Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-06-02
THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Secretary Frazer Makes Report of
fragrant Violation OF Law.


Compliments to Sheriff simmons for the
Fine Sanitary Condition of New Castle
Jail--pr. Acknowledgements Eloquent
Tribute to tho Deceased President, DIR.
Bush.
The members of the State Board of
Health held n session at the Central Hotel
Tuesday. Those present were: Drs
w. T. Skinner, Glasgow; Alexander W.
LAUDER, Wilmington; Irving S. Valiandig.
ham. Middletown; Il. w. Cooper, Camden;
Albert Whitley, Frederick; X. G. Ellegood,
Concord.
Secretary Frazer made voluminous re-
port upon the status of the vaccination
question in the schools of Delaware The
result Of his inquiries directed to every
school district clerk and teachers in the
three counties was as follows;
New Castle connt-S5 out of the 10l
teachers reported ALT pupils of whom
2,Ol4 had been yaccinated.
Sussex county-T3 out of l75 teachers re-
ported 3,9l1 pupils and but $50 vaccinated
Kent county-6S teachers out of SO re-
ported 3,3l2 pupils and ,425 vaccinated
Additional reports from Secretary Frazer
at the afternoon session of the State Board
OF Health Tuesday were made.
The following additional vaccine state
ments were read:
Tie vaccine physician, appointed by the
Trustees of tho Poor of New Castle county.
reported that he had yaccinated D2l whites
and 80 colored making a total Of ,43l.
Ihe vaccine physician of Sussex county,
Ut. George W. Pleasanton of Milford, re-
ported that he had vaccinated 1873 whites
and. 295 colored, a total of 433.
On his official visit to Dover and to the
Sussex county alnlsh0tise, April 9Th, the
secretary found the Dover prison clean.
on inspection of the books in the Office of
the recorder of deeds in regard to vital sta
tlstics the name OF no physician, under
taker. minister or other authorized person
was found inscribed. He also found that
at least two-thirds of the death certificates
were not signed by the attending physi-
can, but by the undertake. r. O. Z.
Wilson, secretary of the Board of Public
Education, reported to the secretary that
the 400 pupils in the schools OF Dover were
yacclnated with the exception of 10, and
the latter were not allowed to come to
school.
The registration books at Georgetown
are Kept i'll Il pile on the window sill
OF the recorders office for lack of more
suitable place for such records. The UNDER
takers OF Sussex county signed the death
cerullcates, the same MS they did in Kent
county, which is violating the law. George
IL. HATFIELD, who was arrested about two
years ago OH complaint of Secretary Frazer
Tor not making any returns, still violates
the law.
CLEANLINESS AT NEW CASTLE JAIL.
Secretary Frazer reports the cells in
Georgetown jail in q fair condition.
lie makes an excellent report of the
condition of New Castle Jail. Sheriff
Simmons has introduced the gospel
OF personal cleanliness among the prison
ers. Bath tubs are placed in the Jail where
many OF the prisoners experience the OK
hIlnFutInn ttr -
All prisoners are provided with the rcgu.
iatlon prison clothing and the old clothes,
when dangerous to the health of the in,
mates, are burned. There is no sickness
in the Jail.
A communication from DR.. j. A. Ellie
good OF Laurel was read, stating that the
grip has made extensive ravages in Sussex
county the past year. Many fatal results
were induced by it.
VITAL STATISTICS.
The report of births, deaths and mar.
riages for 1891 is as follows Births, 1890;
deaths. 2,439: marriages, 1905 AS com
pared with the report Of 1880 there is de-
crease of 5i2 births, a decrease of 42S
deaths and decrease of II marriages.
The number Of people who have died of
consumption in New Castle county during
the year of 1891 is 164; in Kent, 81; In
Sussex, 81. The number who died of the
Castle, $50; Kent, So; Sussex, 3d. There is a
decrease of death from consumption in
New Castle and Kent counties, but an in
crease of one in Sussex over the number
who died in 1880.
The following resolution was offered and
adopted:
Resotoed, That the secretary be authorized To
ascertain from the Encouragement OF the
state of Delaware what power resides in tho
state Board Of Health to enforce the In for
the preservation Of tho public health In this
stats; from 1877 with the amendments thereto
UP ill 1891
Dr.. Irving S. Vallandigham read a
minute ON the life and services of the late
DR.. Bush, president Of the board. 1t was a
touching tribute to the valuable services
rendered by the deceased official during
his long term Of usefulness as president:
The minute was ordered spread upon the
The following rule was adopted:
There shall be an auditing committee and n
committee on revision and publication of tho
reports, consisting each Of one mem Der from
each county. No bills shall DO allowed with.
out the approval nf the auditing commttoe,ex-
cept In urgent cases, approved by the presl-
dent IN the interim Of the meetings.
On organization for the ensuing wear
DIR. K. w. Cooper of Camden was elected
president and L. B. Frazer reelected sec
rotary.