The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-02

Several interesting matters came be-
! fore the board of health last evening
at the regular monthly meeting held in
the boards rooms in the city hall.
| among them being the report of Health
| officer Allen for January, the conten-
| plated report for the consideration of
the estimates committee of councils,
| ana the question of overcrowding the
street cars of this citv. The members
| of the common council sanitary COM
mittee also added zest to the meeting
by making n semi-ofiicial visit to the
board, to talk over the matter of "col-
| lection of garbage" for the purpose Of
| recommending needed legislation along
| that line by the councils.
All the members of the board were
| present when President Paine opened
| the session. Health officer Allen read
| scholarly dissertation humorously
| written, upon the -pervading and
prevailing grip. The report was as fol-
| lows:
| The number of complaints Of nuisanCog
| during the me nth of January Is never 50
| great as In other months. This year
! there have been thirty five, all of which
| have been attended to. Contagious dis
! eases have not been more prevalent thtn
| in other years, and barring the grip
! which seems to have swept the continent
| there has been no more than the usual
| amount of siCkLess. And sDcaking of
the grippe, it is proper to say that it
| has been the Indirect source OF many
| deaths from Other proXimatc causes
| As ii has been SO widespread. affect
ing all classes of people-the most aftiu-
| ent as well as the miserably pOor-strik-
| ing those who were absolutely careful
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| best possible manner. just as severely as
| those who have lived entirely regardless
! of all these thirgs. 1t does not appear
| that there was anything the board of
| health could have done which might have
/ avcrtcd this trouble. II does appear.
! however that for nine years. during
| which the country has been scuurged
more or less by this Internal malady,
there has never been time when it
| has caused such an infinite variety of
| difficulties or has been more malignant
! Il speak by the card.
SATAN WAS UNSHACKLED.
| do not know just when the millcnum
| is expected, hut ii did seem as If the
! shaCklcs were entirely off his Satanic
| Majesty, and if anyone doubts the tX-
| istcncc of an all-pervading and prevail
! ing Observation-Disclosures is safe to say
! thal individual knows nothing of the
!
| gestCd awhile ago by one of our daily
| papers that there should be- a sanitary
| inspector for each public school build
| ing. a desirable thing, no doubt if we
| had the me- ms, but not. as ] see it, very
! necessary. Our teachers are Intelligent
and equipped as the school buildings ara
with every thing requisite for sanitation.
there should be no oitiiculty in having
everything safe
1t might. however. he adviaahlc for tho
| board of health to suggest to the board
of control that children should not he
allowed to so out from Steam-h heated
! rooms without wraps, and remain a
| quarter of an hour, on the coolest days.
| Any one passing the high school during
| the time of recess can see, no matter
| how cold the day may be, the young
! ladies promcnhding with bare heads
! Uhough feminine headgear does not
! count for much i'm the way of protec-
! tion), and no wraps whateVer-apparent-
! ly ObliviOuS of all dangers. II uOeS seem
| that someone having control of these
young people should not only apprise
| them Of their danger but should posi-
| lively forbid anything So hazardous. The
! little chaps in the lower schools play
vigorously, which gives them some pos
| sble immunity.
| The time of year has now come wren
| it would be proper to consider that So
| often-COnSidered question of the disposal
or rather, collection of gdrbage--a ques-
| tion which will never he disposed of
until there is a general tax for that pur-
| pose.
! SANITARY MATTER.
After the consideration of the usual
! routine business, the board invited the
members of the council sanitary COM
| mittee to state the cause of their visit.
| The committee comprises =. +. Calpin,
| ]. II. Walker, T. +. Morris and NJ j.
| Cusick and the first named acted as
| spokesman. Mr.. Calpin stated that a
communication had been received by
common council from the board of
| health requesting legislation for the
| purpose Of collecting garbage i'm the
| city and having the same destroyed.
! This had been referred to the commit
tee and they had decided to confer
with the board so as to get harmonious
| action.
The question with them was, could
! the Crematory now in use by the city
| for destroying garbage be utilized 70
| the extent that would ensue should a
| systematic collection of the city's waste
matter be arranged. If not. then the
matter would have to be dealt with
in new way.
Considerable discussion ensued along