Evening journal., 1911-03-07
HEALTH OF
The CITY
Wilmington Practically Free
of Disease Epidemic Dur
ing Year 1910
BIRTH RATE GOES UP;
MANY MORE MARRIAGES

Al the meeting of the Board of
Health Yesterday afternoon, Secretary
Malcom submitted his annual report
for the year ending December 81. four
months of that period being covered
by the old board, the present body as
sumiug office on May last year. The
report contains interesting hgures
and being the first Mr. Malcom has
compiled it. reflects credit upon him.
During the year 1,427 complaints
we're received from the public, 81 Of
which were Of such character as to
be ordered dismissed, and S34 were
of such nature that they were abat-
ed by direction of the executive
officers. OF the remaining complaints
496 were examined. OF this number
ia we're of such a character as to
necessitate the ordering Of the owners
or agents to connect $40 properties
with the sewer.
OF tho $40 properties ordered con-
nected with sewers during the past
year. work was completed on 446 or
them and work was progressing on u
others. OF the remaining ones were
in estates which were not as yet set
led 10 were yet to be appOrtioned by
order of the Orphans Court, IL had
been granted extension Of time by
orders of the Board, II had already
given the contracts to plumbers and
The remaining 43 had not as yet made
amy move toward connecting the
properties as directed. This makes a
total of 514 properties connected with
the sewer by authority Of the Board
Of Health during the year 1910 or 4
less than the preceding year.
During the year 10 properties were
connected with the sewer by the au-
thority vested in the Board by the act
Of the General Assembly, which con-
ierred upon the Board of Health the
authority to connect properties with
the sewer where the owners or agents
failed to comply with the orders of
The Board, and empowers the Board
10 collect the rent I'm payment thereof
FumigatiOns.
The health officers during the year
made the following fumigations:
Diphtheria, 127; membranous Group
= scarlet fever. 251; smallpox, 10;
consumption, 67; typhoid fever, 10;
public schools, IA; private schools, l.
Besides the above fumigations the
Board was called upon to send their
executive officers in the adjacent
country to fumigate two schools and
fifteen private houses. where there
had been cases Of scarlet fever and
diphtheria.
Garbage Collections.
"Thc question OF the proper col
lection and disposal of garbage ma
urally arising from cities is one o
lhe most important and difficult
problems with which Health Depart
mcnts have to contend" states Mr.
Malcom THE present system in vogu'
in this city in the collection Of garb
age is unsatisfactory, and I feel thi
statement can be substantiated by tn
number OF complaints received from
the public Especially is this tru
during the summer months when thl
mount Of garbage is considerably il
,Acess of that during any other por
ion Of the year, and the complaint
from the public are corresponding.
greater. During the past year 2,47
complaints were received for non-cOl
lection as compared with / ,4SS for th
wear 1909.
~ desire TO call attention TO tina
portion Of the report of 1909 in whicl
my predecessor recommended that TIA
ordinance be amended so that tn
Board of Health would be empOwere
TO collect garbage upon the complain
Of a householder and an investigation
Of tho executive officer has prove'