Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-26

At the meeting of the Board Of
Health yesterday afternoon Secretary
Wjgglesworth read a letter from Dr.
George W. X. Forrest calling atten-
tion to a case of typhoid fever at
Thirty third and Market streets and
srpressing the belief that water in a
we'll at 1901 Market street was not
nure whereupon the board ordered
ne we'll abandoned. After receiving
tbe letter from DIR. Forrest Secretary
Wipglesworth reported that he had
had a sample Of the water analy zed by
Citv BacteriologIst Robin, who re-
rorfed that he found 2,30O bacteria to
he cubic centimeter and bacili coli
present. 1t was, on the recommenda-
lion OF the secretary and bacteriolo-
gist. that the board took the action
noted above. Mr.. Wigglesworth said
tbe property belongs to Thomas Talley
and is tenanted by man named Erics-
son. The patient is the latter daueh-
Ter, Ellen Ericsson, aged u years.
Secretary Wigglesworth read a num-
Der Of complaints from different parts
of the city, five Of which, he said,
were cases in localities where proper
ties had been ordered in sewers by the
former board, but in these cases the
properties had not been connected.
Mr. Hutton asked what had become
Of the COW stable matter. Secretary
Wordsworth replied that the time
SLOWED for rsmedying the trouble
complained Of had not expired. No
action was taken. The matter referred
to was that of Mary A. Reynolds, who
has q COW stable at Eleventh street
and Park Place. The bOaro has or
dered a sewer connection made there,
allowing 10 days, but xeok no action
relative to keeping COWS.
Dr. Robin brought up the matter of
the sale of undrawn poultry, which
the former board presented to City
Council. He wanted to know whether
the present board would take the mat.
ter up. He pointed out that if poul-
try is allowed TO stand long after being
killed il soon becomes contaminated.
He said he did not think undrawn
poultry should be sold. lie said it
would be Just as healthy to sell un-
dressed cattle. The body Of the fowl,
be said, may soon boone infected with
disease germs.
President Howell said he thought
the matter should be looked up. lie
appontd DR.. Ralph p. Stubbs a com
mittee to look the matter up and ma ke
a report when he has completed his
investigation.
Dr. Howell wanted to know who
owns a wagon which goes around the
city collecting bones from butcher
stands.
Secretary Wigglesworth said he did
not know, but would ascertain and
report at the next meeting.
Dr. Howell instructed the secretary
to require the owner to have a covered
wagon.
In reply to DR.. Howell, Secretary
Wigglesworth said he had notified the
commission men that they are required
to deliver their refuse at the crema-
tory.
Dr. Howell said he thought the same
notification should be sent to the gro
GERS. He had seen grocers, especially
on Saturday nights, deposit rubbish
and garbage in the streets, partly burn
It and then push it into the sewer.
The board instructed the secretary
to notify the grocers that this is ille-
gal and that unless they comply with
the law they will be prosecuted.
Dr. Robin said he thought the local
quarantine regulations are inadequate,
IN that they do not fix a period Of
quarantine for diphtheria and other
contagious diseases. The matter being
lett to the discretion of the board is,
IN his opinion, unsatisfactory and he
thought the law should fix the matter.
Mr. Wigglesworth said wheR a con-
tsgious disease is reported the house
OF tne patient is quarsRtined until the
attending physician reports that the
patent has recovered. That, he said,
tne practice of the board.
Dr. Robin thought the law gave the
attending physician too much discre-
uon, and ne thought there should be
40 odiscretion in the matter at all. He
thought in the case of diphtheria the
quarantine period should be at least
three weeks.
Il such a regulation is TO be estab-
lished, DR.. Stubbs said, the law
should require an examination Of the
Nan from the throat TO be made by
some physician who is an expert in
sucn matters. He suggested that il
pe seht 20 the city baoteriologtst and
y him to the State laboratory at
Newark.
Dr; Robin thought this matter
SHOULD be left with the board, as Ia
log the examination should be made.
PRESIDENT Howell referred the mat
sst 70 DR.. Stubs, to report at an early
Saints petar and PauI