The record-union., 1892-08-02
HEALTH OF TEE CITY.
What the Board of Doctors are Doing
to Maintain It.
Health officer Nichols Visits sehepp,s
Cologne Factory-Dregs Pumped
From the River.

The regular monthly meeting of the
board OF Health was held at the Office of
the Secretary last evening. There were
present Drs. NJ. Gardner, H. L. Nichols,
w ID. Baldwin and c. e. Fowler.
reports from the following officers
Were read and placed on file;
MoRTUARY AND HEALTH.
Health Officer II. L. Nichols reported
Tor the month of July 46 deaths, as against
90 for June and IS for the month of July,
1881. The causes of death were: Con-
sumption 5, heart disease 6, cancer 4, and
typhoid fever, peritOnitis, premature
birth, overdose Of opium, each 3; menin-
gifts 2, pulmonary congestion, pulmonary
hemorrhage, cerebral softening, diarrhea,
cholera infantum. aneurism, cystitus,
gastritis, hepatitis, whooping-cough, rail-
road accident, fracture of skull, Brights
disease, marasmus, commissions, old age,
unknown, each l; and three deaths that
occurred IN June and not before reported.
OF the deaths reported for July q were
males and p females; II were children
under one year of year of age; Is were
natives Of California, IL of other States
and IS Of foreign birth; Is births were re-
ported, 8 males, females and l still
birth. Three cases of contagious disease
reported, diphtheria 2, scarlet fever l.
one OF the cases Of diphtheria was con-
tracted from the nonresident case re-
ported last month, and the other was
contracted out Of town. No deaths have
occurred from either diphtheria or scarlet
lever. The sanitary condition of the city
is fairly good.
SANITARY INSPECTION.
Building and Sanitary Inspector George
w. Nichols reported for July, yards and
collars tilled2, buildings inspected l, cess
pools and vaults cleaned A. new vaults
ordered built 3, sinks retrapped and
pipes repaired 6, nuisances abated 30
new ventilators built D. patent closets
put IN }, orders to remove rubbish TO-
drains repaired 5, new drains put in 3
vaults condemned 3, contagious diseases
posted 2, notices given 40, special in
spectlons 2, total number OF inspections
100.
lie reported the chaingang still en-
gagged In putting alleys in sanitary con-
dltion throughout the city.
PLUMBING INSPECTION.
Plumbing Inspector /. w. Mahonev
reported plans and specifications re-
ceiVed is, approved Is, first inspection IA
I Ina5 inspection II, plumbing jobs on
hand August lst u.
Inc following nuisances were abated ::
water closets out of repair 2, sink not
trapped ), open joints in waste pipes 5
SINK drainage on surface OF ground 4:
total number of house nuisances abated
il.
After the disposition of the reports
various sanitary matters and measures
We're discussed, and a number of COM
plants from different quarters either re-
ported as having been attended to or in
sfucIiohs given to the proper officers.
SCHEPP'S COLOGNE FACTORY.
Bearing upon an article which APP
in ~aCgF rAK.Fl s,v-F
Health Officer Nichols reported having
made an inspection ofSchepp's slaughter
house and yards. While he found a hoo
Wallow that he considered not the chOic-
est spot IN the world, and Acknowledged
that there was strong combination of
odors IN the vicinity, he thought the place
was kept in as good order as the average
slaughtcr-pens. Schepp's plant is out
side the city limits, and the board de-
clded 10 call the attention of the SuDer-
Visors 10 it, and thought it their duty to
atehd TO 1t II 1t was further complained
FOOD INSPECTION.
While one member of the board re-
membered that the bovine lord of a Ger
tain herd had been slaughtered about q
year ago, and sold for beef under false
pretensions, 1t was agreed that the city's
supply OF meats was generally good.
DR.. Nichols said he had given rs much
time as possible to the inspection of the
diaries and the markets, and believed
that the products supplied to the citv
were generally acceptable.
While ii might be there were instances
of adulterated milk, and that sometimes
alum, boraX and burnt sugar were mixed
With the lacteal fluid, such instances
were rare.
THE RIVER WATER.
The discussion OF adulterated milk led
to dissertation upon the water supply.
Whether or not the honorable board felt
solicitation for the milkmen in this con
nectlon it is not safe to say, but the one
topic promptly suggested the other, and
the clty'S water came uD for subject
deemed worthy of investigation.
one Street-sprinlzler, using one of the
carts with a perforated iron distributor.
had complained that the latter was so
frequently obstructed with broken shells
and other relics pumped up from the
river that it had to be discarded and diff
ferent style Of cart used.
Il was suggested that the strainer on
the suction-pipe at the river might be
clogged, or broken, and this was decided
worthy of prompt investigation
Plumbing Inspector Mahoney was
present at the meeting, and was inter
viewed by the members of the board on
several matters OF sanitary concern. and
answered number Of questions regard
ing the work being done and buildings
which have been or need to be inspected
After some further discussion of nu-
merous matters, the board adjourned.