New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-12
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
COMMISSIONERS OF HEALTH


The Commissioners met Thursday afternoon at the
City Hall, pursuant to adjournment: Present: ISAAC
O. BARKER President in the chair Walter +. Conklin,
Secretary; and quorum of members.
Tie following cases were reported by the Health
Officer for the action OF the Board, with the result a.
annexed:
Schr Eliza from Antigua laden with sugar, and having one
we'll board She ordered to be purified and remain hve
days observation to be then allowed to come up if all are
Brig Grace worthinston, River La Plat. laden with
inst Aowedto proceed to the city AFTER being thoroughly
Bank R. G. W. Dodge which arrived Quarantine the 81
August aving discharged her lighters aud been prop
tiyed to- the consideration Of the Health Officer
Bark Louisa Eaton from Havana with cargo of sugar mo
the ,Ipon often days. but six days having passed without
sickness mAns.tns t'f they request
The request was denied.
% y permed as to come up Within yards Of the city
h'5 up p;5
70, Of % o s 'sS aa n sa
expiration Of 50 days from time OF arrival .o. 10 n,.. p,
the city The referred to the consideration Of the
Bsni Talmadse from Cenesos Havana with sugar
and moses having lain Is days at the Spit with
tine to discharge her cargo into lighters IS it
lighters lie alongside of her in her present situation Per
@ caroline petitions Showed d.eh.ss into
shers referred to the consideration Of the Health Officer
tions, which we've unanimously adopted
Tia: the q Vessel. BE and b: hereby
may be allowed proceed with their and the
and report to the Commissioners Of Health A;o
cate Of their elesnne. signed BY Inspector vessels
IMPORTANT COMMUNICATIONS.
To the Mayor COmmi''ioner' Health Of the City Of Neu
GrsTLrmEs: The Health Officer to whom was referred the
petition the Of the ship War Hawk asking to proceed
to fe e s Il the Hawk into port from
the the 3st Of July last in belfast having boar
Of yellow tsYer which Immediately the Ma
The been under quarantine for the period forty:
AND owe No PERSON has On board Of
her since she arrived and every attention has been given to her
It will BE- remembered that her period Of quarantine
tended Of the fact that she brouh. into port several
cases Of yellow fever desire that the additional period
hss expired and that since the recommendation was made
which the hospital from her that the
which prevailed board that vessel was contracted
opinion Of y.ans of the Marine Hospital in which the
In vs1 Of the above facts. and especially a.mueh a. til.
second period Of her quarantine has expired the
h, s allowed
Quayontins Sept TO- 1885, Health Officer.
The Board refused to concur with the Health Officer
but ordered that she be not allowed to proceed until
the 18th inst.
THE YELLOW FEVER FROM BALTIMORE.
To the Cosmi.'ionsy, Of Health Of Ms Ciy Of Nsv- Yers:
GENTLEmES: The schooner Baltimore, from Baltimore
passed Quarantine Sunday last and the wharyes Of
The The captain reported all hands board well and
that infectious contagious disease prevailed his
Yesterday afternoon Of the of the schooner Bslt
into the Marine Hospital sick with yellow
.ver-,he physician of the Hospital styling as we'll
sIked" As the undersigned made Of the
receipt Of the sick into the Hospital he forthwith ordered
schooner Baltimore from the wharves city
the Quarantine anchorage The ordag immediately
complied WITH and the vessel lies safely Quarantine
fer further inyes cation and observation.
The sick stated the Physician Of the Hospital shi
morning that he had been sick for vessel and
quite i'll arrival Quarantine that captain knew Of
his sickness when the schooner Quarantine and told
him keep DARK about II lest should observe him
and not allow them Ito go up"
appears from the foregoing facts that only
yellow fever been imported from Baltimore but the cap
tain has wfuy concealed the in violation Of from
the Deputy Health Officer who boarded the vessel II II shall
prove true preliminary examination that the captain has
thus violated law and exposed the City Of New York 20 ID.
spread OF Infection 1t the opinion Of the that ne
justly merits the severent penalties prescribed for such nnc
tins Of the health-lsws Of the port
RICHARD II. THOMPSON.
Quarantine, Sept. TO- 1885.
The Board unanimously approved Of the course Of
the Health Officer, and concurred with hin In Dis
opinion.