The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-07
Is THE WATER CONTAMINATED
Health Board Orders an Inspection of
Lake WASHINGTON.

AT the regular monthly meeting OF the
board of health yesterday afternoon an
important discussion was held on the pos
sibility of the water supply from Lake
Washington becoming contaminated by
sewage from places along the lake,
steamers and overlooking cesspools. Ii
was finally decided TO have the market
inspector make a tour of inspection TO
see what was going on. The matter came
up through a report OF Health officer
Palmer that complaint had been made TO
him that the Madison street pavilion had
a cesspooI that was overlooking into the
lake, causing an offensive odor. He said
that Mr.. McMicken OF the Madison street
railway, had explained that the condition
of the cesspool could be traced 10 the
butchers barbecue. He promised to have
the cesspool pumped out, but also said
that Il filed up rapidly owing 10 filter
ing through from the lake.
The board then discussed the PROPOSE
ton OF sewage from steamers and places
along the shore.
Health Officer Palmer was of the opin-
Ion that a law had been passed which
gave the board of health power over all
nuisances along the lake and il was
practically decided TO have the market
inspector go to Houghton, kirkland ana
other places on the lake and see what
was being done that might con.aminate
the city's water supply.
Health Officer Palmer in his report said
there were thirty-eight cases Of scarlet
fever in June and Il I'm May. There were
70 cases OF typhoid fever and , deaths
IN May and IL cases with 1 death in
June. Diphtheria appeared for the first
time in several months. He said that he
had ordered the captain OF the garbage
acow 10 go ont once every two days,
but was not able 70 report whether the
order had been obeyed.
Continuing. the health officer said that
the board might want 10 consider we'll
bill OF sa.50 from G. y. Jackson for re-
moving and burning dead dogs.
II asked Mr.. Jackson" said DR.. Pal
mer. what he meant by 'burylng dogs,
and he said that when a dog was in a
very bad condition he buried f. instead
Of carting Il 70 the garbage scow."
"He IS paid 20 remove. not bury" said
Or. Holmes.
The worse condition the more reason
for removing" added Or. Russell. and
then the bill was Immediately returned
for correction.
The quarantine on Sunday schools was
raised. and a similar action VIII be taken
when the infected rooms in the Mercer
Denny. Cascade Sacred Heart aud Pa
ciac schools have been disinfected.
Health Officer Palmer's report on vital
statistics was IN substance as follows:
The total number * deaths cor June
vas ~ as against - IN 1S9i. g in 1872 %
an fSs. - in 1894. The annual death rate
FOR June OF the present year per l,en0
based on an estimated population OF So
o.. was So The causes OF the twenty
six deaths We're:
T,-1Ao5a fewer. ...... ! ADegvr9srn ~ aora.
D.0Astl..r-a ....-..--. J NaaNaIia- heart Dis
fsEasfT1A -----...--.. case ..--.-.-..-..-..
C0-ssssrTEs,1ogl ..-.--. Internal AcsTlo-r-
cancer -.---.-----s-- mage .-+---.-~----.-
1--3frTsHa ---.-.-----. -f-nesiEIa11fA ...--....
Pi1e-pes-al sap Lac Hernia ...-----......
ma -..--.--.----.-- ! f-efN ltl4ittS =
CouV}ssso-1s. plie-- Pes-foTat.o3 % IN
neral .....--..----- ! iessiI1eS -....--.--.
Cerebral sc7sorr- Diabetes .---.-......
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Esssg-- fas1Iire..... ICSunSslssc v7ss ri zee.
Ts~7shs BY wa1sAx-FfrS-- s. Sscond. I.
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S,an-aE&osss dAseaS@s repo-t esI--Sf z18hra-l-
sous c-ossp I. csT,1aee1eraa- 9 ss-a~1ee fever
IS measles I. ty-T,l1nHi fever. Il.
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W. ~ Deaths.
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Vsgb,es Tor tnte-meu-- 8; Ss1tppef - ossasr
| -slasses FIR fnterTnenc. :; tFYte~rsessss IN
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