The morning call., 1892-02-18
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Shag Rock Brought Up as q Site
for the Pest. House.
Dr. Mays Calls It An Ideal Site" and A
Very Pleasant Spot The Other MedicOs
Do Not, and Very FOrcibly at That.

Mayor Sanderson presided last night at
the monthly meeting of the Board OF
Health, all the members being present.
The usual monthly bills were approved and
ordered paid.
Health Officer DIR. ]. Keeny's report was
received aud placed on file Among its sum-
maries were tables showing 700 deaths and
142 births for the month of January
Secretary Steppacher read long commu-
nlcation from DR.. LAWYER, the Quarantine
Officer. relating his action as to the small
pox quarantine at Angel Island and his con-
troyersies with DIR. McIvor, the United
States Surgeon in charge, the details OF
which have already been published. DR..
LAWYER suggested that the board petition the
Government to erect divided barracks at the
island for better isolation of patients lie
also thought that with the strict military
patrol established two Custom-house Off
GERS would be enough to guard the detained
passengers Chinese and white, of the steamer
Rio de JaneirO, who are now on the island.
On motion of DR.. Regensberger the COM
munication was indoTs ed fully and DR..
Lawlor thanked for his services. His sug-
gestions were also adopted, and the board
will petition the Government for the new
quarters
REPORTS READ.
The reports from the City and County
Hospital showed that in January 4l5 pa.
tents were admitted, and $50 remained
there on January 81; the number Of deaths
was "a, and the monthly EXPENSES S7366 %.
On February II there were 1913 Inmates at
the Almshouse. of whom 204 were in the
hospital; there were IA deaths, and the ex-
penses amounted TO S66l4 81.
The reports uf the plumb inspectors,
City Physician and Receiving Hospital
Surgeon were read and placed on file.
From January 20 to February II the Mar
ket Inspectors condemned 7000 pounds OF
beef, 100 of pork. 100 OF cheese, dozen
ducks aud glandered horses.
letter from the Secretary Of the State
i ard of Health, requesting the San Fran
cisco board to so time its next monthly
meeting that the State board could attend
1t. was read, and the request ordered to be
so folio wed.
The board resolved to go in a body and
visit Burns and Hogan's premises on Do
lores street to ascertain whether they con-
sttute the nuisance as claimed IN q COM
municatOn from Dr.. l.. }. lie TourneuX.
The sentiment Of the board seemed 10 be
that the alleged nuisance is police of
Tense.
DR.. Mays moved that the position of
engineer at the City and County Hospital
b8 declared vacant. It vas carried, the
Mayor Drs. Mays and RegenshergeT voting
aye anu DTS Lung anu DuChldtl no. by
the same voting majority, on Dr. Mays mo-
ton, Charles Murray was appointed TO the
vacant position.
THE PESTHoUsE.
DR.. RegenSbergeT in very strong terms de-
Scrbed the dilapidated and wretched con-
dtion Of the Twenty siXth-street Hospital.
He said he would rather see any friend of
his die than TO let him be sent there He
protested against any patient being sent to
such an unsuitable place. He advocated
tile erection OF cheap wooden barracks on
the City and County Hospital grounds and
suggested that the Health Officer visit the
Twenty place and condemn il.
The Mayor said 1t was a question of
money. and, on his suggestion. the Finance
Committee Of the board was Instructed to
meet the Finance Committee of the Super
Yisors TO discuss the matter
Dr. Mays protested against moving the
pest-hOuse TO the City and County Hospital
and spoke feryidly in favor of Shag Rock
az a location. He called the rock IAN ideal
site'' and painted its beauties so that even
the strongest supporters Of the scheme
would hardly recognize it.
DIR. Bucknall was as strongly opposed to
Shag Rock as DR.. Mays was in favor of it.
He thought the location for a pest-house
should be in the City and County Hospital
grounds.
Dr. Regensberger denounced the Shag
Rock scheme vigorously.
MONEY Is LACKING.
The Mayor again drew attention TO the
lack of money to do any thing about the
Pest-house. When the new fiscal year COM
menced, however, as the tax levy would
bring in larger receipts than ever before,
the boards larger appropriation would then
allow il 10 consider what TO do.
Dr. Regensberger said the present hos
pital is unfit to repair, and it would be bet
ter to put up tents heated by stoves than to
patch and tinker about the old place He
then spoke of the need OF a hospital for in
curables.
While talking on this subject DIR. Mays
again brought up Shag Rock. He called ii
"a very pleasant spot aud easy of access"
DR.. Long suggested buying some bay land
near the rock. and building the Pest-hUuse
there
Alter further discussion Of the merits and
dement's of Shag Rock, the MavOr said that
if any one wished regular Kilkenny bat
tie all that was needed was to advocate
building a hospital anywhere in the city
and county of San Francisco, and finally
the rock was dropped pro tenn.
DR. Long suggested that IL a smallpox
epidemic struck the city, many houses could
be rented in the suburbs Tor patients and
duarantined. There was grand chorus of
You just try to rent house for a small
pOx hospital" and DR.. Long took his seat
with a thoughtful brow
After Mrs. Weaver, wife of the Aims
house Superintendent, had read paper de-
scribing all about that institution, the
hoard ad iOurned.