The record-union., 1892-10-04
EFFECTIVE SANITARY MEASURES.
Sacramento Breaks Her Record for
HeaIthfuIness.
Only Seven Cases of Contagious Dis
eases in Month-Proposed Cre-
nation of All Garbage.

| The regular monthly meeting of the
City Board of Health took place last night
at the Office of the Secretary, DIR. II. L..
Nichols.
| Health officer II. L. Nichols reported
30 deaths for September, as against 3S for
August and 80 for September, 1891. Cause
of death-Consumptio 5, meningitis 3,
heart disease, cancer, premature birth,
umbilical hemorrhage, railroad accident.
= each, typhoid fever, scarlet fever, bron-
chitis, rheumatism, cerebral softening,
apopleXy, peritonitis, pneumonia, pull
monary hemorrhage, paralysis, inanition,
opium poisoning, l each, still-births 4.
OF these a were males and 6 females; un-
der one year Of age 6. born in California
Is, in other States 2, in foreign countries
II. Births reported 19-males 10, females
9. Contagious diseases reported 7-diph-
iberia l, scarletina Gas against 24 con-
| tagiouS diseases in September, 1891.
Low DEATH RATE.
! The cases of scarlitina, with the excen-
| ton of one in the vicinity, were confined
| to one family in the outskirts of the city.
1.-The low death rate (l2.S5 and frac-
/ ton per thouSand), and but two deaths
| from zymotic causes, speaks well for the
sanitary condition and healthfulness of
| the city," says DR.. Nichols, "notwith-
standing the disparaging remarks of
! some OF our citizens, who seem to delight
| in placing US in a false position before
the people.
'Since our last meeting mnch work has
! been done in cleaning and flushing the
sewers. The extra Inspector allowed us
| for the month has enabled us to give
more attention to the business portion of
/ L oil 4.
spector to give most of his time to the
resident portion. | think now he will be
able to keep up with the demands made
upon him.
''Since the cleaning of the alleys l have
caused notices to be posted warning resi-
dents against violating the laws prohibit
| ing the placing of garbage in alleys. and
have called the attention of the police
| officers to the law requiring them to give
! their attention to such violators. AS
stated in my last report l believe we have
| little 10 fear from cholera in our midst
! this season, but still advise care and
| cleanliness.
| PLUMBING INSPECTORS REPORT
L. w. Mahoney, Plumbing Inspector.
reported: Number of plans and speciti-
cations received IL, approved IL, first in
! spection Ii, final inspection Is, plum bing
| jobs on hand October lst 81. House
nuisances abated-Foul closets 2, without
water /. sinks not trapped =, water-pipes
4, open joints 3, surface drainage 2: total
SANITARY INSPECTION
Building and Sanitary Inspector George
| Nichols reported as follows: Yards and
cellars tllled, 3; cesspools and vaults
cleaned, 90: new vaults ordered. 4: sinks
repaired, 10; nuisances abated, 10; new
| veutilators built, Z; rubbish ordered re-
moved, 30; drains repaired, 4; drains put
in, s; vaults condemned. 2: notices
posted, 4; notices given, 80; special in
spections, ,; total inspections, l25; ar
rests. t; convictions, 3.
After the regular business was dis
posed OF a general discussion of the sani-
| tary condition of the city ensued, and
! the Sanitary and Plumbing inspectors
being present, they made some sugges-
tions and received instructions as to
various matters called TO the attention OF
| the board.
DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE.
DR.. Fowler read a very thorough dis
sertation from pamphlet relative 10 the
disposition of garbage, prepared by a
prominent Eastern physician, advocating
the cremation of all refuse matter from
cities and towns.
This dissertation started with the prom
osition that there is unavoidably a GER
tain amount of eXcrement and waste
matter per capita in all cities, aside from
the matter carried off in drainage unde,
its most perfect system, and argued that
this garbage and refuse could in no way
be disposed of so effectually, safely auc
economically as by cremation.
The pamphlet called attention. by de
scription and illustration. to an ap
proved furnace used for the purpose al
ready IN a large number of cities anC