The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-01-01
THE BOARD
OF HEALTH
Proceedings at the Monthly Meeting
Held Last Night.
REPORTS ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
The Town is Free Prom Communicable
Disease--A Great Contrast with the
Condition of the Town During
the Same Month Last
Year

A regular monthly meeting of the Board
of Health was held last night and attended
by President Spalding, Messrs. Malone and
Holman, Secretary Curtin and Health Officer
Conry.
The epidemic committee made n report as
follows: 1--WE have been exempted from
any communicable diseases during the present
month, if we except one case of membran-
eous Group, which was reported December 23.
The patient was reported convalescent by the
doctor in attendance few days and subse-
quently the card was ordered down. The
health of our people, as indicated by our
statistics, from any dangerous communicable
disease has been a record breaker in the
statistics of the Board of Health. We enter
the new year with a clean bill of health,
which we trust will forebode happy and
prosperous condition to all our people"
In connection with the above Secretary
Curtin called attention to the statistics for
December, 1896, which show that during that
month there were SO communicable diseases
in the town, viz Group, 3; scarlet fever, A.;
diphtheria, 3, typhoid fever /; measles, Al
Attention was called to the figures merely to
show the contrast with the report for the
present month.
The report of the neurology committee was
as follows: There were "a deaths and still
births in the borough for the month of De-
cember. Thrty-six burial permits were is
sued, eight of which were for interments Of
nOn-Tesidents.
Mr.. Malone, of the nuisance committee,
said the plant of the Shenandoah Fertilizing
Company was found in fair cond ition for the
business proposed to be carried on and it had
been agreed to instruct the secretary of the
Board to issue license to the company. 1t
will take until next summer to fully deter
mine whether or not the plant is liable to be
a nuisance.
Health officer Conry presented his monthly
report, showing that he abated eleven nuis-
ances. The officer also made report on the
case of the Polish man of West Lloyd street,
who died recently and was left without burial
until the Health Officer interfered and COM
PEELED the wife to make funeral arrange
menis. The officer said he found that the
woman had sent as high as $500 at time to
the old country and was negotiating the pur-
chase of property at Brownsville, yet she
was unwilling to give her husband S remains
suitable burial. The action of the officer was
| fully endorsed.
The Health Officer also stated that there
| were less complaints during the past month
about nuisances than at any time since his
appointment two years and a half ago All
parts of the town are pretty well cleaned up.
Considering the character of the town, hay
ing so many nationalties, it is in pretty fair
condition. The officer also visited the houses
in the Gap row that have been disturbed by
the caving in of mine workings and after an
inspection advised the occupants to move
out, and they have done so. The action OF
the officer in this case was commended by
the Board as wise.
Mr.. Holman suggested that the Health
Officer visit the butcher shops poultry stands
etc, and see that unwhOlesome meats and
fowl are not offered for sale.
President Spalding said the local board
should follow in the footsteps of other boards
and suppress the practice of Christian Scien
lists, if there is any in the town. No one on
the board knew of any such practice in town