New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-20
NEH-YORK SANITARY ASSOCIATION.

A r,eeting Of NE Sanitary Association held ass
evepir az The hal of the cniversi'y Medical College,
| the President, FRspEnIcK t. MaissR, in the chair.
Abou, fso hundred persons ladies ard geucmcs.
| were pre- ent.
| The PrsruFSr maze a few remnks On opening ths
meeting. Ne ALLUDED Z, the fact that the Assocstioe
the op.y Of the eind in tie United Staes sal
dwtt upon he Importance IT tie seec,s S Me Asss-
| citation.
| Dr. JoHs r. GRiscox tsen read his valasb,e anl
interesting psp.I the ssnasSy nhnsnce VI light u
is the same whit was read st GDe Of ne esritr meet
nes Of the Assoca'iOp and wSs notic~t 10 Tft TAB
II lisseued TO with prvfoupc' attention. and
was fieQuei tly interrupted by Aptause.
PRosryR NJ. WrTsoRE tnen elsered the repcrt -
the Con mitiee Oh the subject at SSnary Eeg,siatwe.
The iep,n sisted that the diferesce la tie moralSy
Of New .Ymk aud other large cties, ha9 called tbs
attention Of physicians twenty yesrs ago y the ne
eessiiy of sanitary reforr IttheU'gwse history a
the sanitary department Of this cry and a2dded -
the fact that yrars ago The plan Of keeping meicas
in the Ufiice of City Inspecso-hsd been aean-
doLed. The large en grafton 10 tbs cny.coWbsncd
with the invention OF the tenement 3orse, tho
csuse of the alarming Increase Of uorsslty. The ef
forts which bad been made to intnepoe egsiariontA II
favor of sanitary reform, under the aspice~ IL tho
Academy Of Medicine. stated together with facts
showing the extent to which the heakhi interests 81
this city had been made subordinate to the Interests Of
political parties. Tie paratve sanitsry statistics
tf the city then stated, To show the sarning 'n
Of mortality 10 the past few years. The moro
recent legislative action then stated. q aniInad-
v.rted iu terms upon the conduct Of MI Spcu
If this city, member of the last Legss,are, for
his itcresucy TO the trust accepted by nm toSecure
the passage If the recently proposed law fov the ssn
tary reioim Of this city IL regretted the coufNc
Of Mayo Tt manu- in his active opposition 70 the bH
nt Albany th ugh the Committee Of the opinivo
that this course was own to misapprehenson Of tho
nature Of the bill. The report concluded oy COM
dirg the Association 10 pursue its course, predic
ipg its success.
Mr.. Wetuore then made few remarks. He
sp, be III high terms of the medical profession Of New
York for their endeavoriDg o pro.
veu, disease. He pronounced a high enc0miun upsN
DR. Grsc,m. While sludiug to the fact OF hls being .
II en- Der of the Democratic party he said that ho
vsiled his face with shame when he announced thae
~ n en- btr Of that party ID the Assembly had either
vo', d az uIst the ball or absented himself when tho
vote cane. He deprecated the existence cf party
spirit when the public health was involved. He
charge tie press With apathy in thu, matter.
On motion Of X. ii. McCURDS, the report was ao-
cep'ed and adopted by the Association and vote VI
thanks was rendered to tho Committee for their able
efCrs
The Rev. THEoDopE T.. CUYLER was called upon &c
his views of the Influence If the sanitary condition. k
cities upon the morals IT the people. Mr Cuyier show.
ed the intimate nection between health aud gocd
orals. lie alluded to the great contrast between the
cleanliness of NesIork ami European cities, and said
that if cleanliness was next TO gOdness, he wondered
how gooluess bad made any progress in this city
witch was uncean. He enlarged also upon the
in poItauce of oxygen and light to health. While God
had done everything for this city, men had dono
ain ost nothing for the health of the people.
ERAsTUs BROOKS offered the following resoiutions
which he suppOriec by some remarks
Resircd Tft the fist duties Of all 0oyerusnent
eys drpsrmeutof civil government snd 10 whomsoes
pcopl, the nsltu have deesfed anthoftys
and less citizens Themselves to make all pb
vision pomor the happiness aud secure the health .ad pro-
t Of s and cotdons II society ny shs en-
If such sanitary regulations will best secure that end
The resolution adopted, after which the Associs-
ton adjourned