New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-30
PUBLIC MEETINGS
THE YELLOW FEVER on STATEN 70,

THE YELLOW FEVER on STATEN 10,
REPORT OF THE HEALTH OFFICER OF c.sn
ToN-MENoRIN or TIE BOARD OF ma.
TO MAYOR TlEMtNN. III
The Board of Health Of Css.leson S,s,,s L.
met On the 27tn inst. Presert--Mnsu. CArsossS
Ws,son, Fresn, Wolfe, ard the Health OiG N -
towr.
The chairman tR. Christopher called u,,.
Health Officer 20 state the object o. re 80 -
WREN the following report MAS pressr;sd ~ 6,
Mupdy REPoRI. ~
GTnrLTNEN: II. report Of Mstc. Coz r.,.. -
sy We Nsss1 s s'sy syt wsS ~. cusS J.
he ,sase and onriu Of eseh case weiea ,pcoss
e,duloas tnst this iresdsd disease b. .S.s.sS
;u, past .ud does exit, "a AZ ep,aeuis lssu
c.cGu ss,lb.d lc'y !. The VIA; % .sap.s., ,als
prbe BY ise s.s,enents Of i.e,s and AbeOa. p.s5s.s
ne garr,s q es,,s5s; S Up sp Ps1 S1S
p,i,., ne.s Of the pEes-et ocsor u The oar. %. s,
nNr purposes. The rsp r aaS:.i . lstar. sss,ss
Existence Of The disease in me loaes srsches % ~
dre;ou of the poison fom several so.rcss ,ss; s
-,;Ssmc ,.ow rysr r the city Of Ncrfoik n ,,
oi which will be lore remembered = he inkae. as aS
devoted ci,y," wss demon'iIaed o. have O,s..sd Ns
roi.on heir tspspotteS from the sP Ben Fs,rG ID "A f
sss si.suee ic7 mTes BY the waa .ni -
ve,risy sssbsssd that the disease witch ry,,e u. .s,.
OF Lout I,rd il lt6 Vas communicated from yss !, O..
,r.rs .pprehepd hs few viii vertrn deuy "a, .ss
NV OF he Zee, Of infected vesses rov Sns "a ~.
shors of this sari has conoc, q no sas sss os,s
s.irs ,hs r...i,u,. from which row MS ~. ~ ~,
over nj. souce o evil that your eOssg.s sesrs
las control and therefore have 10 sDsssoes
TIE ,xssnce Of the epidemic 10 one OF the ot,as s<
- ., hs OF the ,ns,es cause of Si,.~ =
infected articles ~ clothing, waca. Instead OF zen, sas
intended, were brought BY hsme' lths pe,sn epsINs
bum affected clothing from guaranteed vessels 10 iar ce
who h lte INIT fell victims 10 me disease % ~Ss
situated in the trarsl block ooaLese oy "a WA
eisbborhood OF which ~ e han s-Seaieel ,An
which have already terminated fatally have &C ed w
nj q tnfs.f 4
IA. enihe control The ,.nns .athsFisi,' s
en,b avs OF ae port .ugsr., tae s,hy " ssv "a =
ye the pst ofths h,s sh sathores ose nss
| o rrey.n. a repetition ot the oH,rse.
Another source of Infection slaed TO in tie gos: s \.
Medical Committee" aud 70 which wish ps,.l,u.y % -
The s,enion Of your honorable Bose the slft a ~
rom the irop soow The object contemplated by he CauI
Board of Heath Of 1856, which cti-ratd and re -
Of thus d,posps OF infected co,ars. which, pvvs. . -
eption ot the suggestion BY hs,h au,ao-, Of a. -
were thrown oVeIbosid Anc carried BY he tides
hi. ard Lrg Island Il a. they shold Be thus ess,gei y
he Lower Bay a. remote distsu from the lszs ir,x
which they burned in close psoNiy 70 the sone ~
c h,ch that the wind tom ,r,sn n a,.
- .b romp..s the csrbopaceous matter usutiu. to g.
bustion Of hbous articles Ion Infected vesr sssa a.
more with probably more or the laAea e.as s
mi. p,r.ifs should II possible b. prohibited IN IN, hi
urseny soici. your honorable Board to protest soosy s
continusnes Of this ssrmps ANA tanesroa, pTa ma "
Con n,,ioners Of Health ot New York and siop.
viii tend to secure ms npS nsni es'iern Ia
the proprety OF Prohbiug bshg aud the sainern e cv
other materials which may be ioSnd nosnIs e. sss.-
| Health officer Of tie rowa q Cgis.as.
| Augvst2 q, 1855.
A petition to the Mayor of New York, nuneroaLy
siered by citizens ef Csstletou, praying tnss he oan-
irs Of infected clothing the ron scow may ssssfsf
| be doIe in the Lover Bay, was presensd oy Dr..
Watson Ia member OF the BoArdh and adopted.
| Important resolutions, giving full possrs 70 sas
| Health Officer to take al. measures he nay dseu
necessary to circumscribs and limit the spread Of ss
| epidemic were adopted. On motion,
Reored Thst the procesdirp Of tbc Board, riIsp N
| report of the HeLth Officer, De published
| The Board adjourned, subject 20 the osl u N
! Health Officer. X. CHRISTOPHER, Chsirn1
| A. w. BoYCE, Clerk.