New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-05-13
civ Inspectors Report.

City Inspectors Report.
We have received the Annual Report OF the City
Inspector-a lat documen, OF over POO pages. The
Inspector warmly urges the adoption OF system OF
pubc sewerage ard shows that New York has peculiar
facilities for il, being built ridge soptS on either side
TO the water The distance the City from river TO
river SO small that III place would sewer tom
line drawn through the Of the City, require 10 be
more than about one mile in length and FOR all necessary
purposes few il any onld require be more hah i've ieet
.hree inches in height and three feet SIX inches in WIDTH I'll
their r1orer Dimensions III; believed that with properly
constructed sewers all the dirt gathered up in lie streets
Is well a., house oll Of every kind might be carried Of
thu reducing the expenses the city very much aud Civ
inc The greater benefit OF improvement OF the puoHc
health
Mos, important and valuable suggestions are contained
in the Rrnort relation the construction OF dwellings
intended 10 be rented 10 aborne people. lnc sn'itu
wan; OF ventilation and space In these dwellings resulting
from the unscr auuus ccvctousncss OF landlords as been
10 some extent avoided in those buildings erected "t
the last wear or two but there Is su great room Tor M
p-ovement in the construction OF neat convenient ana
| wholesome tonements FOR families with small means
where they may have added 10 the depTvatons OF
poverty the punishment, of the lOaihsone air ana squa'
misery of A prison. The Inspector well! " II some OF
the phau;hropic capitalists with whom our Cry Aoous
would turn their attention 10 the construction OF suitable
dwellings for the middle well the poorer classes, they
would engage III work OF bcncvolencc the value oil ''cI
could no, be computed In dollars and yet might DC done
without the least pccun!ary sacrifice Many huhure'
dwellings but plain aud economical style to accom-
MEDIATE or two small families III moderate eIeunl'
stances, would command good tenants al remherah-
| price. Much good would result from law poh'olA'E
The construction courts unless arranged as 10 allow
eli free circulation air, and proper ventilation And
recovering than one half OF ;he ground with dwellings
could in all cases be prevented. II would, without dodS
have Sa!utary influence Groa the health OF the CitI
IN. bur;s in this city have been greatly reduced ny the
oucninr OF new Cemeteries NJ Williamsburg Rrnokyn ana
on Long Island But he poor are SUI suffering io want
OF table places fer nicrnent Potters Fieii u the
junction of Fourth and fiteth street. Il now al
most exclusively used for that purpose Pts were Tor
erIv opene and the bodies put In promscuOuSy but IN
consequence OF the offensive and unhealthy eNeaaiiorS
IN, yrouhcr hear f'Rd2I'.. he .oEan Catholic
Twelfth has HAD deposited there since 1885, 290GO
bodies The weekly inerments there average 80 in Pot
ter's Field -.
The Inspector urges the OF Public Baths under
utcous restrictions. the price of admission being small.
and the constant habit bathing and cleanliness .cd
upon the poorer clases. We say But why go
little farther why not haveJyte baths for all whom the
spiri, cleanliness Will in any wise bathe The
expense would be probably saved By the decreased
city physicians and hospital accounts. Let body who
viii raisesoap and towel have free chance 10 keep clean
AID wholesome.
The whole number Of deaths during the year lsii
amounted 10 s55 bsng 262 than proceeding ear
and 90 less than lsl OF this number ASA white
1903 females OF these l465 died OF consupdon 81
Of derium uemers. 1874 OF old age, commissions 55l,
small Pox but ~ Last year M. There we're So sl-
bora deaths and 225 OF Scarlans only about half the
number 1912.
The deaths by sms-pox measles and cholera infantum
23 less tie past year than in si3 while scaIlana
whooping csugh Group remtteu and typhus fever, sha
increase go Commissions hycrocephalus, apopeXy,
drrum tremens. and diseases the BRAIN each
creased those reported of convusons, Al under
The age OF years. and this number doubtless embraces
many deaths. the primary OF Inch is reported
aud which ii the importance of the subject du!y
iered bv the attending physicians might be accurately
given HydrocpAdin has taken the precedence OF oOTd
ia, ana has become The most formidable disease 10
winch infants are eNpoel Inc diseases ct the res;ifa-
tor efs1hs sHO" ouI n.'e '-i'io', Consumption Ess
creased H. pneumonia mas decreased o. ana !cFotAoIaN
q:
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a"ei lahihs soluuoh vi PotasH' ooo''u mae TWO
yeA i4lts rom shlI. TWO mats age uhAno"n' IAN
ing on pie OF DICKS maze :" years. DICK iAi Oh
The hea ae' 81 years TUE over " hofSs maze %
wears run over by stages TWO females and years
10y the iailins OF bank Oh e'tth maze = yeas,
c4ctLes t-blES nre' ienlHis' - Ee.'S' anu MAJ, ~
ieli>' run over oy lafoAu SAis, '0 iiilieS, 4 -
yeaF'' iiiinS from railroad Cay; mae. - !eAI'
nl-l'es y "I.l , ~ '.'''' - - -,
wagon mae 30 seIs -!O"' 'pui CaI.
% ys SGeue'Aa - q p,''O .e',aae,
- Years eaiihS o'trloeo u'i'S"es nac' Heii over
iose OF Eild man, mart - 4ioH'"s' Oeh5 uEa"i'
mo faeHiie y maze % year. oy p'ie
o. o'-fu'' ins ai'a P.ssss a. I's te .'oAl' hlae
IL years iuiis rom '!e 70 Oh oHhclnsf ieua!e,
years i4lins through seute mae 40 year, iAiLs
through SKY male ID years ianG from lad
GER mae i years i@I'hs ou' oil WINDOWS, male
YEAR, and two females % years and months; thrown
iFoh window iehie' years sunocaton oy smoke,
TWO males 81 AND - years Two females - yealo and
year oFeriad BY her mother ME intoxicated female
&c months i med Between TWO SHIPS male . years
ailAs rom ut!Ig maze - yeI Dy lls 'aIlhs VI
grave ,tnoe mae % years by me iaing oi stove
male, years fa-n- down siairs einaie' - years
The average iempes-:Ife Tor five pears past presents
very At'e EATiAon '1!e ni.sl o-hgo 10
Of only = deg nc mean tempt tnIe OF Tie winter ard
In London the average ZEN pefatnre cas observed for 10
years. 1891 lsio is about j06 deg beng only