The record-union., 1894-10-03
WORK OF CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS.
They Urge Speedy Action on aSewer-
age System.
Burials Without the Proper Permits
Quarantining Against All Con-
tagious Diseases.

The City Board of Health met last
evening, Drs. Huntington, Glow, Card
ner and Waggoner being present Presi-
dent Lawton presided.
City Physician Fowler submitted his
monthly report. as follows: Forty-fiv
deaths occurred in September, as against
thirty-one for the corresponding month
in 1888 The causes and number OF deaths
were sfollows: Consumption. 5; natural
causes. 5; typhoid fever, 3; cerebral effu-
sion, 2; cerebral apoplexy. 2; cirrhosis of
liver, 2; senile debility, 2; diphtheria, 2;
alcoholism, 2; peritonilis, 2; and one
each from cholera infantum, cancer of
rectum, tubercular meningitis, menin-
gifts, bamatemesis, paralysis, atheroma
of cerebral arteries, disease of the heart,
valvular disease of the heart, bronchitis,
empyema of right lung, pneumonia,
diarrh9a, abscess Of kidney, uremia,
accidental drowning and scalding. Ten
cases OF contagious diseases were reported
live OF diphLherla and five of scarlet
fever. Twenty births were reported
eleven males and nine females. Tive
hundred and forty-four deaths occurred
since April 1st.
Assistant City Physician Ogden sub
mitted his report as follows: Total num-
Der of cases treated, 567; number treated
at dlspensary, AS; outside calls, 10;
County Jail, fl; total number of treat
ments, 561. Total number of burial per-
mlts issued, 81; permits for removal, II.
PLUMBING INSPECTION.
The plumbing bonds of George A. Hoyt
and Lee Hays were read and approved.
Plumbing Inspector V. }. Toiley SUBJ
mitted his report as follows: Plans and
specifications received and inspected. 8;
number of first inspections, 8; final in
spectiops, 10; tap connections inspected
and put in, Is; new water closets set, 2S;
new bath tubs set, 10; wash basins, Is;
sinks, 20.
SANITARY INSPECTION.
Following is the report of Building
and Sanitary Inspector CIV. Herr AVN
ings removed, =; arrests. 13; buildings
inspected, II; cesSpools cleaned out, z;
cesspools constructed, IA; cesspools re-
paired, 4: cesspoos abated, 4; closets re-
paired and disnfected, 10; closets abated,
4; closets cleaned out, %; patent closets
put in, y; drains repaired, S; drains put
IN, Z; dead animals, etc., removed. 40:
diphtheria notices posted, 4; inspections,
81; nuisances abated, %; scarlet fever
notices posted, 4; sidewalks condemned,
a; traps put in, ); vent pipes put in, 4;
vaults constructed, L; weeds cut, 8; water
pipes repaired, ,; pigeon nuisances
abated, q
The Building and Sanitary Inspector
included in his report suggestion that
the board recommend to the Board OF
Trustees the passage of an ordinance re-
quiring that all persons engaged iii the
business of cleaning cut ceSspOolS and
vaults to give suitable bonds for the COR
rect report to the Building and Sanitary
Inspector Of all cesspools and vaults
cleaned out within the city limits, the re-
alnr RI hQ 1a6 "a
The suggestion was favOrably COM
mented upon by the members of the
board.
CITY SEWERAGE.
DR.. Gardner, who was appointed
committee TO confer with the City Trus-
tees on the sewerage proposition, reported
that the Trustees had decided that the
Newbery plan was the best and the Bas-
sett plan next, and that he was in favor
of both plans.
The report was adopted, and on motion
of DR.. Huntington the Secretary was in
structed TO request the Trustees to pro-
ceed as rapidly as possible with the prop
osition, TO the end that ithe city should in
short time have new sewer system.
BURIED WITHOUT A PERMIT.
Pursuant to instructions to appear and
explain how it was that bodies were in
tered without permit, Superintendent
of Cemeteries Ficks said his office is
three miles from Helvetia Cemetery,
where it is said the body of a child was
buried without the undertaken having
received a permit to do SO, and it was
possible that body could be buried
without his knowledge.
Mr.. Ficks said the undertaken, John
Miller, gave as his reason for burying
the child that the City Physician told
him TO go ahead and make the interment,
without first having issued permit for
the burial.
DR.. Gardner said that the principal OBJ
ject in having Mr.. Ficks appear before
the board and explain the burial without
a permit was the fact that there had been
large number of stillbirths under pecu-
liar circumstances, and their disposition
should be inquired into.
On motion Of DIR. Huntington it was
decided that hereafter burial permits be
refused undertakers unless death certifi-
Gates are signed by licensed physician
or the Coroner.
Superintendent Ficks stated that re-
Gently child which died from diphtheria
was buried in the Masonic plot in the
City Cemetery, but before the burial took
place he ascertained that the grave was as
deep as required by law.
he measured the depth of the grave
and while doing so was informed by the
person in charge of the Masonic plot tnat
he had no business there, and if he did
that part of the cemetery.
MIR. Eicks said he insisted that the
burial should not take place, and the
body was not inferred until the grave
was made the proper depth, which was
stterward done. He wanted to know il
he had any authority over separate parts
of the cemetery which are owned by out
side parties.
The matter was referred to the Corpora
ton Counsel for his opinion.
CLOSETS AND SEWERS.
The Plumbing Inspector was instructed
to report to the board all further direct
connections of water-closets with sewers.
QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.
DR.. Huntington called attention to the
danger of infection by persons living in
houses where diphtheria, scarlatina and
other infectious disases exist. going in
and out and mingling with other people
He was in favor of quaran:ining such
houses, even to the necessity of the city
employing special officers to guard houses
in which infectious diseases may exist, sc
as to preclude any possibility of conta-
gion.
Drs. Huntington, Gardner and the
Secretary were appointed committee &C
confer with the City Trustees with view
adopt stringent quarantine laws which
will prevent the spread or the diseases
named.
1t was decided that hereafter consump.
ton, typhoid fever, measles and whoop-
ing-cough must be reported as contagious
diseases to the Health Officer.
DIR. Glow was appointed to draft cir.
cular In relation to the contagion OF con-
sumption, how to prevent it and what tC
do when the disease first makes its ap.
pearance.