New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-30
puhtir Natsaures.

We are happy % see that the Common Council
acting on the press ntment OF the Grand Jury have
taken steps which we trust will result in the
abatement Of n, Presidential establishments Of
,undry dis; .erS bone boilers &c. wiIninthe City
The follow ing exuactfrom tho Report Of the Med
zeal OfHcer Of Health ia London will show how
fatal i the influence which these nui,arces exert
upon the atmosphere and the public heath. No
more weishty evidence could be given in the case
than that Of this Report, which We commend TO
tie reflection OF the people Of NewYork
With respect 1, offensive trades and occupations
pursued within the City OF London, my task Of recon
mentauon 10 an easy one To any person conyersani
With the simplest relations 4 Aad effect u q.
quite notorious tAGt the decompc. lion OF organic
Ter within csrtAn distance II human hsbitsi0ni IN
fAinsly tcnds g. produce csesse and every cre who
is competent BY knowledge and impsFta,y to pro
nounco an opinion Ibe subject must feel that DO
tr sde which leaves putrescuve residue on ght under
any circumstances. - ce tolerated. within town.
" balsve II 10 be quite impossible 20 conduct the
process Of saughefng slthn the City OF London as 20
remove 1t from The category Of nuissDces 10 render
(, harmless 70 The health o.. the population and BE-
eve II to be equally impossible 10 svperin,end the
details Of lis performance - 10 prevent them, where
adm Stored from rsiUg into Considerable and isiA
la por,s0ce among the promoting causes OF epGcmic
and iaieeuous disease
1t scarcely necessary. after this expression OF
NY opinion, tnsf ] snuul1 say bow strongly recon
md that measures should BE- taken Tor ths dlsconin
usuce OF al ssugtteTng within the city snd ihai.
with the abolition q ssught-ring, oil establishments
which deSl with snlms matter approaching putreisc-
ton and all shed. and stalls for the continued keep
ng u cattle should tseWlse be prohibited sni .D,-
pressed
The number q slaughter houses 81 present rrg..
l. red snd tolerated within the city amounts 10 S and
IN s. Of the aas aterng occurs 10 vaults snd CO.
Ars How overwhelming IN amount Of organic dec m
position must bs furnished ~ these o. the blood
snd or merely Of those $50 coo sheep and ~ OO0
t. which annually pass over ackfrfsrs B0ds4 s-ne
can neither be estmsted conceived out the iuf "
-nce OF tas, decomposition admits Of b>ing measured
IN 10 effect. on u. populate a. and 10 ths hish zymore
mortality which denotes Al atmosphere 0Terisden siih
orgsnic poison.
Win resSrd t. such trades are considered % De
simply oH-nstvs snd where the evidence Of In ury
health Is Indirect sad gneertAiu. hardly doubt
ttat wise es;s.Atoa ~ouli exclude them also from
the circle of the metropolis TAlovmsting whale
bons boiling gas mskipg ard various other chsmics
prOceedirgs % not sbsOiutsy Injurious % life
least ia the Orciaary argus.s Of the a. uuissrcss -
70 tae common ghi OF toe gnborhood % breathe
81 unconAminste d atmosphere Ant with this MOI
rsti such nUl,s1oes must 10 to-r sewers degrees b
considered 10 clash 10 might BE- ihfrscuou Of per
sonsl liberty = interfere with 2ropn@tors ghI =
make decisive .uss within The limits Of ai ten
lneut ard for his swn separate iah.siou bat surely
q; st greater airscuon OF persolsi hnsrty When
tee propustof euutled IS re 70 bai the 5nI Of
stn0s phsre which 10 the common property 4 2
eigebcrho q What 10 -vAlenf o. cole -.
setton II T. and 6 AHA ice rgBt u d-gsng through Il
sorne na1ssoUs efHgyun which others, equally viz
elmsst, ~ thus Obliged 20 iansle