Of
the county. Is; total. 1856. The grip-Jer-
sey City, %; Bayonne, none: Hoboken, 13;
total. 40. Under the general head
Of lung diseases for this period
Jersey City had 146 deaths; Bayonne. 8;
Hoboken, 20; rest OF the county. "a; total,
200. For January, when there
was no grip, the deaths from
lung diseases were:-Jersey City. 60;
Bayoune. 0; Hoboken, s; rest OF the coun-
ty, 80; total, Ill From these figures the
death rate in that period of April per
1000 persons was 3S.6, and in January but
For the following week the report
showed a decrease in the death rate to
2S.4. and but ten cases of grip In the
county. For the week ending May 3. the
death rate was 29.2 per 1000 persons.
There were but seven cases of grip 10 the
demic Is about gone.
PRINCIPAL wAREMAN's COMPLAINTS.
DIR. Brough sent certified copy of his
diploma as a physician to the Board and
requested that it be registered. The or
iginal diploma was filed with the clerk
of MiddleSex County The clerk OF
the Board was directed TO notify DR..
Brough TO inform the Board whether the
diploma was filed prior to July, 1890. II
it was not, DR.. Brough must pass an ex-
animation before the State Board Of
Medical Examiners.
Principal Wakeman of School No.
complained to the Board of the bad odor
from the ashphalt works on St. Paurs
avenue. He claimed that 1t made his
wife i'll. Inspector Saltonstal was direct
ed to investigate the matter. Freeholder
Tierney complained that the property
owners of Harrison do not properly con-
meet their premises with sewers, and In
spector Allen was directed TO procure
specific information about this charge.
At the last meeting OF the Board COM
plaint from Mr.. Requa, OF High street.
was received. He objected to the bad
odor which he claimed came from the
stable of William Leonard, of No. 40s
presented TO the Board do Gu
ment that set forth that the
charge against Mr.. Lsonard's stable
was untrue and that bad odors do not
come from il. This paper was signed by
twenty-one persons who live in the i'm
mediate vicinity. The Board filed the
paper and refused to take action on MIR.
Reaua's complaint. A permit
was granted to Mrs. Regina Lumm to
conduct che business of scavenger. Her
husband followed the business until he
died from a disease contracted IN the
County Jail where he was detained un-
Justly on charge of murder made by one
Schneider VINO Is wanted for perjury by
the Prosecutor.
A NEW INDUSTRY sQUELCHED.
H. A Shoppe applied Tor permit TO
cart hog hair TO the Hackensack meadows
aud dry 1t. The matter was laid over and
the permit will probably be refused. john
Bussey asked for permit TO manufacture
birds food from hearts, livers and lights
of bullocks. Inspector Saltonstal said
concerning this industry that the neigh
bors complained that flesh was boiled at
night and the odor was horrible. Bussev
had told him that no one complained ex-
eept those VINO kept their windows open,
but he was willing TO accommodate them
and boil the stuff in the morning. This
permit was refused.
A resolution was adopted by the Board
which compels all undertakers, on and
after June !, to attach purple ribbon 10
the Grape hung by them on houses where
death resulted from contagious disease.
The following comparative report of
contagious diseases for April was read
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