The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-13
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING
HEILTH OFFICER WRIGHT'S RE-
PORT-qHE ROUND HOUSE AGAIN.

| ueTeU FROM
State Secretary Lindsey.
The regular meeting of the board of
health was held last evening, Mayor
Hendrick presiding
Health Officer Wright reported that
during the month of April there had
been sixteen cases of Giphtheria, four
of which resulted fatally. Anti toxine
had been administered to five, one of
whom died twelve days after the last
treatment. There were sixteen cases of
scarlet fever, four occurring in one
family. There was but one death from
this disease, which is not as prevalent
as it was several months ago.
Two cases of typhoid fever were re-
ported Eighty cases Of measles We're
reported, which was thought by the Off
Ger to be about rs per cent. of the act
ual number of cases. There We're 152
deaths, against 162 for the correspond
ing month of last year. There were
reported forty-seven deaths of children
under. five years, and twenty-five of
persons over sixty years.
The inspector made i25a inspections
and found fifty-six nuisances; forty
four We're abolished, thirty We're refer
red to the board, twenty vaults We're
abolished, and nine houses were fumi-
gated.
The plumbing inspector made 1853 in
spections. Thirty-five of these were in
new houses and forty-two of new work
in old houses Four were made by the
order of the board.
The report concluded with the usual
recommendations in regard to the un-
expended balance of the contingent
funds being applied to the garbage ac-
count.
A delegation of citizens in the neigh
borhood of Howard avenue and Lam
berton street was before the board to
inquire if anything had been done in
reference to the abatement of the round
house nuisance. The board has already
/ referred the matter to the city attor
ney, who communicated with the Con-
solidated road officials, but the matter
has been allowed to rest there. The
board voted to instruct the health Off
Ger to consult the city attorney as to
what had been DONE and report
DR.. Fleischner reported complaint
of residents on Mechanic street as to
the condition of two lots in that vicin-
ity the property of the Forsyth Laun-
dry company and Mr. Costello. There
1 was vote passed ordering the owners
of the property to abate the nuisance.
A communication was received from
persons living near Saltonstall avenue
and Wolcott street complaining that
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ity were allowing the dumping of veg
etable and animal matter. This con-
dition of affairs, the compliments said,
was menace to the health of the peo-
pie living there. The owners of the lots
complained of are Homer II. Peck, Rev.
Edwin Harwood l.. w. Donnelly and
DR.. Bacon. The removal of the rubbish
and the lots to be placed in a sanitary
condition was ordered, and also that
there be notices posted on the prem
ises prohibiting dumping there in the
future.
| A communication was received from
DR.. c. A. Lindsey, secretary of the
state board of health, in regard to the
landing of several persons from the
steamship Patria who were supposed
to be destined to this city. Among
the passengers of the ship referred to
there was case of smallpox and one
of measles. The communication was
accepted and placed on file.
The annual contract made with the
collector of customs for the care of sea-
men i'll with contagious diseases during
the year 1896 was ordered. The rate
named in the contract was SO per day.
10 n
pointment of the health inspectors as
special constables. This was in ap-
proval of the report of the committee
appointed at former meeting to draft
an ordinance giving the inspectors po-
lice powers.
Dr. Fleischner opposed the resolu-
tion on the ground that special con-
stables were required to make arrests
if called upon, The intention of the
hoard was not this, but that police
powers should only be exercised when
health ordinances were violated. The
board held to this view, but thought
that the matter might be regulated by
the boards instruction
DR.. Fleischner asked that Health Of
| ficer Wright make report at the next
meeting of the board of the number of
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patients he had administered anti-tox-
Inc to.
Orders to abolish about fifty vaults
in various parts of the city, which are
within the scope of the fifty-feet rule,
were given
The unused wells at 81 Eaton street
and so Webster street were ordered
| filled.
The plumbing at 4s9 Columbus ave-
nue. was ordered put in a sanitary con-
dition; a vault abolished at 80 Day
| street; an unused well at AZ Eaton
street and vault at 247 Franklin street
were ordered abolished.
Stctson's Stable Sold.
Boston, May 12.-The sale of the
horses and carriages of the late John
| Stetson, jr, took place to-day at the
handsome stable on Newbury street.
there being a crowd of fully 1000 in
attendance, including business, profess
sional and sporting men. A grand
total of $4,000 was realized by the
sale.