The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-27
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Regular weekly Meeting of the Body
YeBterday

The Board OF Health convened II
weekly session yesterday. Or. Newbil
presided and there were present Drs
Isidd!ck. Chiles and Mccormick; also
the health officer and inspectors.
| DR.. Chiles. from the committee ap
pointed at the last meeting of the boart
to examine the tallow and hide factory
on Ntvison street and LoyalPs lane, re-
ported that the committee had made q
Thorough examination of the place, and
had found 1t to be most intolerable
nuisance. He said that the foul odors
emitting from the place were something
terrible.
The committee having found that the
nuisance could not be abated, recon-
mended that the board order the estab-
lishment moved out Of the city. Adopted
Owing to the absence of DR.. Field, who
is still in Washington in the interest of
the Pure Milk Committee, that commit
tee was continued.
The matter of the recent discovery of
badly affected tuberculosis cows In this
section was discussed, and 1t was the
unanimous opinion of the board that no
unnecessary time should be lost in hav-
ing the Councils pass an ordinance pro-
viding for an Inspector of the dairies
which furnish the milk supply for Nor
folk The matter Is to come up again
at the next meeting Of the board.
The Sanitary Inspectors report for the
week showed 1923 nuisances, Of which 81
have been abated.
All properly approved bills were order
ed paid.
The Street Inspector reported that the
drain running from Cumberland street
TO James street was In q very bad condi-
ton. He stated that 1t had not been
cleaned since April last, but previous to
that time had been cleaned every two
weeks.
On motion of DR.. Riddick the matter
was referred to the Street, Sewer and
Drain Board for immediate attention.
The Street Inspector reported that the
cutters in Brambleton ward reported at
Last meeting of the board as being in q
bad condition. had been cleaned and dis
infected. and that lime had been used
regularly at the Queen Street Market.
Sanitary Inspector Pettis stated that a
lane in Brambleton ward running from
Park avenue to Claiborne avenue had
been reOorted to him as being in a bad
state of nuisance: that he had made a
had found 1T in q perfect sanitary condi-
ton.
The owner of No. 40 Washington street
was instructed to place q cesspool upon
the premises.
The Health officer reported that he
made an examination o fthe alleged case
of smallpox at No. 105 Chapel street eX-
tended last week. and found the patient
In question Ia colored woman) to be suf-
fering with u bone felon, with a few
ache bumps on her forehead.
DIR. Riddick stated to the board that a
number OF culverts throughout the city
were checked. and that the same was
caused by the tracks of the street rail-
way which passed over them being so
much below the surface as to catch the
brush. etc. as II pours through them.
On motion of DR.. Chiles. the chair APP
pointed DR.. Riddick to notify the off,
Gals Of the street railway to keep clear
all the culverts over which the tracks of
Its road pass.
A committee. with power to act, con-
sisting of Drs. Mccormick and Chiles,
was appointed to inquire into the cost of
chemicals. ETC., for disinfecting purposes.
to be kept in bond by the board Ad-
tourned.