Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-07
REELECTED BY
HEALTH BOARD
President kaIetsch, Health
Officer Lund and Other Of
ficials viii Again Serve.
COMMITTEES ARE NAMED
Annual Report Of DR.. Lund
Shows Low Death ate--
Interesting Statistics.


President Justus Kaietsch and the
ertire stan Of officials of the depart
ment were reelected last night at the
organization meeting OF the Board
of Health In session at city hail. All
the elections were unanimous Mr..
Kaletsch accepted the honor and his
second term as head Of the depart
ment with q few. impromptr words
of khanks. In which he announced
hia Intention OF continuing the work
aloM i lines pursued during the
pest yvar. The other officials follow;
Health officer, DR.. John Il. Lund,
until July t. 1913. assistants. John
Kerr and Samuel Frost; clerk. Ed
win Gluck. until March l. 1918.
! President Names Committees.
Following were the committees as
appointed by President Kaletsch:
Milk and food supplies Schwartz,
Wustefeld
Contagious diseases Overgaard
and Wustefeld.
Plumbing and sewers Kennedy
and Schwartz.
Accounts and supplies Schwartz,
Wustefeld, Kennedy.
Vital statistics-Seil, Peterson.
Judiciary Peterson, Kennedy.
Sanitation Wustefeld, Schwartz,
Sell, Overgaard, Peterson, Kennedy.
The committee appointments are
similar. In great measure, to the
committees In power last year. The
new commissioners, Messrs. Peter
son, Sell and Overgaard, were honor
ed with craftsmanship Commission
er Leo Schwartz continues as chair
man Of the important milk commit
tee.
DIR. LunSl's Annual Report.
DR.. Lund's yearly report was read
and ordered printed In pamphlet
form FOR distribution. The report
stated that the death rate, per 1000
people, was but 14.27 per cent, con-
sidered by the of1cer as a creditabIe
law figure. Mr.. Lund gave special
praise to the milk. water and sewage
conditions in the city at the present
time, and urged the continuation Of
the campaign to abolish the mos
quitoes, Four hundred dollars was
spent on this war last year, DR.. Lund
reported. He declared in favor Of
the enlargement OF the city hospital
for special ward for contagious
diseases, from which there were
sixty-six deaths In this city during
1000 Births in 1911.
The D were 1909 births during
the past year, exclusive OF forty still
births There were 4S7 marriages
and 471 deaths, Eixty-six Of which,
as mentioned, were from contagious
diseases Other figures OF the report
sctttIscsry: p...ych.rg Inspections 900:
fumigations, 221; contagious dis
easss, 392; deaths from same, 66 !:
from scarlet fever, s.; diphtheria, Is:
tuberculosis, 29; typhoid fever, 4 !:
whooping cough, q rabies, i: dysen-
tary, l.; meningitis, Is.
Report for January.
The January report OF the health
officer follows: Scarlet fever, S;
measles, e1; diphtheria, 8; chicken
pox. tuberculosis, z; fumigations.
s.; plumbing inspections, 63
Notify Public Service.
A resolution was adopted instruct
ing Secretary Wilbur LaRoe to notify
the Public Service Traction Company
that time limit OF three days has
been extended that corporation in
which to abate alleged nuisances in
trolley cars run by that company
within the boundaries of this city.
The resolution WAS introduced By
Commissioners P. N. Kennedy, who
explained that the trolley company
is violating section Is, article /, OF
the sanitary code The secretary
was instructed to communicate with
the health boards OF Woodbridge
township. Raritan township, Me-
tuchen, South Amboy and New
Brunswick relative t6 cooperation
In this matter
Peter Toolin Before Board.
Peter Tooiin, of 165 ga rec
appeared before the hoard aud was
given until June / to abats an al
legged nuisance at that address.
Boynton Brothers & Company sent a
communication relative to COM
plants of nuisances on properties at
208-2I6 High street and 1850 Cor
don street. The realty firm stated
that the present owner of these lots
II heir OF the Scott estate and is
Irving Ia Chicago. 1t will cost $3.50
to abate the nuisances ss required by
the board, the firm declares, and
word to this effect has been sent to
the owner A thirty days extension
was granted The Chesehrough Man.
ufacturing Company forwarded q
letter to the effect that they VIII
abate nuisance on Grant street.
near Paterson street.
NuisaIices Abated.
Following wvta nuisaaces report
ed abated: 365-367 Stockton street..
1b4 Gordon street, 177-17s Brighton
avenue, 5I3 Smith street The prop
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