The San Francisco call., 1895-07-18
DUDD'S BOARD IN OFFICE,
The New Guardians of Health
Take Their Seats and Go
to Work.
SOME GOOD ADVICE GIVEN
econ1n1endations OF the Mayor on
SanItation-No Appointments
Are Made.

The new Board of Health was installed
yesterday morning and the old board ad-
jeurned sine die. Mayor Sutro presided
and called the retiring board to order,
there being present Drs. BucknaIl. Regens-
burger, Mays and Long. Besides there
were present the new board-Drs. j. F..
Morse, g. J. Fitzgibbon, ]. M. Williamson
and Henry III. Hart-and Dr.. Somers of
the Receiving Hospital, Superintendent
Weaver of the Almshouse, DR.. Titus of the
City and County Hospital, Quarantine
Officer Lawlor, Health Officer Keeney and
others.
The routine business was disposed Of,
the report of the retiring board showing
that the sanitary condition of the City was
fairly good. The Health Officers report
showed 433 deaths for June as against AL
deaths for the corresponding month OF last
year. DR.. Somers reported 600 cases at
tended to in the Receiving Hospital during
the month and Quarantine Officer Lawlor
reported that ffty-four vessels had been
inspected during the same period.
The new board was then instructed by
the Mayor to file their credentials and de-
clared the old board retired. DIR. Regens-
burger spoke for the old board, thanking
kindness and courtesy. He said that he
hoped the new board would accomplish
some of the things which had to be left un-
done by their predecessors regarding sani-
tary improvements.
He called attention to the need of thor
ough milk inspection. A garbage crema-
tory was among the needs of the City.
There had been $4,000 appro priated for
the purpose, but nothing had ever been
done in the matter. The present ambu-
lance system, he said, was disgrace to the
City, and there should be also a smallpox
hospital. The streets ought to be kept
clean and the garbage wagons should be
kept covered.
DR.. Mays and DR.. Bucknall followed
their colleague in a similar strain and
Mayor Sutro addressed the new board as
follows:
In welcoming you, the new Board of Health
of the City of San Francisco, desire to express
the hope that your administration may be pro-
gressive, intelligent and effective, and that at
the end of your term you may look back with
satisfaction and pride on what you have ac-
complished.
To the community nothing is more impor-
tant than proper sanitation, and this is placed
under your supervision and is your especial
charge.
Pure air. pure water and wholesome food are
the three great requisites for a community.
Pure air means good sewerage; 1t means
clean streets and the abatement OF nuisances
Pure water means the condemnation of con-
| taminated drinking water, and wholesome
| food means Industrious, energetic and honest
| inspection of all the food products exposed for
! sale to our citizens.
| You belong to the younger school of medi-
| cine. You are acquainted with the bearing and
| influence of the study of bacteriology upon
| sanitary measures and | think a bacteriolog-
| ical laboratory, stocked with the best appli-
ances for the development of cultures, should
| be provided for the use of the Board of Health.
| The expense would be but q triie compared to
| the benefits TO be derived therefrom.
| The Board of Health should not be subject to
political influences. You have charge of the
! charitable institutions wherein the poor, the
| sick, the aged, the helpless and the unfor-
| tunate are cared for by the community. The
| attendants should not be chosen from political
| parties as a reward for political services; they
| should be chosen for their humanity their ex-
| perience and their fitness for the work, and
| those who in the past have performed their
dnties honestly and faithfully should be re-
tanned in their positions and not cast out to
make room for friends to be rewarded by new
administration.
With these suggestions, which / hope will
meet with your careful consideration and ap-
proval, we Will now proceed to the regular
order OF business.
There being no immediate business, the
new board took an adjournment to
Wedne sday, the oath inst, at IL o'clock.
No appointments were made, the board
declaring that the changes had not yet
been decided upon.