The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-15
The PubiEc Health

The health OF this city, at the presen. time and in
deed, may include the whole country, is unusually
good and this is the astonishing when take into
consideration that for six months past: tina: dreadful
scourge the cholera has been making ravages among
the population of Europe and taken off great numbers
of from emgran vessels bound 70 the United
States.
Five years ago to day, the last cholera broke out
this city and ragged with fearuy destructive yirulence
during the entire summer, not only in New York. but
nearly every city in the Union great have been
entertained that the present would again witness
the archaeological Of the epdemc and its progress
the Eastern Continent bearing such similarity in its vis
taions to its previous course certainly furnished foun
daon for such belief Our city, too, during the most
par. of the Fast winter allowed TO remain in such
filthy condition that the citizens began to be alarmed
lest the sickness should actually thereby be invited to
Shores which fears at last broke out in such unmis
akeabe sentiments Of condemnation that dormant
authorities reused to Of their duty, and up
to the present time streets have been kept compare
lively clean Whether shall be able pass the
without again being visited by the epidemic will not
venture to predict but nevertheless hope that by
proper observance Of sanitary measures and with
sary precauton shall be able confne the mortality
to the ordinary diseases
Our weekly reports Of deaths during the last few
weeks have shown small o number the correspond
ing time in any previous year. taking into consideration
the increased population; and we at
present why the number during the ensuing three
months should not be confined within the aggre
gate Of the most healthy seasons. All should be
taken, and cleanliness and moderation both in eating
and drinking, should be greatest regard
Smallpox has carried of unusually large number Of
victims during the past winter but happy to say
that that loathsome disease has almost entirely dis
appeared and the mortality record in this city has shown
gradual decrease Of death from all diseases for
time past.
The reports from other cities represent them
being remarkably healthy In Boston, where the sm.il
pox has been doing it's york during the winter we
that disease has entirely disappeared not single de
from having occurred during the past week. and the
diminished number Of Deaths shown in the weekly
ports, gives promise of healthy season. The may
be said Of all the Eastern Cities well Of Philadelphia
and Baltimore New Orleans is uncommonly healthy for
the season. and although it is there it
in latitude in the middle of June, and within ten
days of the time Of the breaking out Of the yellow fever
there last summer nothing has yet occurred to
the least fear that the epidemic viii return That there
will be of yellow fever in most Of the Southern
cities will question, hardly passes
without of the citizens of those places
being carried off with that diseases but it is only when it
comes in epidemic form, the last
mer that it is much dreaded, and proves destruc
tive to human life. The papers Of Wilmington Charles
ton Savannah and Mobile all giving testimony Of the
general good health of their respective places and all
rejoicing in the prospect Of passing through the season
without the Of the dreadful scenes which fol-
low in the wake Of the yellow fever epidemic.
From the West the not quite cheering,
frequently statements Of the breaking out #
the cholera Of the river towns and also among
emigrans board steamboats, the Mississippi and its
tributaries. But aside from these isolated and tempo
rary instances Of unheahness, the cities Of Pttsburg
Cincinnati Louisville and St. Louis represented
being healthy at the present time they
during the most favored 1t behoOves now
recipients Of this blessing not only to pray for
its throughout the length and breadth Of
country but to exercise all energies in pre-
venting the visitation Of pesence and the spread Of
contaQiOp,