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DR. R. CHAMBERS LYMAN A. BARBER HEALTH OFFICER
C. C. McMICHAEL B. H. SHEPP HEALTH INSPECTORS
T. F. MURRAY J. F. HENDERSON M. M. LYDON HEALTH COMMITTEE
CITY OF FORT WORTH T. J. POWELL, MAYOR.
OFFICE: 1600 MAIN STREET, UP-STAIRS ESTIMATED POPULATION, 40,000
MONTHLY REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH For Month of Feby 1906 FORT WORTH, TEXAS 1st Mar 1906
DEATHS
| WHITE | -- | COLORED | -- | -- | -- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | RESIDENT | NON-RESIDENT |
| 23 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 16 |
| Totals | 47 | 18 | 65 |
| CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES REPORTED | -- | HOSPITALS AND PAUPERS | -- | -- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-Pox | 23 | Patients treated in Hospital at a cost of | 235.10 | |
| Varicella | 3 | |||
| Diphtheria | 4 | Drug Bills out door patients and prisoners[& office] | 37.85 | |
| Pseudo-Membranous Croup | ||||
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | Drug Bill and supplies acct. Diphtheria Pest House | 7.30 | |
| Typhoid Fever | ||||
| Measles | Total | $280.25 | ||
| Mumps | ||||
| Whooping Cough | ||||
| Total | 10 |
| BIRTHS | REPORT OF HEALTH INSPECTORS | -- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE | COLORED | Number premises inspected | 816 | ||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Number notices given | 188 |
| 39 | 25 | 5 | 3 | Number nuisances summarily abated | 40 |
| Number sewer connections ordered | 15 | ||||
| Totals | 64 | 8 | 72 | Number closet nuisances abated | 1056 |
| Number trash cans emptied by City Scavenger | 100 | ||||
| Tuberculosis | 8 | Number loads manure, trash and slops removed | 195 | ||
| Heart Failure | 3 | Number fumigations | 19 | ||
| Pneumonia | 16 | " Dead Animals & fowls removed | 70 |
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Whereas the city of Fort Worth is desirous of erecting & owning a public market House and an auditorium in connection with it, and
Whereas the Fort Worth Market House Company has donated to the city, property of the value of $20,000.00 for market house purpose in consideration of the city's purchasing an equal amount of property adjacent to said donation, and erecting thereon a market House and
Whereas the city has not the funds with which to purchase