The morning call., 1892-08-18
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Receiving Hospital Ordered Re.
moved to New City Hall.
Chinatown to Be Inspected - Physicians
Charged With Being Absent From Posts.
Police Surgeons Appointed.

The Board Of Health met last evening,
Mayor Sanderson in the chair and Drs.
Bucknsll. Regensburger. Long and Mays
present.
The session was taken up largely with
the reception of sanitary reports.
On motion Of DR.. Regensburger DR.. Somers
was authorized to move the Receiving Hos
pital to its new quarters in the new City
Hall on Monday next. 1t was announced
that the Receiving Hospital would be
thrown open for public inspection on next
Thursday and Friday evenings.
Drs. W. p. Simpson. G. T. Deane and VIII
liam c. Berry were appointed police SUI
geons al salary of S75 month each.
1t was resolved that the Board OF Health
make an official inspection Of the sanitary
condition OF Chinatown during tie latter
part of next week.
John j. Wilson of 2214 Post street, In
written communication, complained that on
an afternoon not stated he with Is others
and Ii children had waited for three hours
at the City and County Hospital without
any doctor having presented himself. Dr.
lie Fevre, the experimenting physician, was
asked by the Mayor what he knew about 1t.
The doctor said it was the first he had
heard of such grievance, and he supposed
il the people waited they must have waited
outside the gates without making any signs
OF distress. The complaint was referred
for investigation to the Mayor and DIR.
Long who will be ready to hear what evi-
dence Mr. Wilson has to offer al the Board
of Health Office at IL o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Henry Day applied for an increa ase of SAL
airy from $50 to S75 as the assistant drug
gist at the City and County Hospital His
application was ordered filed.
LAUNDRYMAE SUSPENDED.
DIR. lie Feyre reported the suspension of
j. Zimmerman, the laundryman at the City
and county Hospital, aud the appointment
in his place Of c. IL. Lane: also that the
services OF the two painters could be dis
pensed with. His action was approved.
Thomas Eager, superintendent Of the City
Cemetery. reported 143 interments during
July. OF these 81 were INDECENT dead and
49 Chinese.
DIR. Keeney, Health Officer reported $40
deaths during July, being the same number
as Tor the corresponding month last wear.
or the deaths 80 we're from cholera in
fantnm. 16 from diphtheria. from scar
latina, IL from typhoid lever, 60 from
phthisis. II from apoplexy. 20 from bron-
chitis. 1o from Brlghts disease. il from
heart disease, q from pneumonia, 80 from
iBanition. IL from old age II from casual
ties and Is suicides. During the same period
90 cases of scarlatina and 81 cases of diph-
liberia were reported.
w. X, Allen, assistant inspector of plumb
ing and drainage, reported inspections from
July 20 to August IL as follows: Ironstone
sewer, 3645 feet; cas- t-iroD sewer, 1850 feet;
traps 81; total inspections made 155.
The report of the stewards of the City
and County Hospital showed that the ex-
penses of that institution during July
amounted to S659l ".
THE ALMSHoUsE
X. L. Bunker. resident physician at the
Aims house, reported 502 inmates ON the
sick and invalid list and Is deaths during
July.
Dr. George Il. Somers. Police Surgeon, re-
ported 472 patients admitted to the Reeeiv-
ing Hospital during July.
Superintendent Weaver OF the Almshouse
reported S5405 62 expenses incurred during
the month Of July.
DIR. j. p. LIE Fevre. superintendent ply
sician Of the City and County Hospital, re-
ported 800 patients admitted during July.
During the month there were 90 discharged
cured, lSl discharged improved, 26 died and
IA sent TO the Almshouse. The number of
patients remaining In the hospital on
August was 294. The average number Of
patients during the month was 290 1-31.
The number Of births was o, the mum Der Of