The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-28
The Board of Health Will
Make Much Desired
improvements.
COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE.
Japanese Mails May Now Come Into
Port Without Fumigation-NuiS.
ance Abated.

The matter of repairing or rebuilding
the City and County Hospital was thor
oughly discussed at yesterdays meeting
of the Board of Health, and the mbers
were unanimous in the belief that some
thing must be done at once to place the
institution in habitable condition. Mayor
Sutro and Drs. Hart and Morse We'd with
one another in speaking in uncompliment-
airy terms of the present condition of the
hospital. declaring that it would be an
outrage TO expect persons of sound health
to live in the place, much less those whose
illness had placed them in condition
where proper housing free from cold and
draughts might initiate against their
chances of recovery.
It was finally decided not to begin opera
tons until the place had been thoroughly
inspected to ascertain what alterations
are actually necessary and to that end a
committee consisting of DrS. Hart, Fltz-
gibbons and Williamson was appointed to
look into the matter at once and report to
the board at its next meeting.
Postmaster McCoppin addressed the
board in a letter on the subject OF the
mails from japanese ports, which were de-
clared infected during the cholera scare,
and asked whether the quarantine regula-
tions established by the board were still in
force. The board decided to officially
raise the embargo, and instructed Secre-
tary Godchaux to notify the postmater
that in future Japanese mails will not be
subject to any greater precautions than
those from other sections of the globe. =
Health Officer Lovelace's report recon-
mending the condemning of the hog ranch
of Frank Mex at Ninth avenue and G
street as public nuisance was adopted,
and the officer instructed to see that the
nuisance is abated forthwith.
Superintendent Daggett of the Mint in
reply to the communication of the board
in relation to the fumes of acids arising
from the Fedora, institution, which were
complained of by residents of the neigh
borhood, said that the state of affairs
complained of had existed for twenty
years without protest.
He further stated that as it was abso-
lutely necessary to use the acids he was
unable to suggest any remedy for the
matter, but would be perfectly willing to
act on any feasible suggestion from the
board. He requested that Health Officer
Lovelace be instructed to confer with him
in relation to the subject.
A communication was received from the
Board OF Supervisors incloslng a resolu-
ton recently adopted appointing William
Mooser Jr. as architect to draw up plans
and specifications for home for inebriates
and dipsomaniacs under the direction of
the Board of Health. Attached was a
communication from the San Francisco
Society for the Prevention of Dipsomania
and Inebriety indorsing DR.. William j.
Gavigan as supervising physician to assist
Architect Mooser. The matter was placed
on file without discussion.
Professor..W. B. Rising, the State analyst,
sent in a communication acknowledging
the receipt OF the samples of water recently
taken by the board from the reservoirs OF
the Spring Valley Company and asking
further information as to the nature of the
analysis desired and also further time to
pursue his Investigations.
1t was reported to the board that the
Alpers Fertilizlng Works at Butchertown,
abated some time ago, are still running
full blast. The secretary was instructed
to communicate with the attorney Of the
board and ascertain whether the health
officials have the right to force the estab-
lishment to close.
Attention was called to the large mum Der
of cases of typhoid fever recently reported
and DR.. Hart suggested that householders
should again be warned to keep their
water-tankS clean as a measure of precau-
ton against the disease.
DR.. Hart called attention to the condi-
ton of the inmates of the Pesthouse, many
of whom, he declared, to be without cloth
ing sufficient to keep them warm. The
Hospital Committee was instructed to look
into the matter and purchase clothing for
the unfortunateS if it was found necessary.