[Fourth] annual report of the secretary of the State Board of Health of the State of Michigan, for the fiscal year ending Sept 30, 1876.
- Michigan (State). Board of Health.
- Date:
- 1876
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Credit: [Fourth] annual report of the secretary of the State Board of Health of the State of Michigan, for the fiscal year ending Sept 30, 1876. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![t^o7nr;L '^:t^szL Bo; ^'^^^^^ -^^-^ '--^-^ ^o ^tato luspector of Illuminatiug Oils for Michi-au, came before the Board and read a review of the customs of the trade ia oils as co n'ected .^^ h Ins system of jnspection, and an explanation of the methods he liacradopted •and of his views of the law nuder which he acted ^ ' The Secretary was directed to have copies of the Keports of the Board prop- erly bound and forwarded to the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia ^ ^ ihe Secretary read a report relative to the performance of duties assigned to Baim, and re atiye to tlie regular work of the office during the quarter? The report stated that blanks for an annual report, and for a report of cases of di-^- ^ascs dangerous to the public health, and printed envelopes for returning the same, luid been sent to the Clerks of local boards of health throughout the Jtate, inirabering at that time 1,184, and that these reports were being-received liJled out, as a rule, in as satisfactory manner as could be expected, so far as related to the duties of the clerk of local boards. It stated that the Cii-cular Rel- itive to Water-Supply had been sent to the regular correspondents of the Board .and replies to tlie same had been received, 25 of which M-ere published in the Auuual Report [see Third Annual Report, pages 105-132]. It stated that 2o,000 pamphlets on Resuscitation of the Drowned, and 11,000 Circulars to School Directors and Teachers, had been printed, and would be distributed, in accordance with the resolution of the Board, to the school population of the State. It stated that a Circular asking questions relative to the diseases pre- vailing during the year*187o had been planned, printed, and sent to correspon- ■deuts of the Board, and replies to the same were being received [published in this Report, pages 141-178.] It spoke of the equipment of meteorological ■observers with rain gauges, ozone test paper, blank registers, etc., and of gen- (oral progress in the work of the office, and in the printing of the Third Annual Report. The preparing of the illustrations, arranging the manuscript, and •reading the proof on the Report, had formed no small part of the work of the office during the quarter. Communications were read as follows: From the President of the Saginaw ^City Board of Health, relative to the water supply of that city, f-tating that the impure water from the works was not longer used, and that the health of the •citizens was good; from Howard Daniels, Clerk of the Board of Health for -the village of Morley, Mecosta connty, suggesting that a law be passed requir- ing every townsliip to elect a competent person as Health Officer; from Edwin Stewart, M. D., of Mendon, bearing upon the communicability of diphtheria; irom J. B. Hull, M. D., of Lansing, relative to chorea in the public schools; from Erederick 11. Seymour, Statistician of tlie State Firemen's Association, tender- ing for the Report of the Board, statistics relating to the causes of fires, etc.; ..from J. S. Roevo.^', M. D., of East Tawas, giving some account of the sanitary peculiarities of his locality. Such of these communications as called for action were referred to the appropriate committees. Considerable discussion was had concerning oil inspection in this State. •Several communications relative to the subject were read, and the following resolutions were finally adopted : Resolved, That this Board is in no way responsible for the manner in whicli ithe provisions of the law requiring the inspection of oils have been executed, Resolved, Tiuit the almost entire abs3nco of accidents from the use of danger-](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21510325_0018.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
