The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-07
BOARD OF HEALTH
In REGULAR SESSION
DR.. Allen Suggests the Need Of Another
Sanitary Policeman.
PUBLIC FUNERALS AND FUMIGATION
The One Should BE Suppressed and
the Other Enforced in Case of In.
fictitious or Contagious Disease.
Food Inspector Cullen Makes n Bi g
Confscation Record During the
Past Month--An Opinion on the
Eight Hour Law.

A stated meeting of the board of
health was held last night. President
NJ. j. Kelly and Attorney George $.
Horn were not present. DR.. w. A.
Paine was chosen to preside. The 9TH
er members in attendance were: DR..
j. Is. Bently, DR.. w. L. Allen and
Henry Zlegler.
Secretary Murray's mortality report
for September showed 127 deaths from
all causes, which is compared with
previous years as follows: III deaths,
1898; 113 deaths, 1894; 14O deaths. 1895;
12C deaths, 1896. There were 144 births,
all white; az marriages. all white, and
46 reported cases of contagious dis
eases, distributed as follows: diph-
iberia, 29; typhoid fever, 13; scarlet
fever, 2; measles, l; membraneous
Group, 1.
DR.. w. f. Allen made a verbal report
as health officer. A hundred personal
complaints had been made and SO re-
ported nuisances regularly recorded in
the complaint blotter All had been
properly investigated and abated eX-
cepting in locations where the streets
or alleys had not been accepted by the
city. DR.. Allen commented upon the
difficulty of making proper inspections
| with only one sanitary officer.
COMPARED WITH TOLEDO.
He compared Scranton with Toledo
| o., city of less area than Scranton
but which is divided into ten health
| districts, each bsing under the care of
n sanitary officer He impressed the
| board with the necessity of employing
| at least one more sanitary officer at
as early a day as would be permit ID
by the city appropriations.
| On account of the close approach of
winter and the season of infectious and
contagious disease, DR.. Allen recon-
mended an early enforcement of the
law and board regulations regarding
public funerals end house fumigation
VIXEN death has occurred from diph-
! iberia, typhoid fever, scarlet fever and
similar diseases. The matter was in
formally discussed to a general opn-
ion that Sanitary officer Burke and the
secretary should enforce the law in all
cases that come under their notice and,
if necessary prosecute negligent parties
who fail to comply with the board S
mandates.
1t was agreed that physicians gener-
ally gave directions for fumigation af-
ter convale Scence or death but that the
physicians order was usually ignored
or he did not personally see it carried
| into effect.
An unusually large confiscation of
produce and fruit was made during the
month as shown in the following, con-
tanned in the report of Food Inspector
Cullen and which was favorably COM
mented upon: Number of meat and
fish market inspections. 567; number OF
milk inspections, 210; destroyed, 20 bas-
kets peaches. 80 baskets pears. bas-
kets tomatoes, 104 baskets plums, g.
bunches bananas, II barrels vegetables
20 barrels cabbags, 13 barrels apples
16 barrels musk melons, 5 barrels shell
oysters, 2 barrels clans, 10 cases cram
berries, lis pounds of beef, 725 pounds
fsh.' Inspector Cullen reported that
the milk supply had been good.
Superintendent Thomas of the Gre
matory, reported that 4,261 barrels OF
refuse had been destroyed during the
month.
THE EIGHT-HOUR LAW.
An opinion from City Solicitor Nc
Ginlay declared that the crematory SUI
perintendent, watchman and laborers
employed by the board, are within tbs
provisions of the eight-hour law. II
was ordered received and filad."
Superintendent Thomas. Of the cre-
matory, asked, just previous to adjourn
ment what action the board proposed
taking on the eight-hOur opinion, but
his question was overlooked and he.
manned unanswered.
For morbid conditions take BEECH
ANS PILLS.