The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-15

The CHOLERA IN New YoRK-CuRrors FACTS
The cholera has been IN the city for time, and
has, almost daily, from its first appearance, carried
of more or less Of our citizens. How much longer
1t will lnger here, or how many persons will fall be-
fore ITS ravages are ended time only can tell But,
bad i, has been, still have to be thank
ful that il is not worse ST. Louis and other places
in the Southwest and West have been decimaied-
ST. Louis especially. If the deaths in New York
were, in proportion to our population, many
they are in 81. LOUIS, the aggregate would number
from one thousand TO twelve hundred per day,
twice as many as in Paris, with population of
more than a million.
There is feature connected with the visit Of the
epidemic this year, in this city, which we think is
rather peculiar When the cholera WAS here in
1892, its ravages were very marked ia the Sixth
ward, sotorously the fltbiest in the city, and in
The other lower wards. Very few cases occurred
in the upper wards. Now, this year the reverse
is the case. To be sure, the disease first made its
appearance in the Sixth ward, but the cases which
have occurred there since, have been but compare
lively few. The upper part of the city, usually con-
sidsred the most healthy the Fifteenth, Sixteenth,
Eighteenth, and the Twelfth wards for instance,
have suffered to a much greater extent than any
other section, while but very few or 40 cases
have occurred Ia the Fret, Second, and Third
wards, which is that part Of the city contiguous
to the Battery and the lower part of Broadway.
Ii is certainly strange that the wards which suf-
fcrcd most in 1852 and 1884, are the best oil in
that respect this year. but think it can be ac-
counted tor Thsre are several manufactures in
the Fourteenth aud Sixteenth wards, as well as
some talow melting places, dstillcnes, and soap
boiling houses, which emit very offensive efflu-
via We have no doubt that those establish
menis have had very preudIciel Influence on the
health of that pert of the city. We do not see how
IL could be otherwise Great quantities Of unsound
and purified fat Of different animals daily used
by scap.boilcrs, which could not be put 10 any
other purpose; and, far as the boiling OF bones,
the smcll which issues from the business is ex-
cccdingy offensive, and mast, in the nature Of
thinge, be prcjudcial TO health AT any time, and
has, no doubt, increased the viralencc Of the epi-
demic IN the places in which they are located.
twill be asked what use is there in having
Board Of Health, or Sanitary Committee, If such
establishments ss those are permitted by them to
infect the city. II the gentlemen whose duty it is to
attend o such matters do not prohibit those estab-
lsbments from carrying on such unhealthy bus-
ness in the midst Of a populoas city, at time
when fearful malady prevails, the people must
only take the matter ioto their own hands. All
the soep-boiling and bone-boiling establishments,
all swi daires, and all similar places within the
city limits, should be Immediately removed to
SEINE place out of the way, 80 that our citiEeas
shall not be obliged, as they now are, TO nhale the
pesiilcntlal ,filuvia winch arise from them, and
which We are confident has increased the ravages
of the cholera in the wards in which they arc stu
aied, and which. as we said before, were free of
that molady in 1852 and 1885, and generally ac-
counted the healthlest in the city. Let them be
removed ~ once.
The great mortality in 81. Lous, and other
places in thet region, is principally among emi-
grcnts. who, perhaps, carried the seeds of the MAJ
lady ia them from Errops. A great many, how
ever, of other classes have fallen victims.