The record-union., 1892-07-07
SANITARY MATTERS.
Chinatown Said to Have Had a
Cleansing.
The Health of the People Reported as
Excellent-No Diphtheria Nor
Scarlet Fever.

The CITY Board of Health metlast even
ing at the office of the Secretary, III. l..
Nichols. The regular meeting night, the
first Monday of the month, fell on the
18th, hence the meeting was postponed
until last night. DIR. F. l.. Atkinson, who
was appointed in the place of DIR. Bruno
(resigned), DIR. Fowler and DR.. Nichols
were present.
DIR. Fowler was elected to the Chair and
presided at the meeting.
No special business coming before the
meeting, the regular reports were read
and ordered placed on file, after which
discussion of various matters appertain-
ing to the sanitary condition of the city
were discussed.
Chinatown has been receiving the at
tention of the Health Office and Inspector,
and is reported in improved condition.
1t was suggested, and generally agreed
to, that the Sanitary and Plumbing In
spectors should be requested TO attend the
meetings of the board hereafter, when
possible.
The vaccination of school children was
again discussed, and the suggestions
made at the last meeting, that parents
should be more careful to have them
properly yaccinated, was reported to
have been quite generally observed. 1t
was deemed good provision that the Su
perintendent of Schools require them to
present proper certificate from men,
Der of the board before entering school.
HEALTH OFFICERS REPORT.
Health officer II. l., Nichols reported
for the month of June:
l have to report 30 deaths (including
five which occurred in May but not here
tofore reported), as against 40 for last
I,
June, 1891. Consumption caused five
deaths; cancer, enteric fever, peritonits,
Septicemia, Bright's disease, inanition
opium poisoning and gunshot wounds
each two; commissions, three; bronchitis,
gastritis, congestion of brain, ulcer OF
stomach, ulcer of bowels, heart disease,
apOpleXy, diarrhea and dySent9ry each
one. Twenty Of the thirty-five deaths
were of persons of foreign birth, eight
being natives OF China.
No deaths occurred during the month
from diphtheria nor scarlet fever, and but
one case of diphtheria reported, and that
IN the person of nonresident who was
here III attendance upon convention.
The diminished mum Der of deaths and
the almost entire abatement OF contagious
diseases indicates an improved sanitary
condition OF the city.
Twelve births were reported for the
month, three males and nine females
midwife, the other six by five different
physicians, from which | am led to infer
that some of our physicians are failing
to comply with the law which requires
them to report every birth which they
attend. Postal cards prepared for re-
porting such cases will be furnished to
any physician or midwife upon applica-
ton at this Office.
The annual cleaning of the alleys has
been made Of the rubbish and garbage
which accumulates in spite of posted
notices or Satchfulness Of the officers.
The streets also have been put in repair
and the city generally presents a Clearly
appearance.
OF course many localities need renovat-
ing and the inspectors are kept busy in
vestigating and causing needed work to
be done.
SANITARY INSPECTOR.
Report of George w. Nichols, Sanitary
Inspector, for June was as follows:
buildings repaired 2, inspected 3. cess
pools and vaults cleaned a, new vaults
ordered built 4, sink retrapped and pipes
repaired L nuisanceS abated 90 new
ventllators built D, patent closets put in
5, orders to remove rubbish 90 drains
repaired 6, new drains put in 2, vaults
condemned 2, contagious disease notices
posted |, notices given 45, special inspec-
tions of block Sixth and Seventh, and
j. Total number OF inspections, so.
He stated in his report that all alleys
from to V, and from Tenth to Thirty
first streets, have been inspected, and
same are clean and have been made free
from any garbage, filth or accumulations
of any kind.
PLUMBING INSPECTOR.
The report of Plumbing Inspector L..
w. Mahoney was as follows: Number
of plans and specifications received and
approved IS, first inspection Is, final ii,
plumbing jobs on hand July 1st, q.
The following house nuisances have
been abated: Closets foul and offensive
1, out of repair l, sinks not trapped 4,
open joints in waste pipe 2, sink drain
age on surface of ground 3. Total nui-
sances of house drainage abated, IL.
After some general discussion of the
reports, and the general work of the
health officers, the meeting adjourned and
an informal conference ensued