The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-01-09
HEALTH BOARD
NAMES OFFICERS
Board Organizes with John R.
Burr as President.

The board of health organized for
the year on Monday evening. John
r. Burr was elected president and
DIR. Francis H. Glazebrook secretary.
All the former employees of the boar
were retained in office.
Previous to the meeting of the new
board the 1911 board held its last
session with President James ]
Lyons in the chair. Routine business
was transacted after which Mr.. Lyons
presented his resignation as president
gracefully withdrawing and nominat-
ing, when the new board convened,
Mr.. Burr as president. DR.. Glaze
brook, in moving The acceptance of
Mr.. Lyons resignation, spoke OF the
able and patient manner in which Mr..
Lyons had presided and asserted that
he had done everything anybody
could do to promote the interests of
the town along the health board
lines. He said that Mr.. Lyons genial
manner and good spirit had kept the
members working together through
out the year without friction.
After his resignation was accepted,
Mr. Lyons thanked the members of
the board for their loyalty to him
during the year.
The new board was called together
by Secretary John D. Collins. Mr..
Burr was elected president and with
the election of DR.. Glazebrook as
secretary Mr.. Collins withdrew as a
member of the board with grace
full speech in response to vote of
thanks to him by the members.
The following officers were reap
pointed Sanitary inspector, Robert
S. VanDyke; plumbing inspector, JOIN
j. Belbey; assistant plumbing inspec-
tor, William Belbey; health physi-
clan, DIR. James Douglas; dairy in
spector, DR.. Henry W. Dustan; coun-
sci, former Mayor Edward A. Quayle;
assistant to the secretary, Miss Mary
Wilday.
DIR. Douglas reported that there
were no cases of contagious disease
at present in the town and that in
consequence the Barker pavilion was
closed
DR. Glazebrook brought up the mat
ter of reporting of tuberculosis cases
x.attending physicians and as secre-
= 4fy he vas Instructed to notify the
physicians to report cases Withheld
delay that the health board might
be better able to fight the disease.
DR.. Haven brought out the fact that
IL was not the incipient cases that
are not a danger to other people
that are to be reported, but those
suffering to such an extent from the
disease that the fumigation of their
homes in case of removal or death
is desirable.
DR.. Glazebrook, upon his suggestion,
was also instructed to notify that the
local board of health was supplied
with an equipment to make free OF
charge examinations in contagious
cases with the aid of the state board.
Plumbing Inspector Belbey reported
twenty-one sewer connections made
during December, making a total OF
997 connections. Twenty-Five inspee-
items were made, fourteen plans filed
and the receipts for the month were
$45.50.
Health Officer VanDyke reported
five complaints filed. fifty-nine in
speotions made, six re-inspections
made, seventeen interviews. two let
tiers written, twenty-three nuisances
abated, two scarlet fever cases, one
of diphtheria. one of tuberculosis,
three Of typhoid, four houses fumi-
gated and eight rooms furnigated dur
ing December.
After the meeting the board mem
bers and others present adjourned
to Days. upon invitation OF DR.. Glaze
brook, and enjoyed refreshments.