The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-06
HEALTH OF THE CITY.
Remarkably Low Rate of Nor
tally for March.
MORE BIRTHS THAN DEATHS.
Nuisanees Abated, Unsound Food Pro-
hucts Condemned and Permits Issued
New Milk Ordinance Proposed.

At the regular monthly meeting of the
board of health yesterday afternoon there
were present President Frank A. Church.
i'll, NJ D., James Shannon, NJ. D., S. ].
Holmes, NJ. D., G. H. 7. Sparkling. NJ. D.,
health officer. DR.. Holmes, who was APP
pointed to investigate the milk ordinance,
preliminary to the drafting of new one,
introduced an ordinance now used in Mil
waukee.
1t was considered section by section,
and approved with few alterations.
Health Officer Sparkling recommended
that new ordinance in reference to the
market inspector be drawn up and pre-
scented to the council. He said that as
matters now stood it was practically i'm
possible to condemn bad meat and convict
the dealers, owing to the recent decision
Of the municipal court in the S. 2. Burns
case
Market Inspector Crichton explained
the case mentioned by DR.. Sparkling and
suggested that the condemnation be &C.
cording to the weight of the veal carcass,
naming seventy pounds as proper weight.
DR.. Holmes said if the ordinance now in
vogue worked adversely to the health de-
partment he favored revision, but did not
think weight the proper criterion, when
age was accepted in most cities.
DR.. Sparkling said that he had written to
principal cities for ordinances touching on
the points of the case.
On advice OF President Churchill, the
matter was tabled, pending a special meet
ing, on arrival of reports.
Health Officer Sparkling submitted the
following report:
The death record during the month Of March
was thrty-three, showing decrease of forty
nine under the same month last year. This can
be accounted for by the prevalence of an cpl
demic OF the grippe during March, 1892. The
death rate for the month was IS per 1000.
Following are the deaths by wards: First, z;
Second, .; Third, 0; Fourth, 8; Fifth, 6; Sixth,
3; Seventh, 2: Eighth, 1; Ninth,2. Causes and
number of deaths from each: Asphyxia, l.;
bronchitis, l. cancer, /; commissions, /; drown
ing, 2; emphysema of lungs, 1; inanition, Il;
heart disease, 4; Ia grippe, q edema of lungs,
l; pertussis, 4; phthisis, 6; pneumonia, 4; frac-
ture spine, /; suicide or murder, 2; typhoid
fever /,
The following interment and shipping per-
mits were issued during the mouth: Lake
View cemetery, IS; Calvary, 6; Oak Lake. Il;
Mount Pleasant, Q; Odd Fellows, /: Jewish, /;
shipping permits, 4; total, ~.
Total number of births reported during the
nonth was %, OIL mdies anu ~ 1emaless stllL.
born, 9.
The only contagious disease reported was one
case OF typhoid fever.
The following gives the plumbing certificates
filed during the month: Buildings inspected,
"a; certificates issued, "a; work accepted, 49,; re-
jected,4 4.
BY reference to the above you will see that
the work in this department has been very salts
factory and that it is of great value one of the
sanitary necessities Of our city.
The following presents q statement in detail
relating to nuisances for the month OF March:
Stagnant water, 2; no sewer connection, Is;
filthy alleys. 4; dead animals, 5; manure piles,
6; garbage on premises, 7; cesspools, s; filthy
vaults. 2; filthy chicken pen, s; plugged and
broken sewers, 10; bad drainage, 5; no ground
for complaint, l.
The amount of food condemned by the market
inspector was as follows: Bob veal carcasses, 10,
in pounds, $40: mutton, 60 pounds; beef, ], 800
pounds; milk, 272 quarts; cranberries. 5 barrels;
green peas, crates; tomatoes, crates.
lam convinced that if the law remains as 1t
Is, great many complaints will be made to the
department in reference to the quality of meat,
etc., sold by the butchers and commission mer-
chants, as they are aware of the impossiblity of
condemnation of unsound meat and the con-
viction of parties for selling the same, owing to
the last decision of the municipal court I
would recommend that new law relative to
the inspection and condemnation Of food DO
drawn up and submitted to the council.
A number of bills were audited and ap-
proved. a.