The record-union., 1895-02-06
The CITY'S SANITARY CONDITION.
Matters Considered by the Board Of
Health.
a Supply of Anti-Toxine for the Treat
ment OF Dfphtheria to be Pur-
chaSed-Reports.

The City Board of Health met last
evening, Drs. Wizard. Waggoner, II. l..
Nichols and j. II. Parkinson being pres
ent, also City Trustee Lawton.
Health Officer Fowler reported thirty
eight deaths during January. Thirty
were white persons, one colored, and two
Cinnamon. Twenty-Five were males and
thirteen females. There were only two
deaths from contagious diseases during
the month. Seventeen births were re-
ported-ten males and seven females.
DIR. Fowler also reported that the num-
ber of patients treated at the Receiving
Hospital during January was seven; out
side patients treated, twenty-one.
OTHER REPORTS.
Assistant City Physician George W.
Ogden reported that he had treated 434
patients. Three hundred and eighty-four
were treated at the City Dispensary.
thirty were treated on the outside, and
twenty at the County Jail. Thirty-four
burial permits and seven permits for the
removal OF bodies were issued.
Plum bing Inspector V. J. Tollev re-
ported the various number of inspections
made during the month, tap connections,
and other duties performed. He re-
ported that he had sworn to a complaint
against Il. T. Wharton for violating the
ordinance prohibiting any person at
taching a service pipe, through which
water is to be supplied by the city, to
any other pipe other than to the water
mains.
The monthly report of Sanitary and
Building Inspector q. ". Herr was also
read and placed on file.
ANTI-ToXINE TO BE PURCHASED.
A communication from DR.. T.. w.
Huntington, a mem ber OF the board, to
Mayor Stelnman, regarding the use of
anti-toXine, was read by the Secretary.
DR.. Huntington is at present in New
York, where he has Investigated the toX-
inc. He states that il has received the
Endorsement OF those IN authority in New
\ ork City. AS member of tile Board
Of Health of this city he recommended
that a supply of the mat arial be obtained
and placed at the disposal of the Health
officer. He recommended that $50 be de-
voted for the purchase of the first supply.
DR.. Waggoner recommended the pur-
chase Of the anti-toxine.
DIR. Wizard said he was in favor of $50
worth being purchased by the CITY, That
amount would most likely be used up in
one case, and If its application saved
life more of it should be purchased.
DR.. Nichols said he is not an enthusiast
in the success of the material, but if
it proved successful in its application he
would be in favor of more OF it being pur-
chased.
On motion of DR.. Wizard the board
recommended the purchase of $50 worth
of the anti-toxine by the City Trustees.
CEMETERY RECORDS
Secretary Fowler called the attention
of the board 10 the provision of the city
charter designating the Board of Health
as the custodian OF the records of the city's
cemeteries.
On motion of DIR. Parkinson the Secre
tary and DR.. Nichols were appointed a
committee TO investigate the matter and
report to the board what books are re-
quired TO complete the records and how
they shall be prepared.
OUR CLIMATE TO BE INVESTIGATED.
\ communication was read from the
Chief of the United States Weather Bu-
reau stating that the Secretary of Agri-
culture, through the medium of The
" Gather Bureau, has decided to under
take the systematic investigation rot the
subject of climate and its influence on
health and disease.
The study of the climates of the coun-
try IN connection with the indigenous
diseases. the communication states.
should be OF material service TO every
community, in showing to what degree
local climatic pecuilarities may favor or
com bat the development of the different
diseases, and by suggesting, in many in
stances, supplementary sanitary precau-
tions. Ihe hearty cooperation of the
various Boards of Health and other SINH