The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-11

Secretary Palmer was reading his report
for October TO the members Of the board
OF health He had finished telling them
about diph iberia aud typhoid fever, then
he stopped q moment and contfnued:
The ordinance requiring burial permit
to be obtained before the body of any de-
ceased person can be lawfully buried was
violated by the burial in the rear OF
lot situated on ore OF the most populous
;horoughtares in the heart Of the city. OF
the bodies OF two infants who had been
born alive 1t was ordered that the bodies
be Immediately dieinterred and be buried
in a cemetery. The order was compiled
with
As the secretary finished reading, Presi-
dent Russell looked UP as much as to say.
Well. that is an interesting story. DR..
Horton let his mind run back TO the days
when ne was coroner. and DR.. Homes re-
marked that it made him think OF the time
when a citizen applied TO the board for
permi ssson 10 have bonfire In his back
yard for the purpose OF crenating the dead
body of his child. Observation-Disclosures re-
porter made inquiry as to the name OF the
person who had Recently converted his
yard into a ,rivate cemetery, but the health
oflcer vas very reticent about the matter.
He said that the case was ere OF uninten-
tional violation of The odlnarce. and that
Ii would rot do airy good 70 reveal the per-
sons identity. 1t appears. however. that
the two bodies we're those of twins that
were premature.y born.
The beard discussed a communication
from City Librarian Smith relative to
loaning books to patients at the hospitals.
II was the opinion OF the members that II
would be better 10 refuse such appiiea-
tons.
In respect 70 the Mercer school the sec
rotary was instructed TO notify the board
Of education that the only way 10 remedy
the defective sanitary condition was TO
connect with the nesrest pubic sewer, a
distance Of three blocks
Health Officer Palmer submitted the fol-
lowing report FOR October, which WAS
Unanimously adopted:
There were 81 deaths rerorted. as conf
pared with 81 in October 1895, and with 81
during September. 1895. The death rate for
the month was 20 per 1000 per annurn
There were ~ births reported, not snclui-
ing still births
There were no cases OF scariatina report
ed. as compared with reported the pre-
vious month and with ~ cases. with one
death, IN October. 1895. There were cases
OF diphther!a with 5 deaths. as compared
with I case In September. The CAGES of
diphtherta occurred in children who were
pupils OF the South, Pacific. Central ard
Internationally schools. On October Il
Bertha NJ Wusthoff. aged IL. died at 4ng
Sixth avenue. No physician having at
tended the child the coroner was called in
TO ascertain the cause OF death and 70 sign
the death certificate in order that burial
permit might be obtained from this de-
parrrnent- Cuon Investigation IL was found
that che child had died OF dlphthersa ard
that several other children OF r. w wust-
hon had. during the previous weeks, suf-
fera,l from ha nr~
found 10 stin have the disease In active
FORM The father had continued 20 20 To
and from the house daily 20 his work and
had concealed the existence OF the dis
ease. contrary to the provisions OF the
city ordinance. The house was at once
Guaranteed and all ingress ana exres~
was forbidden ur*n the sick HAD r~sov
cred and the premises had been dissnfect-
ed Acting Ia accordance with the instruc-
lions OF the board OF health that In case
OF INDECENT persons suffering from dinN-
iberia antf-toxine may be furnished al the
expense Of the city. two cases were sum-
piled with the requisite amount of anti
toxine by she health officer
There were "a eases Of typhoid revsr
reported. as compared with 10 cases and
2 deaths during September, and as with
Is cases with 3 deaths In October rsxs
Thus the number OF cases. Il Will be seen
has been considerably increased over the
number Of the previous month. and aiso
over the corresponding period Of last year
For the prevention OF further cases the
boiling or proper altering OF all water
used for drinking purposes casinot be TOO
strcrgiy advocated. There were 3 deaths
due 70 various forms 81 tuberculosis as
compared with deaths IN the previous
month.
The ordinance requiring a burial per.
init 10 be obtained before the body OF any
deceased person can be lawfully buried
was violated by the burial. IN the rear Of
4 lot. situated on one OF the most pc,a-
fcus ehoroughfarps In the heart OF rs,a
city, OF the bodies OF two infants, who
had been born alive II was ordered thar
the bodies be Immediately dissnterred and
be buried FL a cemetery. The order was
complied with.
''rhe cases OF the CITY versus Teany
& Hail for maintaining q nuisance on the
north side az Jackson street between
Eleventh and Twelfth avenues south.
consisting OF premises unconnec.ed wf,h
putslc sewer and dischsrging sewage into
Jackson street. were tried together In the
municipal court After hearing the evil
dence and WISHING the premises Judge
Classcw reserved his decision
Following Ii a synopsis OF deaths "a Oc~
tober ana number from each cause.
Dipatheria. 3: pulmonary tuberculosis.
:: other tuberculosis. !. dsarr<seal dis
esseA under year. >: cereoro spinal mem
.nx.,is. !: asthersa. 1: cancer % ear. 1:
cd age, !. hamilton. 2: premature birth.
4. rheumatism. /. sarcouA Of ozrsnturs. 4:
meningitis. !: paralysis. 1. encephafcce5@.
]: e1snaa Of lungs. l. heart failure. /: sear.
disease, 4: septic perfcar6itss l.: yasyulax
disease OF hsart. D. appendicitis. 1: peril
sonftis- i; ctrrnosss % liver. /. nspAritis.
J.. accident fracture OF femur and sinia.
/, total. 81.