New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-01

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The Committee In opening their Report observe n At
It's '.1e ia. been considered essenta! not only rec
ord for future reference cut a. a,Aca;Jn Il
~ the measures which they fe.I themselves OBJ
Iced to take Ia opposition the remonstrsucss Of
may cf their mos. respected AID valued fellow eih.
Inc esnAtory Com sittee wsrs appointed BY The
Board Of Health on the 18Th Of May last and Invested
with the fol power, Of the Board Their hr', business
was 10 associate with them .undry Medical Counsel
The FRS; case Of Cholera was announced on the IAN
Of May a, the Five Points where several succeeding
occurred The condition Of that den Of filth and
piquty a, this time quite SUFFICIENT 57se1 suy
ep.iernic Of the mos, vruen, chsrscte'--nucn more
to imbibe the seed, Of inf ctou wh.a once prevalent
In the atmosphere To separate the tck from this
azar hou.c then Of c,urs, the primary concern
For this purpose Accordingly, email two.story build
ing At IN Anthony a. occupied IS Temporary
Hospital ADD DR.. W. ?. Bae appointed the Attending
Physician. To this place patients were con
veeyed-snd the question Of Hosp:al accommodation
generally Immediately came Up.
/. was found tsal rneticsl men Of the highest eni
neuce Offered on iris subject, 'sys tee Report and
,h4t merely theoretical opinions but facts were
arrsyed 10 favor Of the opposug doctrines The ques
ton Of Con,sgion was thoroughly csnssssed yet a.
general rule, tie disease did not appear 70 thu lteres
I'd parties to be pro2agspd 10 this wsy-bJWeyer
certain sosted scts might TEEN 70 favor the doctrine
but that the cause of the disease appeared 10 exist ~
the atmosphere and that It's spresd was entirely nds
pendent Of any communication between the wei shd
"a sck-The Committee having arrived at their con
ciusiJns. the large three story building Known ~
Monroe Hall" st the corner Of Pearl and Centre eta
was obtained and occupied on the 18th Of May
This building Ia the neghbOrhood OF the rive
Poins but contained the advantages OF dir and elsva
ton The two upper stories consisting oil large na"s
were well calculated for the wards Of Hospital The
building he's since been known az the Centre st Hos
pitsl" Here all the patients were Immediately trans
ierred from the temporary house In Anthony ct and
tho whole placed under the care Of Dr. pusL
On tie 2l.t Of May, the ssna,ory Committee in
company with the Mayor and others, made personal
visit 10 tho Five Points. and made no conceslnent Of
the truth Hence their report Of 1t was bad enough.
Tho piece itielf h incapable Of proper publication aud
will continue to remain so until II IL RACED to the
ground 6lled up aud suitably rebuilt
General measures were now at once acted upon TO
m ~ the impending danger. And in dong thu, the
Committee found several important facts which sp
appeared TO be well established, and which served IA
guides IN their future cour'e These were
let, Taa the general Of the d'es.e appears 10
exist Ia the atmosphere.
81 That IN attacking individuals the disease general
ly giyes notice of It's approach by some preliminary
| symptoms.
81 Ina, ihe.s symptoms are ordinarily under The
control OF medicine and being arrested, ina iurtne'
| develop ment # the disease is checked
18th Ibst the agency Of various exciting causes q
| generally necessary to develop the maady. Amor 6
these the principal The existence OF nth snd iin
perfect ventistoD irregularities and imPrudences ~
the mode Of living, aud mental disturbance.
With these facts aud the purposes in view which
| were thence suggeated the Committee commenced
and continued their sbors throughout the whole
course of the Cholera They established Hospitals in
such succession and in such parts Of the City The
spread Of the disease required, until the whole numo
| amounted to FIVE. They commerced aud accom-
pli.hed a thorough publication Of the Cl,y-,uch one
as it probably never had before. Tnro1sh repeated
publication. 10 the daily journals and otherwise they
kept the community constantly alive to the important
fac, that the progress Of the disease depended 10 gree
manure upon their own discretion in the manner OF
living They endesvored to wake up ar extra amount
of moral courage, as one OF the best prevented
against dtesse-snd, fualy, supplied the Cry WIZ
such an abundance Of medical attendance that every
person was secured the benefit OF immediate attention
The names of the different, Ward Cholera fhyhclan'
uwo for esch wsrd) appointed under these arrange
ments have already been given to the public
A,it soon became evident that should the Choler'
continue 10 increase number Of Hospitals would 81
| REQUIRED in different parts OF the Chy suoComm''
| tee was appointed TO report upon the suolec' VINO
sitter long investigation, suggested the propriety
continuing the appropriation OF the edhces OF the PUB
lie Schools whore needed, to the temporary purpose
Of Hospitals The friends OF Education, however, nao'
still more strenuous opposition. Public meetings were
held to protect sinst the measure aud consderao'
degree OF excitement was manifested for lime Alte
iun elaboration the Ssnstory COMMITTEE determined
tha, everything should give way 10 the public COED
and such OF tie Public Schools rs were deemed neces
.sry were successfully occupied as Cholera Hospitals
The ds Schoolhouse selected for this pur pose Wal
No l, In Willsmst-oponed on the 9Th OF Jane snd
placed under the professional charge Of Dr. Alexander
| r Vsch6 The second was tina, in ThlEteenihs under
the care Of Pr ovid I. Wells. The third Ia stanton
at under the control o! pr. Lease Greene; and Ire
fourth in Thirty -fnhs, under the csre Of Or Buel
who was transferred from the Center st. Hospital On
the closing Of that instuton-which was subsequent
" r,6pened under the direction of DR.. Vsche, and
continued for the reception Of patients until the di'sP
psarsnce of the Epidemic in the City.
TIE latter part OF August, while the disease rss'
with uusbsted violence In the upper Wsrds II was "a
mildly declining in mos of the lower Wards OF the City
Inc culmiusting point Of the Epidemic was reached
.sou, the 2l., Of July after which period it nsnfesIy
declined with rspidty both 10 the number sud vru
lence Of the cases.
On the 9Th Of September II was thought advisable Il
dl.conttaue the daily reports 10 the public Asa pre-
osutionsry measure however the Thirteenth ct Hosi
tai rsmaiued open TO the llh Of September the Star
,on-s, I'LL the l7th and the Centres o. till the sih o.
| October.
The duration Of ire disease, with the exception Of
sosied cases Introduced into the City from emisrsn
vessels vas from Msy 10 to October mating tota
1 OF one hsHdred and foriy-ts-te dGYs.
| The number Of persons adj d into the eve Hospi
ia. WAS 1901 OF these, SIS were males and sl6 te
males. Tse deaths were OIL. Cured, $50. Toe pei
centsge Of cures accordingly, was i6 29-des'b. M7l
The following tabular statement exhibits the
ACTUAL MORTALITY II THE CITY
Ds,rs he Frspelescs Of tA EpaesedP ice of2- Ne's'
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