The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-08
HEALTH INSPECTOR OF
ORANGE WILL GIVE UP.
Eugene Sullivan to Study Law-Will
Remain as Secretary of the
Board.

In order to take up the study of law
Eugene Sullivan, secretary Of the Orange
Board Of Health and health inspector Of
that city, will give up his duties in the
health department. Mr.. Sullivan succeed
| ed William Schluer, who held the position
FOR many years, and who was replaced py
the Republicans when they assumed
charge of tine board. He will remain with
the body until his successor is secured.
When the question of a successor to Mr..
| Sullivan was considered at the meeting
last night the sentiment of member OF the
board as expressed was for the appoint
ment of a mar who is an expert in hygenfc
and sanitary science, the desire being to
place Orange in this REGARD on a par
with all leading municipalities in this
vicinity. In the future, it was stated,
many important matters will confront the
board, such as a pure watergsupply, ois,
posal of garbage and the maintenance of
a high standard of milk inspection, and
the new inspector will be expected to take
the initiative in all matters, as Mr.. Sulli-
van did.
The board will also recommend to the
Board of Education that each scholar be
given a medical examination at the be-
ginning of every term. as the necessity OF
this wast e~xemplitied at the close or the
Christmas holidays.
board in behalf of the Orange Free
Library. requesting that the city stand the
expense of destroying a number of books
each year, an average expense of about
$25, owing to the present financial condi-
ton of the library, and he made the claim
that the books were destroyed for the
benefit of the health of citizens, SO as not
to spread disease germs. The request was
referred to the, sanitary COMMITTEES.
A number of complaints were received
against the public scavenger and private
ones who have made a dumping ground at
the corner of Crane street and Lincoln
avenue for the repository of mixed gar
bage. Another dump exists on Centre
street near Sterling street, where similar
conditions prevaik The complaints were
| referred to the Committee on law and or
dinance for action. of which COMMISSIONS
Sanders, a lawyer, is chairman.
Louis M. Sanders. the new member from
the Second Ward, took his seat last night,
and John T. Davis, who was reappointed,
was sworn in.
The absence of any epidemic in the city
Curing the past year, and no cases IF
fever, % of which were in the Hospitals
and the victims non-residents. reduced the
death rate to Is. 80 20 each LOCO inhabitants.
n percentage arrived at by Health Inspe,-
Tor Sullivan. based OH the fact that out CT
21.1GS Inhabitants there were only $50
deaths from all causes. There were 60
deaths from tuberculosis as reported to
the Inspector. who complained in his report
that the physicians had not complied with
the boards order regarding the reporting
of such cases. The official complimented
all these particular cases. One hundred
ard tqirty-four persons were i'll with scar-
let fever and only two proved fatal. PneI-
'aonia resulted fatally in 81 cases, 3 Of
which were in the Memorial and 2 in st.
Mary's Hospitals.