The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-13
MEETING BOARD OF HEALTH
5Diphtheria Reported by Dr.. Rid
dick.
He Said That Clay Street is in a
viIlainous Sanitary Condition. a
Letter Received by DR.. Dupuy
in Regard to Smallpox.
Other Business.

The Board of Health met yesterday.
The Sanitary Inspector 'sreport showed
thirty mine nuisances, OF which thirty.
two have been abatej.
The City Attorneys opinion on the
odor arising from any legitimate busl-
ness. was received. holding that
the Council and not the Board OF
Health, should deal with such odors as
are not deleterious TO health.
An ordinance was recommended TO
the Councils for adoption prohibiting
the steaming or other preparation of
crabs or fish for the market. or the
conduct of any other business from
which deleterlous odor arises, except
with the written consent of the Board
of Health. The ordinance makes 1t
the duty of the Board OF Health TO
examine ali such 6eieterious mnnufac.
tories and suppress same.
THE FINE.
The punishment for violating this
ordinance is line of not less than $50
nor more than 500 for each day such
nuisance exists.
The sum of $500 was appropriated
to assist the Street, Sewer and Drain
Board In collecting garbage.
DR.. j. G. Rddiok reported two cases
of diphtheria on Clay street, one of
them bang a bad case. He said that
that neighborhood is in villrinous
sanitary condition and needs attention.
He said that the way the filling OF low
places is done about hero ID enough TO
kill the people.
GARBAGE IN THE SMITH WARD.
MIR. @. Brooks Johnston, of the Lo.
cal Board OF Atlantic City, appeared III
regard to complaint about the place
OF dumping garbage, at tho end of
Central avenue, IN that ward. He said
that IN his judgment the dumping
ground Is not III n state Of nuisance,
aud is in one of the most remote places
in the ward, but that if the Board OF
Health will provide different place
for said garbage it will be carried there.
DIR. Dupuy thought the Sixth Ward
garbage ought to he carried to tho
cremntory. III his opinion tue dump.
ing ground Is sometimes nuisance
from the smoke arising from burning
the gnrbage in an open fire. and he
thought the accumulation of garbage
might cause nuisance.
DIR. Vance thought that il the garb
age In the Tour old wards ia properly
separated ESQ as 60 economic work Mt
'ho VI onihtoig 70 tbc ol3tn NnrQ gard
age could be burned Mt the crematory
The matter was lett in the hands OF
the Local Board OF that ward.
HE READ LETTER,
DR.. Dupuy read to the Board a let.
ter asking If it was known by the all
thorities that a stock Of goods from
Staunton(where there has been n small.
pox epidemic) is being put on the mar
ket here by auction sale. DIR. Dupuy
said be had investigated and found That
only new goods were being received,
and the proprietor said he had not re.
ceived any goods from Staunton. The
matter was laid on the table.
Mr.. l. Ii. Payne, of Payne Bros.
Norfolk agents, representing the Pine
nyle disinfectant, appeared before the
Board of Health to ask m endorse.
ment of the Board for said article.
The Board decided to purchase n
barrel of snid dlsiufac'ant, and place il
In the hands of the SANITARY Inspector
for use.
The Health Officer recommended
that it be used at once in the locality
reported by DR.. Riddick (above re-.
ferred to-.
The Sanitary Inspector asked for an
other man TO do sweeping, Granted.