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JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE
of the City of Seattle, W T
Gentlemen I herewith submit the following
quarterly report of the health department of this City
The total number of deaths during the nine months
which I have acted as health officer in the city including
non-residents and still births is sixty one. Of these
decedents seventeen were non-residents and two were still-
births. Deducting these and we have but forty-two deaths
among the actual residents of the City. Considering our
population at five thousand this is an extremely low death
rate, scarcely more than one half the average death rate
of the larger cities in this country.
Thirty nine births have been reported This is
a low birth rate but I have good reason to believe that
many births have not been reported. It may be that
all accouchers in the city are not aware of the existance
of Ordinance 244
There is very little sickness in the city at present
I learn of an occasional case of measels or scarlatina
but it seems more of a sporadic than an epidemic, or
contagious character. Several nuisences have been abated
and several more have come to my knowledge which
will soon be corrected.
(signed) Very Respectfully E L Smith MD
Health Officer
The reports of trh Street Commission City Justice and
Fire Warden for the month of April are received and ordered to be filed
The Report of the City Treasurer for April is reeived and
referred to the Finance Committee
The Reports of County Tresurer Geo D Hill as
Collection of Delinquent City taxes for 1880 and 1881 is received and
referred to the Finance Committee
And now come the persons herein after named
and make application for the licenses herein after
named from the dates and for the periods herein after specified
and at the same time said applicants file their several