Receipts by funds and counties, year ending June 30, 1904. Total receipts and expenditures of each fund to June 30, 1904. 1891. 1892. 1893_ 1894 1895 1896. 1897. 1898. $12, 753. 64 $1, 253. 45 11, 500. 19 12, 753. 64 2, 313, 150. 83 $162, 992. 64 2, 141, 434. 38 2, 313, 150.83 Net proceeds from leasing lands, fiscal years ending June 30, 1891-1904. Total. 1, 199, 151.72 214,651.51 277,132.69 44,874.42 268, 402.60 | 46,663.00 (2,050, 875.94 TERRITORIAL BOARD OF HEALTH. [Dr. E. E. Cowdrick, secretary.] The office of secretary of the board of health is kept in touch with the public health of Oklahoma by monthly reports sent to the secretary by the superintendents of county health boards. Though this incurs an extra amount of work upon these officials, for which there is no remuneration, they cheerfully (in most cases) respond very promptly. During the year ending June 30, 1904, there has been less contagion than at any time in the history of the Territory in the same length of time. There are a number of the northern counties that have not had a case of smallpox in eighteen months, and all the counties are nearer free from the disease than ever before. There have been reported some cases in Comanche and Kiowa counties, and upon investigation it would develop the fact of it being confined to the families who were exposed or possibly to some who would not observe the quarantine regulations. At the present time Oklahoma City is having a mild epidemic of typhoid fever. Upon investigation as to the cause it was attributed to the improper sewer system and the rains that recently flooded certain portions of the city, backing up the sewers full of lavage and even filling up the streets to a depth of some feet. Below are given the names of the superintendents of county boards. of health: At the present time the board of health has no constitution, by-laws, or rules other than the medical act for its government. When this board was organized it made rules to govern its actions, and by an opinion from the former attorney-general we conducted our affairs according to these rules until this opinion was reversed (eight months after) by him. Since that time the board has used the present law as far as it would reach and then stopped. There have been 66 applicants for the examination to practice medicine according to the present law. There were a number who applied, but owing to the poor standing of the college from which they alleged to have received their degrees of M. D. they were not admitted to the examination. These are not included in the above number. There have been 40 per cent of all those applying for license who failed to reach the required grade in one or more of the branches used in the test, and were not issued a license. Many of them avail themselves of the opportunity to again take the examination, as the cost is nominal ($5) and it takes only one day in time. Since the board is advised to charge only the fee stated in the law, there are larger classes and men and women of little education who apply for examination. The board has never issued a license to any person granting them the right to practice midwifery. There have been 4 applicants for examination, but upon giving them a fair test they were found to be so ignorant in that branch of medicine that the board has refused to receive any more applications for examination. There have been issued 35 embalmers' licenses during the year ending June 30, 1904. The licenses were issued after the applicants had given satisfactory evidence of a practical knowledge of the art of embalming and a knowledge of contagion and infection, which makes them very valuable assistants to the boards of health in pre |