Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-12-05
HEALTH BOARD MEETS.
OFFICERS ORDERED TO TAKE LEGAL
STEPS AGAINST OFFENDERS.

! Seven Gases of Diphtheria, Including One
Death, Reported for November-sandy
Run and EcI<ley Are Said to Be in "A
Bad Sanitary Condition.
A regular meeting of the board of
health was held last Friday evening at
DR.. Schileher's Office, with the following
present. President DIR. f. Schilcher,
Secretary DR.. Geo. ID. Morton DR.. II.
Nj. Neale ID. j. Mccarthy. Hugh Malloy
and Health Officer James j. Ward. AT
ter the minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved, the committee on
council reported that they had waited
on the borough council to ask their as
siStance in preventing diphtheria from
becoming epidemic in this community.
especially regarding the quarantining of
houses containing cases of this disease.
and had been notified that the borough
would furnish an officer for this purpose
whenever necessary.
Health Officer Ward reported that
cases of diphtheria had been reported to
him since the last meeting. viz, one in
the family of John Kester on Ridge
street, above Front, two in the family
OF Harry Ledger Coke addition, and
four cases in the family of John Krupa
ON Carbon street, below Washington;
that one of the latter, an infant, had
died and been properly and speedily in
TERED, and that all necessary precau-
tions had been or were being taken in
regard to the others.
He also reported that j. b. ponop.
James X. Boyle and Rev Joseph Mazo-
taS had paid no attention to the notices
served on them to abate existing nui-
sances; that the borough authorities had
failed to fulfill their promise to grade
the gutter in front of Mrs. Stahl's prop
erty on Centre street. below LuZerne. so
as to abolish the filthy ditch existing
there, and that Fred Haas, John Zeist-
loft and Patrick Ward, on Washington
street, and l. Refowich. William Eberts.
NJ. Il. Grover and Mrs Quinn on Centre
street, had violated the law by falling to
put in traps when they connected their
properties with the main sewer.
The health officer was notified to serve
peremptory notices ON MesSrs. Donop
and Boyle and Rev. Mazotas, and if the
nuisances existing on their properties
were not abated within five days after
the serving of such notices, to com
mence law proceedings against them. |
He was also instructed to consult the
borough solicitor in regard to compell- |
infr tho f,,1E
regarding the Stahl property
Secretary Morton reported that com
plant had been made to President Schil- |
cher by Drs. Wright and Cloud of the
bad sanitary condition of Eckley and |
Sandy Run and the prevalence of diph-
liberia and scarlet fever in these places. |
As the health of the towns named had |
some influence on that of Freeland. the |
physicians there had been supplied |
with the necessary notices and copies of
the recent act of assembly bearing on
contagious diseases.
AT the suggestion of the president, he |
had written to the secretary of the state |
board OF health, stating the condition of |
affairs there and suggesting that Drs. |
Wright and Cloud be given sufficient au-
thority by the state to enable them to
more successfully combat these danger
GUS diseases and improve the existing
sanitary condition. The state secretary
had replied, thanking him and promis-
Ing to confer with the county medical
inspector and see what could be done in |
the matter. There being no further
business, the board adjourned