The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-06
REORGANIZATION OF
BOARD OF HEALTH
GEORGE s. HORN is CHOSEN
PRESIDENT.
nr. Allen Succeeds Himself as
Health officer and r. j. Murray
Will Continue to Act as Secretary.
DR.. George B. Reynolds and DR..
Thomas Rodham Become Members
of the Board--Reports Presented by
the Various Officers.

The regular monthly meeting of the
board of health was held last evening
in the rooms in the city hall. After
the regular order Of business had been
gone over. the reorganization Of the
board for the ensuing year took place
without any friction whatever.
Added interest was taken in the pro-
ceedings, owing TO the fact that the
two new members of the board, Drs.
George b. Reynolds and Thomas b.
Rodham. were present. DR.. Reynolds
had forgotten to take the oath of office,
but Mayor Moir was. fortunately. in the
building and he administered it, The
other members of the board present
We're Messrs. Kelly, O'Mallcy and Horn.
Mr.. Horn was elected temporary
chairman Of the meeting, and the regu-
lar order of business was proceeded
with. The report of the secretary was
presented and a brief cpitome Of it fol-
lows: Number of deaths for June from
all causes, 1871: deaths from disease,
l23 deaths from accidents, Z: suicides,
!. Deaths during same months for pre-
cedng four years: 1895, 1Ol; 1896. 143;
1897. 142; 1898. 129. Cases of contagious
disease, 75, divided as follows: Diph
liberia. i3; measles, l2: scarlet fever,
19; membraneous Group. /. Deaths
from contagious disease, T.. as follows:
Diphtheretic Group. !; typhoid fever,
/: scarlet fever, 3: diphtheria, >. Births,
60; females. 3S. and males. 81. Mar
riagcs, 81 The report was adopted.
WIDMAYER'S REPORT.
The first report of Food Inspector
Fred. Widmayer was next presented
and approved. II was as follows:
Store and market inspections, 543; milk
tests, lactometer. POS: milk tests, Bab-
cock. sc; average per cent. Of total
solids 1856; average per cont. of but
| ter fat. 37l. The following amount Of
| food was destroyed: Beef. 400 pounds;
sausage, $50 pounds: poultry, 623
pounds: fish 972 pounds; CLANS, 100
| pounds; shell oysters, y barrel; pota-
toes, bushels; cucumbers. II baskets;
| pineapples, "a: strawberries $50 bas-
| kets; radshes. 400 punches; turnips, .
| baskets; rabbits, 1872.
The report Of Plumbing Inspector
| O'Malley was presented and approved
| The report of Superintendent of Gre
| matorY Thomas was also approved. 1t
showed that the following material had
| been burned in the Crematory during
| the month: Five thousand, eight hun
| dred and three barrels of garbage, Is
| animals, and g tons Of coal
DIR. ALIENS SUGGESTIONS.
| The report of Health officer Allen
was next read and approved. He made
| special reference to the water which
| had gathered on Brook street, and to
the brook in Green Ridge into which a
number of sewers empty. The secre-
| tary was instructed to notify councils
| that the board recommended the plaC-
| ing of a drain pipe to remove the water
| from Brook street. The sanitary Off
Ger was instructed to notify all prop
| erty owners i'm Green Ridge, who con-
| templated attaching sewers to the
| brook mentioned in the health officers
| report, that the board forbid them do
| ing so.
The old board then adjourned and
| George Horn was appointed temporary
| chairman to receive nominations. The
following nominations We're then re-
corded: For president, George Horn;
| for secretary, Robert i. Murray; FOR
health officer, DR.. w. +. Allen. As
there was no opposition whatever, the
above named officers We're unanimous
ly elected. Health officer Allen and
Secretary Murray succeed themselves