The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07

ture floods be submitted to the coun-
ell at an early date.
The work of fixing the Lea well
and placing it in a sanitary condition
was given to Mr.. Hyde at ten dollars
per day. 1t is believed that by clean
ing the trap in the old well escape
pipe, this being filed during the flood
that leakage from this well will be
prevented.
The bridge at Pecos Avenue and
Fifth street is dangerous and it was
agreed to have the people who are
| filling up the ditch there to fill up
under the bridge.
| 1t was reported that the ditch peo-
pie who are cleaning the bitches are
dumping the refuse along the banks.
although notified to haul the same
from the city limits. The marshal
| was instructed to see that it was haul
ed out of the city at once. If not to
| take the man in charge before the
police judge. The laws of the Terri
| tory and the city ordinances are clear
on this point. providing a fine of
SIS and ten days in Jail for violation
of the law
City Attorney Patton made a pro-
position in writing to the council in
regard to his fee in the ditch cases.
No further action was taken except
to appoint a committee consisting of
Messrs. Church. Wyllys and HinlSle
This committee will have full charge
of the matter, it being the intention
of the council to push Ihe ditch cases
to a finish unless some arrangements
satisfactory to the council are made
at anearly date.
The following report of the city
physician was read and filed:
To the Board of Aldermen, City of
Roswell:
Sirs:-The number of deaths dur
ing the month of December was three
(3). The number of deaths reported
to me during the year of 1904 was
ninety-four (94). The cause of death |
was as follows:
rTOIu 1uD0TCuIOSlS, o.
Pneumonia. s.
Still Born. 9.
Entero-Colitis (summer complaint) |
five.
Heart disease, 5.
Inflammation of brain, 3.
Paralysis. Cancer. Typhoid Fever i
and cause unknown, two each.
One Each:-whooping cough, Ec- |
lampsin, appendicitis, gall stone. NOR |
phinism. abortion, syphilis. blood poi |
soning. gangrene, malaria, intlamma-
tion of stomach, dementia, gastric ul- |
kidney. diphtheria, no cause given.
From the above it will be seen that |
tuberculosis caused 40.5 per cent of |
the deaths: pneumonia a trifle less |
than per cent; and still born, which |
includes infants born dead or dying |
within a few hours after birth, claims |
not quite 10 per cent. The deaths |
from contagious diseases was but one
Laryngal Diphtheria.
The number of contagious diseases |
for which quarantine was establish
ed, was nine (9)-small-pox three cas-
es and diphtheria six cases. No addi- |
tional cases seemed to occur from
the cases quarantined.
1t is impossible at the present time
TO give an accurate report as to the
births. since several of the physicians
have not been able to hand in reports
and, also, number of births occur,
especially among the Mexicans, when
no physician is present.
One case of smallpox occurred du-
ring December. The house was quar-
antined and disinfected according to
ordinance. The case was of mild type
and the patient recovered
Mr.. j. C. Thorpe. the patient with
fractured hip who is being taken
care of at Miss Wards sanitarium,
is recovering about as rapidly as such
cases do He could be moved TO a pri-
vate house in a week or two, but will
have to have care for a month or
more He has no friends in the city
and has no money
Respectfully.
w. w. PHILLIPS
january 3. 1905.