The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-09
MEASLES HAVE A Run
Sixty-nine Cases Reported Dur
ing May.
REPORT OF HEALTH OFFICER
At the Boards Monthly Neetfne-Pro-
visions of the New Garbegs
Ordinance.

The regular monthly meeting or me
beard OF health vas held yesterday al1sI
room, with President Russell. Dr. Seors7
NJ Horton Dr.. g. =. Holmes eni SeSs~
t2ry Palmer present
The ordnance recently passed oy the
city council, restricting garbage men "a
their vocation. was before the ooaro Win
the signature OF Mayor Wood dEls m
scrfhed. BY the provisions OF this oFai-
rance /. "a unlawful 20 gather. carry or
transport throdgh the streets or aAes
swill or refuse matter unless the same =
contained In q box with cover. Hefuss
matter can onsv he collected between MA
night ard o'clock IN the morning i2e
fine for violation OF these proyis1ons J
20 be rot less than SO nor mora than ~
The members OF the board discussed
the ordinance a. some length. the cohsen l
sus % opinion being that while me pro
visions we're good. Il would have oseA
better Il the recommendation or Hestth
Officer Palmer that the city take enarss
Of the collection OF garbage. had been
adopted This matter has been mentionea
In more fhan ore annual report
Health Officer Palmer read the follow
Ing report for May. which was adopted.
There were q deaths reported. as
compared with 3 In May. fss5. and VIII
a during April 1884. The annual desth
rate for the month was per 1000 popuia-
ton. There were 80 births reported. not
including 4 sttllhsrths.
ssThare were cases OF. arf no deaths
from. typhoid fever. as compared Win
eases and deaths during the previous
month.
There were 10 cases OF. and death
from scarlatina. as compared wi'n
cases during the previous month. the ~
cases occurred In SIX families WING IN
tie First. Second and Third wards.
There were - case. Of measles report
ed as compared with 70 IN April. Most
of the cases sen 20 have been contractea
an the Centred. Denny and Sacred Heart
schools The Fourth. Fifth. Sixth and
Eighth wards were chiefly affected.
There were seven deaths reported as
due 10 consumption. as compared with
four In April and six in March. The pa
tient suffering from varioioid. who was
removed 10 the smallpox hospital Aprii
g. was discharged as well May IS. since
which time the hospital has been without
an occupant
May a case of lenrosy was reported
in the Sixth ward and was Instructed by
your honorable hoard to remove the pa
tent to the suspect hospital Arrange
ments for his reception. however, were
not completed by the board OF public
works until May IL. when he was trans
fS-red TO the suspect hospital TO remain
ursffI permanent arrangements can be
made for his care. or deportation TO his
native country. Russian Finland"
Deaths hy wards-First. 8: Second. /:
Third. 3; Fourth. 3: Fifth. 10; Sixth. 5;
Seventh, Z: Eighth. s: Ninth, ?.
CONTAGIOUS diseases by wards-First.
scarlatina . measles 3. typhoid fever q:
Second. scarlatina G: Third. scarlatina =
measles 2; Fourth, measles 10; Fifth,
measles f2: Sixth. ieprosy !. measles ..
typhoid fever 2: Seventh. measles 3. ty-
phoid fever 2; Eighth. measles IL: Ninth.
typhoid fever |.
Birth record-Maies. IS; females a;
whites. 80: still born, 4.
IT viii be seen by the following letter
that the leper cannot be deported by the
government because he has been In this
country eight years:
Treasury Department, Washington, d.
c. June g. Ises-Dr. F. D. Palmer: In
reply 10 your communication OF the 18th
ult.. win say that under sections 10 and
IL OF the act approved March 8, 1881, the
United States authorities cannot depcrt
an Immigrant who has been in this coun-
try more than one year.
HERMAN STUMP.
Commissioner General"