Bridgeton pioneer., 1902-07-10
ANNUAL REPORTS
BOARD OF HEALTH.


seated at the desks Drs. Streets and
Moore, Messrs. Bellows, Davis. DR..
Alfred Cornwell came in later This
was the annual session and the fact
that all the reports of the year were
given made it quite lengthy one.
President Sites callad for the re-
port on Isolation Hospital For the
special committee Mr.. Bellows said
he had been in consultation with the
local contractors and from but two he
secured estimates. He submitted two
plans, one from Smith & Conover and
the other from Maier & Barnes. They
were laid over for the time being.
\ The monthly report of the Health
Inspector was then read. Mr.. Bellows
told of many cases of measles, three
cases of chicken pox, one of whooping
cough. It was decided that the last
two diseases should not be reported in
the future.
Plumbing Inspector Jesse Davis
gave his monthly report, which only
embraced tapping water mains.
"This is our annual meeting called
for the purpose of having the annual
reports presented. We are now
ready said the President.
President Sites gave his report. He
told of the marked progress of the
Board Of the duties of the members
being less irksome now that splen-
did system had been formed The
efforts were crowned with greater re-
suits and in looking over the reports
he saw that the public were never as
appreciative as now. The public
press doesn't censure the Board as at
one time. The fine sewer system is
one good thing accomplished. The
thorough vaccination of the public
generally was most needed action.
The report showed only one case of
smallpox owing to the thorough vac
cination system and good sanitary
condition of the city. Then our
drainage is the very best and we have
an excellent water plant. We are
blessed with water unsurpassed by
any city in the country President
Sites spoke of the healthy unadul-
terated milk served to us. This pure
milk plays great part in the preven-
tion of diseases. Our meat is whole
some and there is less spoiled fish in
the markets to-day than ever before.
Pig stys are relics of the past. DR..
Sites said for four years he has been
endeavoring to get better scavenger
system. He told of the new company
formed here and the supposed good
work that would follow 'The reason
I did not advocate this company's
movement stronger was because was
in correspondence with several other
companies at the time,'' said the
President. He thanked the Board.
The Secretary's report which was
mostly statistical had not been pre-
pared.
Secretary Moore read the Treasur-
er's report. June 30th, 1901, there
was balance of $735. License,
$1200, made a balance of $747. 70.
Disbursements printing, $12.49; ply
sicians reporting diseases, 1922. 80; sal
aries and incidentals, $5O8. 25 making
a total of $543. 60. Balance June 3Oth,
1902, 1904. 49, This report was SUBJ
mitted by William H. Ballenger,
Treasurer
Health Inspector Charles Bellows
made his report. He told of the good
health of the city, there being no
serious epidemics during the year.
Mr.. Bellows then followed consid-
erably after the same order as did
President Sites in his report. The
Inspector told of the annual inspec-
tion of the city being made in May
and that he found then good sanitary
conditions for the summer.
There was complaint of SO many
filthy water wells. They were prin-
cipally in evidence upon tenant prop
critics. The families complained to
the owners and the owners told them
to move if they didn't like the water
He recommended that the houses be
made non-rentable where such water
exists, and that the owners be COM
PEELED to purify the water or close the
wells.
The waste paper and refuse that is
burnable should be destroyed by burn
ing. Mr.. Bellows told of the follow
ing cases of diseases:
Measles, 53; diphtheria, 8; scarlet
fever, 8; typhoid fever, 200.
Plumbing Inspector Jesse Davis told
OF seventy plans having been filed,
during the year ending June 80, 1909.
There were sixty seven last year and
seventy-one the year previous.
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