New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-29

The above table shows the hospital report OF tue
wears when the fever allied epidemic Since
is43 there have been other hospitals during epidem
les until this year. The mortality for the week up 10
Sunday morning last returned By the sections OF all
but cemetery, shows tota! of $50 deaths. Ihis
Is q baa showing. and certainly unexpected ana sur
pri.ipg Until last wear the city had been exempt
from any epidemic visitation for six years and during
that time immense population OF unaccmated
persons from our own country and Europe had accu-
Ipuated es'mo.ed as high as 30 900. Nearly all
who remained among ~ taken down with the
diseases there were some, however who escaped, aGd
! have seen Dumber OF such who have had she
fever during the present epidemic me sickness
must soon cease for want of subjects and strangers
ard unaccna.ed citizens Will remain from the
cty until f.ost we SHALL soon be s5le to report
healthy city AS we have no Board o. Health, ana
none Of the papers have published the proceedings OF
the Ply sico.Medcal Association, ia socety 'oposed
OF our first physicians, l gave you the following Ca
tract from the proceedings; 80
DR.. Hunt stated that each portion OF the city has
"been invade by the epidemic. The ITO enl ~ "a
"Districts have suffered most. On the Leyee, IN
different situations in JGckson-st Lafayette near
90 the railroad station, ON vessels from havana on
"o,hers near them, others FAR remote from then'
con STEAMBOATS, and other river craft indeed through
every part Of the Ist District, the fever exists Df
H. remarke ed that the fever this season - ldentlcai
{" in IFS character with every yellow fever epidemic
(Which he had Witnessed d.. II. stated that 1t was
idle 10 talk Of the importation ot yellow FEVER from
abroad when there exist causes suinciem 70 P9orr
III
'he disease and the present condition OF the sicS
sprove that the cause of the epidemic Is diiused
Through the whole extent Of the city. Inc iouo"-
ing remarks made by DIR. Hunt on the sanitary con-
don of the city and the negle our rulers sh0uu
be published by every paper IN the Union
THE SANITARY condition OF our cty denahus pun
lie attention The Corporation of New-Orleans has
always exhibited most cupable neglect OF everything
essential TO the health OF the city An fPtatmc hDm
e,istsi Where il the Council Why they are never
in session Walk along the Levee, and Inspect me
wharyes: around them and under them are deposited
the offal borne by the river from the country! anu
the olla OF the whole city. These large accuuulA
tions of animal and vegetable matter, In state vi
putrefaction are see.hng laboratories OF disease
Here the noxious poisons oepoemcs are most cohceh
trated and their effects upon man most maiighaH'
and fatal - A. -. -
no, nroperjy GRADED. very many lots require to be
filed Tor al present after rain they become stsSh AT
pooA in which the summer suo eugenderS iouI sasss
drainage is very imperfect night SOL Is accumua'eu
IN ererD habtation; scayeDgers deposits are lsue III
tbe immediate vicinity OF the city, on land or are
thrown into the Mississippi from the wharves aooui
which decomposition occurs; tue novels OF ms ~ II
gent are butt with utter disregard 20 tue heah oil tue
tenants. the poor are not supplied with water nos
withstauding eight months OF tue year we nave 70
protect ourselves from nundatiOn. More thah t"O-
thirds of The community believe that yellow iever
originates here from local causes, WINE lne rsulai
der OF our citizens believe It 10 DE importer uee
establishing SANITARY laws aud reguatons to preserve
the public health. But what have our AidermeI
donet Our present City Government IS aus aoe
to New Orleans. disgrace 10 the United states,
disgrace 10 humanity. When viii our Corpora'oI
DO their duty toward the citizens Must the est'h
ouake before they a sense OF their dah-
ger2 Gail to mind the spectacle of last year plague
When hundreds of the dead were daily borne to their
graves and you not astonished at the apathy OF
the guardians OF the public health Our politicians
,alk about railroads. and internal improvements
amopo us but they forget to care for the health OF
the builders OF public works Or Lerec our street,
rrsT cTrcnder aad spread disease.
This picture Of New Orleans by Dr. Hunt is not 2;t
very bright and faterng one, but is too true II
= had been given in your paper as editorial the en-
-a New Orleans press would nave endeavOred TO an
initiate TIE TRIBusE. The cholera yet prevails In
th ctv ON Monday there were SepeH persons buried
me ne no bonse All victims Of Asiatic cholera Dr..
Fenner stated before the Medies soSsy ,as in the
ia d,S Yellow fever and cholera attacked the
patient and tina; was seldom tD n pgsenis
yived the combined attack OF t"o 'u'1 ~ A-''''