New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-30
p.n,o us,s.r.d Wash Hou.tsin Lepseu

a lats NUMBER o. tho LoG3oH Tunes contains
along and Interesting report ou tae ssolIafy 0ooa'
ton cfths. city made to the City Cpafaisa'onef'
Saver. by JosS 5ls1E Medical Officer OF Heath.
The vsba,e document deserves the e.rnest c1nsld-
Grafton Il al parties iutefestsd IN qleitoas 81 Be-
o., yenent p. tue same time the, It sffJr5s
s,aulying ji m iasttatlon d the 'tcr1a5h 500
practcal manner in which certain of those ques-
tyas arc discussed and acted upon IN the hr'u'0
Metropolis VITA regard t. Public Ba-hs aud
Wt,h House. Mr. simon hes TIE following, winch
viii be interesting to the resdessot me ir'onH'
Tho committee for promoting TIE establishment Of
bliss and washh ouses, having Sir IL DdhkihAe'd i'f
Il. Chairman snl Including 10 ts number WIN o'hti
luAaeniis PERSONS several members OF this corpora
.0n founded, at sresi pains aud expense, Ino1el ~
sututiou nj GOuistOn square, WhechapeL 10 spite V
many circumstances consprng u render nis hfst sra
erp.rmen,a oststl shmeIt particularly expensive, AZ
as, more thsn supported Itself by the smsli psymhts
Of the poor and its arrangements are s1h'isnty *
tsosve for have given Ia one day A. many az ~
bahs Thi, fact having occurred In tbs hfst yesi 81
II. establishment, sh0ws how much the poor inasi
have appreciated the additional comfort placed ~lbu
their reach ard may AID that from the nfst open
g of toe bulldog tee annual receipts have reeD pro
gr,s,yeiy on the Increase somewhat earlier and ia
dor tho Influence of the same parent committee 'hossn
specially directed by branch committee, suuaf &c
tabishInent founded Ia GrOrgost Eut'on-squeie
Daring the year ls4s the number Of payments msds
here tor bathing lilies the number OF pay neni'
fr washing In tho lsundies, 24G,96O ibis estsehsh
asnt hss not Only proved suppO ting but hss Dee"
enabled O. accumulate large surplus which IL nov
bens applied TO enlarge and Improve sne oaidlnS AZ
Qia.shouss yard, near the enusno' - 'oe L'euoh
Docks there has been founded, on the sshs mOuei,
ANA. establishment of free baths aud wathhoutos flf
tue destitute poor II was opened IN May 1883 Ia
II. hr year tie baths given amounted to 2hoo2 the
u,pgs OF ,he laundry 10 $500 aud lts tota "orSoe
expenses were covered by EJ3o.
GNo language, however eloquent 70 comment, now
ever Instructive could equal the signihcaoce OF the
hsure, which have cited illustrating toe great uiy
u these Institutions and rs regards their pecunlsiy
success Il impossible 10 fuTnith you With better zee
nmony than 10 comprised in the tact that The gusroi
ans Of ,hs poor Ia great metro pOtan PARISH nave re
csny out of tho pOorrates founded an INSTITUTION OF
ths nature They have become witnesses to the imam
oia economy OF that sanitary aud social boon IN 'no
es,ablishment, which Is not only tetsnpporuhg ou'
amply Femunerave the poor are ensoed 10 nave oatns
expense OF penny for cold, enc twoPenee loi
warm bsth and the women are enabled ~ 90 theif
Washing ironing and drying, with an unlimited NAtef
supply and with other arrangements OF tue most su
mrsble oomp leNness at gn expense OF only tNopence
for the rst two hous during which they occupy tne
separate chambers allotted 20 them Avery consider
bic proportion Of the exponse covered by Tue ie'ePts
for baths given the higher price OF o. ah1 Win some
additional luxuries 10 persons OF gher grade In so
Getty than those who use the ordinary baths Roe mr.
er though used by different class OF persons, being
sought with amo.t A. much evidty ~ the latter
ain the sanitary point Of view. probably need NOT
ips., much on the advantages which these establish
mea,s have conferred. You will hardly doubt how
coed aud wholesome q thing It has been for 40 many
thousands 10 have had the OF cleansing their
bodies and their clothing who In the absence OF suco
fscues must often have carried about their persons
long and offensive accumulation OF dirt aud tweaL
Here ia the most conclusive testimony - 10 the
usefulness OF these not only to The per
sons who employ them. but to the Public Treas
uy and the Public Heath. They aid In giving
cleanliness, comfort aud independence 70 the
poor; they diminish the charges for the relief
Of pauperisui. and lessen the quantity OF disease
in the community. And in doing eli this they pay
iheir own expenses Can any further argument
Be- needed in their behalf We trust that here IA
NeS York We may not fail ia the sitsmpt n do
what has been 50 successfully tried In London, ami
for the Accomplishment OF which only few thou
and dollars capital are needed, in addition to this,
already subscribed.
Our readers will notice that tho rate OF charges
f., wsshins in The London Houses mentioned IN
the above extract, is trc PsEoe for the first two
hours thi, ia equal 10 two cents So hour Of our
money, which iss rather higher price than we
stated the other day. bat skill very far ess than II
Eould cost toe same persons to dc the same WORK
SInid the DIRT and inoonveniences O! theiT w
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