The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-30
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Board OF Health.

AUGUST 10Th, l84S
The following letter was received from the Re.
sident Physician, DR. Alexander F. vaehe, and on
motion Of Alderman Scoles, the same was directed
to be published 8. j. VILLA, Clerk.
RoNDoUT, Aug. 18th, 1913.
To THE PRESIDENT or THE BOARD OF HKALTH:-
Sir-I reached here at noon, and have since been
EMPLOYED in visiting the sick, and in receiving in
formation from tine physicians OF the village
That fever prevails here to some extent cannot be
disputed but as most OF the cases that have seen
are more or less convaescent, have concluded not
to return the city until tomorrow, in order that
may reach more correct decision as TO the charac'
ter OF the disease by watching its progress in two
individuals attacked within the last twenty-four
hears, the more especially as the two physicians OF
the place unequvocally assert that they have seen
the same disease tor the last two or three months.
From all have been enabled to collect 1t appears
that there have been about eighteen cases since the
visit of the schooner Wanda, and three deaths.
The poulation IL about fifteen hundred. In haste,
Your obedt serv't,
ALEx'R. F. VACHE.
P.S Should the period of hon.intercourse be-
tween the city and the village Of Rondout expire
before have the opportunity OF again communi-
eating with the Board of Health, | would recon-
mend that it be not renewed, as do net think there
is any cause for the great alarm created by the let
ter Of MIR. Romeyn. | expect, however, to be in
the city previous to the time. A. +. "
To the Board OF Health Of the City of Neto York -
We, the undersigned physicians and surgeons
of the city of New York, respectfully state that
we have never known the city more healthy at
this season of the year than at the present time, and
that there is nothing like malignant disease yell
low fever prevailing to our knowledge.
New York, Aug %, lS43.
JOHN G. CHEEsMAN, H. M LEAR,
JAMES K MANLEY, GILBERT SMITH,
WILLIAM A. WALTERs,f ia q. BLISS,
s X HARRIS, JOHN BECK,
EDMUND G RAwsoN, EwD DRLAPIELp,
john W. francis, VALENTINE MoTT,
SAM'L r. CHiLDs, Tho. BOYD
RlcH'D. X. HOFFMAN,
The following are the proceedings of the Board
Of Directors Of Kingston, which came to US in q
Democratic Journal extra =
The Public HEALTH-At a meeting Of the
Board Of Directors of the village OF Kingston, Au-
gust 18th, l843-Present, John Van Buren,. Presi-
dent, Abraham Hoffman, David Conklln and Con-
rad Crook, Directors.
Whereas, various reports current in this county
and elsewhere that there exist In the villages OF RoA
dout and Kingston malignant fever, supposed to be the
Resolved That the President Of the Board and Conrad
Crook be committes to enquire whether any such sick
exists in the village of Kingston to report at an ad'
journed meeting this afternoon, at O'Clock
ADJOURNED MEgTiNo.-At an adjourned meeting
at four o'clock, p. M. present as above, the com
mttee appointed in the morning made the follow
ing repOrt;-
That they have carefully examined into the sub.
ject referred to them by the Board.
That upon the most diligent inquiry, they are "a.
tisfed thai no mapnant disease exists in the bounds
Of the village of Kingston, but, the contrary,
that the health OF the village OF kingston 10 unusual
That from the distance and high grounds lying
between the villages of Kingston and Rondout,
and the high and healthy situation OF our village,
there can be danger of the disease at Rond0ut
spreading to the village OF Kingston.
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
Extract from the minutes,1
W. Low, Clerk.