The record-union., 1894-09-07
CITY BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING.
Enforcement of Condemnation of
Mayo's Lots Ordered.
Consumption and Other Diseases Will
Probably be Placed Upon the
Contagious List.

| The Board of Health held it's regular
monthly meeting last night. Drs. Wizard
| Waggoner, Glow and Fowler being pres
ent.
The Secretary reported 80 deaths, as
compared with 46 for the corresponding
month last year and 80 in 1892; males, p;
females, IL; not stated, 2 Births re-
ported-male, l3; female, 13.
| lie had inspected the Protestant Orphan
Asylum and Convent and found them in
excellent condition, everything being
clean and wholesome. The Convent
needs better sewerage conveniences.
The reports of the Sanitary and Plumb
ing inspectors were approved.
| 1he bonds of II. X. Wallace, Lee Hays.
Crouch d Co. and II. f. Miller. as plumb
ers, were approved.
The Secretary stated that number of
plumbers had been notified repeatedly
10 ME their bonds, but had not done SO.
The board instructed the Plumbing In
Spector TO call on them and enforce a
compliance with the law.
Inc sanitary Inspector presented a list
OF cesspools and vaults for condemnation,
Ihe pickle factory on l. street had a great
|
Mayo's low lots were also presented TO
the attention OF the board.
| 1ne cesspool at 1912 and 1914 @ street
was condemned, as were those at the
southeast corner of Sixteenth and Q and
| $40 u street.
The low lots of Eli Mayo at Sixth and
| u were declared nuisance and the Sani-
tary Inspector directed to take stems to
| abate il. W
me closet in the rear of the Sixth
otleet NJ II. church was declared a nuis-
ance, as was that at TIA Eighth street.
Inc matter OF the pickle factory was
Laiu over Tor month, and the mem bers
Oh the board Will investigate.
DR.. Wizard reported in regard to tho
puflai OF bodies without a permit. The
superintendent OF Cemeteries state6 thar
tle undertaker III the case under consid-
eratlon stated that the matter was ALI
rlght, and he did not know differently. II
was IN accordance with previous practice.
". W iafu Ihought 1t was mainly owing
10 the TACT that the Trustees have refused
TO place telephone in the Superintend-
ents ofhce, and he was not able to com
municate readily with the undertaken.
Or. toWIer stated that when the under
taker called on him for permit he said
there was no hurry, as the child was
already buried. He did not think the
superintendent should take any ona,s
word that permit had been issued. hnt
should demand it.
Dr. Ward said that the Superintendent
preferred that charges should be nlace1
against him and the matter be investi-
gated by the board.
1t was ordered that the Superintendent
oe requested TO appear before the board
| at It's next regular meeting and exDIain
what was being done with regard to ner-
mitS. W Po4
1ypnold fever, consumption. measles
ana Whooplng-c cough were recommended
To oe added to the list of contagious dis
eases. ~
DR.. Glow thought that in view of the
| one-sixth Of those who die it wonid he
weII IL the board should have circulars
printed showing the danger OF contaeion
anu the DeSt means to be adopted in talk
ing care oil such cases in order to prevent
conlaglon. 1t will be almost impossible
10 isolate them, but they may be rendered
less dangerous.
DR.. Waggoner said that in New York
hospitals were being built to isolate them,
Dul OF course that cannot be done here.
he thought Dr. CLOVIS idea good one.
Dr. Ward said he did not know that he
would care to go as Tar as to say that
every case OF these diseases should have
ehIorceu isoIatlon. but every member of
| the board knows that they are CONTAGIOUS
anu the people must be educated no to a
knowledge of that TACT, and therefore il
would be well to make start by placing
them on the list.
he said the physicians would grow al
most hysterlcal over a case of leprosy.
when occasionally a consumptive dies
ana hardly anything is thought Of it.
DR.. Fowler said people would take the
placing OF disease cards on their houses
as personal atfront They would think
their rights were interfered with,
DR.. Glow said the board should do all il
could TO prevent the spread of the dis
eases he desires placed on the list
On motion of DR.. Waggoner, it was de-
cided to defer further action in the matter
until the next meeting.
DIR. Waggoner asked what action was
taken regarding the house at Fourteentb
and z, in which woman afflicted with
leprosy was confined some time ago,
DR.. WARD said he was informed that
the owner of the house said that the
women was admitted to the premises on
certificate OF three San Francisco ply
sicians. Only in few cases is leprosv
contagious by incubation. 1t would he
unjust to compel the owner to DESTROY
the house.
DR.. Waggoner replied that the house
was standing menace, and in his opin-
ion the place should be torn down and
destroyed. He considered leprosy verv
Infectious, and he would be moved To
warn anyone about to live in the house
not to do so.
DIR. Glow said house in which a con-
sumptive was confined should be burned
just as well as d house in which a leper
was confined. He had no more fear of
leprosy than consumption. The place
should be fumigated and gone over with
an antiseptic fluid.
Further action in the matter was de-
ferred until the next meeting.
Lots l, and 8, r and s, Eleventh and
Twelfth streets, and lots and s, Eleventh
and Twelfth, S and L streets, were or
dered condemned.
A rubber vent coupling for water
closets was shown to the mem bers of the
board, and they Immediately prohibited
Its use. The action was taken on the
ground that after being in use a short
time the rubber would decay, allowing
noxious gas to escape from the pipe.
The board then adjourned.