OF THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS OF THE Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Transmitted to the Governor December 4th, 1898. WM. STANLEY RAY, LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State Board of Health, Executive Office, November 30, 1898. To His Excellency, Daniel H. Hastings, Governor: Sir: In compliance with the provisions of section 10 of the “Act to establish a State Board of Health for the better protection of life and health, and to prevent the spread of contagious and infectious diseases, in this Commonwealth," approved June 3, 1885, I have the honor to transmit the Fourteenth Annual Report of the Board for the year ending November, 1898. BENJ'N LEE, Secretary. OFFICIAL DOCUMENT, No. 19. Orrenal Document, No. 19. RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD RELATIVE TO PAPERS PUB LISHED IN ITS ANNUAL REPORT, PASSED JULY 2, 1885. Resolved, That no papers shall be published in the annual report of this Board except such as have been approved for the purpose of such publication by a majority of the members of the Board, and that any such paper shall be published over the signature of the writer, who shall be considered as entitled to the credit of its production, as well as responsible for the statement of the facts reported and the opinions expressed therein. |