The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-12
BETTER TENDERS WANTED
SAYS PRESIDENT FLEIsCHNER OF
 THE BOARD OF HEALTH.

Claims That Tenders Now Used on Local
 Street Railways Are Not Life Saving but
 Simply Comply With the Law-Health Board May Compel a Change-To Stop
 Spread of verMin In Public Schools.
 At the meeting of the board of health yesterday afternoon Dr. Fleischner, president of the board, asked if in the opinion of the members the board did not have authority to compel the street railroad companies of the city to placa upon their cars lenders which will be of life. He called atten- tion to the latter part of section 97 or the city charter, which reads as follows: Said board may from time to time make such bylaws, rules, regulations and orders as in its judgment the pres ervation of the public health shall re- quire to be enforced in the same man ner as the city ordinances"
 pr. Fleischner thought that under this provision of the charter the board could compel the street railway companies to replace the lenders used at present Dy lenders which would be more of a pro- lection to persons liable to be caught by cars He said that although the conn panies had been ordered to place fen ders on the cars the lenders now in use are simply to cover the law and are no real protection. He spoke of several cases recently where persons had been severely and in some instances fatally injured.
 President Fleischner said that in his opinion, although the state railroad commissioners had authorized the street railroad companies to use the lenders now ill use, the board of health of New Haven had paramount authority here and could compel the use. of other fen ders If the ones now used are found to be inadequate to protect life.
 Commissioner Dibble coincided in the views expressed by Dr. Flelschner and said that he thought that the lenders now in use were used simply to comply with the law, and that they offered no protection
 The matter was finally referred to a committee to consist of Commissioner Blake and. Health Officer Wright to consider and report back.
 Dr. Fleischner then called the atten- tion of the board to another matter which he said he considered equally important matter of vsrmin in the public schools. He said that animal parasites on children in public schools are increasing enormously and have finally become so prevalent that it Is of the utmost importance that action look- ing to the stopping of the spread of the ea parasites be taken by the health board. He said that the children of good fan- flies are catching parasites in schooEs and said that this state of affairs Is prevalent all over the city. He said that the vernnin Is spread to some ex tent by street cars, but that he believed that they were spread especially through the schools, and that large number of school children were afflicted. Among the parasites which he said were spread through the schools were ringWorm of the scalp and common lice. He said that ringworm of the scalp vas 3 q an gerous disease, and while it was a Few years ago one of the rarest of diseases, it is now becoming one of the common- est.
 Dr. Fleischner said that he thought that the board of education ought not to be without one or more physicians tovisit the schools to look out for things of this sort, and that the teachers should have the right to send home dir ty, uncombed children. He thought that the cost of such a service of physi- clans would not be more than $1,000 per year.
 On motion of Dr. Townsend 1t was voted to refer the matter to commit tee, to consist of Dr. Fleischner and Health Officer Wright, to consider and report back.
 Health Officer Wright submitted his report for the month of December. The report showed that there had been dur ing the month fifteen cases of scarlet fever and two deaths; twenty-nine cases of diphtheria and four deaths; six cases of typhoid fever and two deaths 105 cases of measles and one death. For the corresponding month last year there were thirty-three cases of scarlet fever and three deaths and eighty-one cases of diphthera and sixteen deaths.
 The board voted to place an adver- tisement in the city papers calling at tention to the fact that all sellers of milk in New Haven must get license from the board of health. Clerk Bailey reported to the board that all bills for nuisances abated by the board of health had beer paid except two, amounting to $22, for two places on Orchard street. Health Officer Wright was directed to call on the parties before liens were placed on the property. The board will hold public hearing on January 20 on the proposed ordinance placing the pulp L .z.A- 4r~ 41xn nrxyrrs veillance of the board of health and the police department.
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