The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-09
FOR AN EFFECTIVE QUARANTINE.
To Ask for Increased salary Health
Officers Report.

The hoard of health has decided to pc
,ition ,he city council for an extension of
time and an increase of salary OF QuarAh-
tinca Officer Kline, recently appointed ny
the board, with the understanding mat
that officials Wild devote all of his time 10
his official duties. This action was decided
ON az the regular monthly meeting at Or.
Palmer's Office last Saturday. after a
short discussion, in which DR.. Holmes took
n leading part. He stated that a report
was current that the quarantine oncer
was not giving the scarlatina patents the
time they should have, and ne thought the
wlseet thing 10 do was 10 make the salary
sufficiently large for the officer TO give MS
entire time to the afflicted ones. DR.. Rus
san. the other member present, conceded
with the views of Or. Holmes.
Market Inspector Braymer appeared De-
fore the board and asked that he be given
authority TO condemn certain sewer con-
nect:ons. a duty recently taken away from
the health board and delegated 10 Chair
man Alexander. of the board OF pubic
works. by the city council. Mr.. Braymer
claimed that under the city charter every
thing pertaining 10 the sanitation condi-
ton of the city was under the supervision
Of the board Of health. He asked for TINS
authority so that he could cause a test
case 10 be made and the legality OF the re-
cont ordinance established for all time. No
action was taken on the matter, the board
nreferripg TO hear from Corporation Coun-
sci Scott before acting.
Health Officer Falmer's report was read
showing that thG epidemic of scarlet fever
IS slowly dying out. D!phtheria. however
Is more prevalent than tor many years
The report was a. follows:
There were Sc deaths reported as com
uared with a during the same month n
iSe ii in 1898 and IS In ls94 Tn death
rate was 40 per 1000 population. Nine
az the 81 deaths were due 10 accident or
violence. There were 3 births reported, Of
which 70 We're males and - females. No
stIl births were reported. There were y
eases of scarlatina and one death. as com
narad with - cases and one death report
II the previous month. There were IL ne"
centcrs OF infection as compared with -
newly infested households In October The
disease has nearly disappeared from the
y ~ ward in which II was most prevalent
during the preceding month, and the ma
iaritv Of eases during November occurred
IN The second. Third and Fourth wards.
ON the whole there has been a slight de-
crease IN The number OF cases. While there
have been some very mild cases many OF
the patients have had a severe form If
sear'atira. and both mild and severe
tspes have tn several instances oeen ioi-
lowed hy inflammation.
The CITY council having on November 3
us.sel an ordinance providing for the APP
- rtmant Of a quarantine Inspector for a
period not exceeding foTty-hVe days and
making Il a misdemeanor for any one ex-
ree- h-sit1 officers and attending ply
si.ians to enter or leave any q~Earantnef
halsa Use special police Officers guarding
rts-4nr.nAf houses were removed on No
sawp.~ 1a. and since that time quarantine
has been maintaiuea - house-to-hoIse IN
ara.tt7r Hv the health officer and quaran-
-g- INSPECTOR Food ana fuel have been
furnished 20 five ina gent families. consist
ing Of thirty persons. There were report
- SIX cases ~ d.9hthera ~ me Fliih ara
Sv.r yards ass compared witt one case IA
t4e Fyf-h ward during October. There were
~s seafls FROM this disease. There we're y
cases ~ typho.3 fever AID no deaths as
raw-s~~5 wtn IS cases and no deaths in
October.