The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-01
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The proportion of deaths under treatment thus
appears to be 10 centa larger proportion than
been usual but which is be accounted for from the
malignant character Of diseases, and perhaps the pre-
vailing influences Of generally unhealthy year.
In their last annual report the Commissioners made
statement OF certain dcuites occurring and likely TO
occur under the lava concerning the public health.
repetition of similar during the year 1854
induces them again present the subject to the legisa
During the last this Of 1853 aud again repeatedly
in 1854 vessels filed with emgrant aliens arrived in
which Asiatc cholera broken out airing the voyage
The Health officer under the direction of the 30 ard CT
HI alh of this city has in such of vessels arriving
after losing part passengers or crew by cholera
other infection breaking at sea- ordered the land
ing and OBTAINING of all the passengers at quarantine
though app rently in good health for the purpose Of
cleansing them and their baggage, and cleaning and
purifying the vessels themselves, which are per-
mitted to proceed to the city
The effect has been beneficial in preserving the city
from the spread Of injection But the passengers have
been left to be provided for at the expense OF tue funds
Of this commission, during their temporary detention
at quarantine. There does not appear TO be any
legal authority for the Of the Communication fund
for. the general quarantine pecunary purposes
for the receiving supporting at its charge,
sent the Marine Hospital actually affected
with infe ctous contagious disorder indeed
would that fund.- with its present increase be ade
cholera any other pesence become extensively cpl
d, mic abroad during the whole year
The tsAct relating to the public health" section %
provides that all passengers under quarantine, who
hall be unable to maintain Themselves shall be provid
ed for by the master OF the vessel in which they shall
have arrived and If the master shall omit to provide for
HEM they shah be maintained shore at the expense
of such vessel such vessel shall not be permitted to
leave quarantine, until such expense shall have been
repaid The power Of thus enforcing payment is con-
fined TO the Health Officer, and st oud he refuse
elect TO do so, the commissioners must either
the responsibility of the refusing to receive and feed
na to Inc public health or they must apply
the in their hands to the quarantine purposes,
| for which the law does not design them.
Some OF the expenses thus incurred have been vol
unfairly refunded by the ship in other eases
previous stipulation has been made by the Health officer
the condition of not OBTAINING the ship, but allowing
her go TO the city after landing the passengers at
Quarantine. 10 mary other cases. where reimburse
ment of the expenses could be obtained from vessels,
was considered equitable claim agans. the Board
Of Health and this claim is pending before them,
favorable report having been made BY committee of
the body. But the endorsement of sdch Expenditures
to depend ccntingenty upon the view taken of
the subject by the Board of HEALTH the Health officer
matter is again respectfully submitted to the Iegsa
ture in the hope that such legislative erection may be
given to leave difficulty in enforcing the intention
OF the law. otherwise providing for such expenditures,
whenever they may become necessary.
the State lands on Wards Island in the county Of New
York. purchased by the Commissioners, from time to
time in different lots or parcels, during the last five
years. being about ninety The original cost
500 ssI 49, The property is indeps ndenty Of
the buildings worth at least ooco and taking the
rate Of sales in their vicinity wol nd mand
higher price The building valuable chiefly for the
hospital purposes for which they erected but the
introduction OF Croon water under the of the Eas.
river separating the island from Manhattan Island aud
also the large reservoir the wharf, grading, leveng
and other add largely TO the value o. the
land for other purposes than those to which 1t is at
! present appropriated.
The whole Of the land held by the commits sioners on
Wards Island il held by them in fee The arrange
ment for exchange of pate their unimproved land
at the extremity OF the tract for release Of the land
held by them under lease Gas heretofore repsrted and
authorized by law and the OF the State OIL
GERS, has been finally consummated. The baiiiinss
valued The sum q sieseS IS, including an allowance
for the supply Of water, paid together with grant
Of eleven acres OF vacant land At the south end Of the
eleven in the centre of the property held by the
commission which erected their only wharf and
the hrges: BUILDING originally factory now used for
various valuable purposes The exchange, considered
merely matter of property, Is fair and equal whilst
for all the objects and OF the commission 1t s
The Commissioners have proceeded on the plan laid
down by them and acted upon during the last three
| years, OF substituting their means would admit,
more spacious substantial and convenient brick build
ngs for the single story wooden structures erected In
haste 20 the exigen.y Of the first years OF the
mission They have adhered 70 tae general principle
which their fret brick hospitals erected, stated
in the report for 1855 that OF entirely separated ouid
ings not wider than IL convenient for single ward
lighted both sides, and OF various sizes but all OF
plan only in rot limiting their hospital edidcss % a
single story. Their expeneoce has already fully con-
armed the opinion expressed by them last year that
where there Il for economy of ground this
plan provides efectually than any other for
slant and ample ventilation, and against the danger or
fire and the spread Of infection, Ia Of any pes eu
ta epidemic Gas cholera and also against the genera
ton OF eryspelas which breaks forth unaccountAbly
and often very fatally in crowded hospital wards.
The effect OF this simple but efc ,c,ous arransemsut
strikingly manifested during the last summer by
the fact that in this populous estabhshment peeu.
iary exposed TO the rayages OF cholera from the
slant arrival Of persons from shpboard infected H.
calties in whom this disease did manifest Itself az
first IL spread very widely the hospital AZ
the time and several Of these insu ated yards
tifely ESCAPED
The buildings erected undertakes during the year
are the following
Two large substantial brick buildings rs by l25: one
Of these story baildng, and the other OF three
stories The first floor Of the two story building i
large hospital ward, capable Of accommodating sixty
adults the upper part OF the building IL divided int,
three apartments hospital ward another intended
for preparations morbid anatomy and cope
york. Tie third IL the surgical amphtheare. This
planned with great TO afford the bes.
Eght for operations and all other couveniences which
the experiences OF similar Embellishments has pointed out
conducive 20 the purposes in In this atso a..
and In German.
In the three story builn there are three spa ous
aud well ventilated hospital wards large enough to ac.
couInlodate sixty patients IN each ward.
There are in OF erection three large
brick buildugs com nenced in 1854 whi.h viii com
pleed about the middle o. March The first Il o. N zee
stories and basement intended for the accommodate on
Of the resident physicians and others The Is OF
three stories SO feet 'front.' 25 feet long which there
j enough 10 accommodate sixty patients n each ward
The IN ri Is OF stories and basement ~ front AMI
125 feet long with four large aud vel ventilated wars
i IL ~ sixty ratieute wnrl