The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-10

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to its sfoisney Without health policemen cannot pro-
psrIy discharge the required duty The vgsr Of body
by which he "a 70 sustain the fatigue And which gene
rally impars physical strength and courage cannot b.
maintained without attention to certain rules regarding
regimen cleanliness and Temperance and the profession
a care Of experienced medical attendants
To preserve healthful condition ID . matter Of great
moment, not only to the policeman him sf but to the
people Of the city In whose service he II enlisted.
Whether viewed as q humane public economic
Ieguaticn attention to this subject Of great mpor
lance. The compensation Of policemen, though sufa
GENTLY liberal to dsy the necessary expenses Of living
is not enough to provide in addition. pecuniAry indie
pendercs, preparatory to the bodily incident
to old age Therefore, humanity dcfstes that every
caution should be taken by the authorities to preserve
It is due alike to their fathfulnes as well q to the
eyposures involving hazard to Life and health, to which
AZ question Of money ssving to the city the proper
of the health of policemen 10 also Of moment The
expense OF the whole department s not far from one
million of dollars per aunu, nearly all Of which 10 for
pay alone Heretofore the average number Of sick and
disabled has been about fifty per day, out OF force OF
proposton is too large There can be no other reason
for IL than attention to sanitary requirements
Every ia selected wish as to the soundnsss Of
his constitution and exemption from physical defects
and lie be presumed enters the corps FREQ from ten
deney to disease The interest Of the department Is to
this condition. The difficulty of discriminating
between dsease which lie the result Of exposure whilst
active duty. and inherent or pulmonary affections 10
very great and it often that services Of patrol
lost for MONTHS though they in receipt Of
pay for the whole period BY law the numbsr Is limited
II sick disabled, substitutes not permitted and
essene6 Hsncs attention to the healthtui state Of al
connected with the department ia demanded by
Of economy, well by what Is dns to the officer him
with these views, have carefully devised plan,
having TOR its object improvement in the sanitary
condition of the whole department. appertanng to the
Illness OF the and Rleepng apartments furnish
ing Sufficient supply at all times Of medicines surgi
ATTENTION to ali invads, whether becoming sick In the
discharge Of duty not and constant medical treat
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ers. without any expense to the police whstsver.
propose TO divide the whole department into seven
surgical districts each district to be under the charge
of resident physician There shall be surgeon gene
raj whose station shall be at the office OF the Chief OF
Police, and whose duty it shall be to be at that office
every cay At such hours may be thought necessary
by the Mayor for the purpose Of receiving and acting
upon the reports from the district surgeons, aud for
the purpose Of receiving and giving such directions
with reference the general govern ent Of the medical
eepartment as may be necessary.
He shall have full supervision of the whole depart
ment far the health and sanitary condition OF the
officers and men concerned.
He shall make written reports to the Mayor at least
once in each month, and perform such other duties
connected with his department Of the police Is may
The city shall be divided into seven surgical districts
IL, 4. Police Dist 81 1s 90 Police Dist.
"a, 10. II: 7.-la, 70,
Zach surgical district shall have appointed to 1t one
surgeon, who shall reside in Of the police DISTRICTS
ccmprehented within his surgical district
shall be the duty Of the district surgeons to visit
each station house within his district ct least once In
every forty eight hours examine It's condition as
to cleaplnets ventilation, and the state OF the med
cine chest and to ASCERTAIN that every article herein
after named beng required, shall b. supplied (wh,h
hall hoS oro = VI; IN he
and that they M for uee. ehR be bis duty to
witt at bis residence every msrbsr Of the department
perform duty in consequence Of physical Inability or
sckness to report TO the SURGEON general, or In
every fortye hours, the specific nature Of the
rnsady whether medicinal surgical the probabih.
ties Of its having been contracted in actual SERVICE
whether IN his Judgment the disability is of sufficient
magnitude to exempt the patient from duty, and to
report the and numbers Of the sick, tue
descent and the discharged. 1t shall be his duty to at
tend and treat professionally every member Of the de-
receiving any compensation from making charge
to the said invalid This attention shall be oustant
the character Of the disease, how contracted to bs
dlgent in protecting the department from simulated
Sickness and in case to report as having acquired
the disability in the Of duty without conclusive
proof OF the fact and to examine into and report all
csaes where 1t s supposed intemperate habits or the
Of stimulating drinks other vices cause Of
disease 10 rhai also examine ali applicants for ap.
pontmsnt residing within his district, after tney shall
have passed the examination and approval OF the Com
after the action Of the Commissioners BY the Chief Of
Police These examinate ps shall bs careful and critical
surgeon general Ths surgeon general shall tnsu re-
view the examination and he approve, IL shall be
final whether the applicant be rejected or approved BY
shall determine the result through outside exsmna-
ton by eminent members OF the medical profession.
as practicable room in which to place persons mi AIRED
By accident otherwise and there will DO provided
dicne chests with such medicines and common surgical
s~aNr -. S~oA,
also sedan chairs tournquets lint banoages spints
&c &c.
house. to prisoners requiring immediate attention.
the captains other officers in charge shall notify the
disrict whose duty 1t shall be to attend forth
WITH for which he shall be entitled to extra compen
sation.
This arrangement viii into effect the r.t day Of
August ensuing. FERNANDO WOOD. Mayor.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
In your remarks in reference to the Medical staff OF
the Police Department sunday last, you in
error as to complaints Of the men, that they were neg
lected by the coctoIs, aedgeo abuses practsed" &C.
1t appears that is not and the duty Of
the surgeons to attend sick policemen. The all
this and have xpected It The duty Of
the me csI men beng simply to examine the health aud
condition of all applicants for appointment in
the partmen and in Of sickness accident
ring after appointment to the and certify
whether rot auch sickness disability occurred in
consequence OF discharge OF DUTY Until the commence
three to attend to this duty Il was therefore
ply scay impossible for them to attend the in all
paris Of this great city They we're not appointed for
that purpose. IL Is nov proposed, however, by the
Mayor with full understanding with the present
surgeous) to improve the system, that the man will
attended in future when sick in order to accomplish
which object, sufficient number of ply scisus APP
pointed vERiTAS.
The Crime an Recruits from the United States.
To HIS ExcrEScY TnK PRESIDENT OF THIS UNITED srArgs
OF NORTH AMERICA
The undersigned allow themselves the liber ty to ad
dress your Exceiency through these lines and to pray
most humby for aid and protection OF the paternsl GO
vefnms Mt at Washington.
In the beginning OF May last engaged by
certain Mr. Rossnbaum and Mr. Schumacher and Others
in New York, partly to work railroads to be con-
sruced in Nova Scotia partly to work farms in the
province, partly to enlist in the Foreign LEGION
which to be raised in Halifax. II was promised to
those to be enlisted bounty money OF $50 EACH and IS
salary per month"; besides clothing food and other ad
vsntAses including free passage from here to Halifax
The famine which prevailed at that time In New Yors in
duced TO accept the offer, and We sen. or VIA
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