The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-30

sphere may be so extended ms to give It greater respons
b,y ana power, by connecting in more definite form
with tho organization Of the health aepa nent OF the
| city.
propose. them that rev Board Of Health be formed
% consist Of the Mayor City Inspector, state Health or
bcer, Chairman Of The commissioners OF Pubic Chares
and Correction President Of the Commissioners OF Eniga
ton, presidents Of the Eve dispensares, er1co, and
three hysicns be chos by each Of the Boards OF
Trustees of the five dsp nsa,is ;, Servo during the
| peasare Of the appointing board. This plsn makes a
majority OF the Board OF Health medical mei
THIS constituted, this oprd OF Helth IS 10 supefsede
The present System. or the Commissioners OF VI ana
lhe Board OF Health md t, ENJOY al the powers belong
ing NJ present e. these bodies. would further recon-
mend that the said Board have power TO Determine and
pass upon all doomed 10 tho preseFvatiohn
the public health now posse sed by tho Common council
and To enable them TO act with iicieicy tna the arooI
Snpervsors audit and fay All EXPENSES III car
ryihg the ordinances into effect have already eh1ca-
vored 10 show the necessity OF some sich delegated
power as corrective against tho uncertainty and coniu
sion which has hitherto attended the divided codses to
whose care the health Of our city has been entr 'sed
As an additional measure of reform wonld recon-
mead the adjustment OF the present system OF Health
Wnrdens, and tho Consolidation Of these officers in the
visiting physicians of the dispensaries who are 10 receve
as compensation the pay allowed to hose Heath
Wadcns In efecting this change tho city VIII nave inc
safest security that It's interest VIII be attended to with
prompness and efficiency by body of m n in all re-
spccts qualified their duties As political consid
erftons or partisan interest are Liable to come IN CONFLICT
with body constituted ON the bass OF a'ness and ca
pacity 1t hardly DO questioned that tho change VIII
| be approved by all classes OF our czens.
II is simple IN its plan, and 50 onencumbered with
the machinery OF the existing system that u VIII ADAPT
tseh to the public wants without the slightest disar-
ragcmont Of lite parts, and IT may quickly De put mo
operation with fear OF disorg nizltlon, ana
with additional expense 10 tho city Az pre-
sent the dispensarics send out their physicians
above Fortch the East river and not above
Sytieth street h. North river though many persons
III dspensries for treatment from above these
points New dis ersaries for YorsVie and Harlem ana
for Mmattanvilc VIII have to be- established hereafter,
but until they established the dspcnsarics VIII so
districts are contiguous viii require IN additional nun
Dor OF visiting physicians or health wardcns to traverse
this eXte sivr section TO extend over t the sanitary care
Of The Board OF Health Ties f5peusariS are the Nvrln
and the pen,it. There service III the dis
pcnsalics fourteen visiting py scans, divtd as FOL
lows-New York City Dispense y. tNe; Northern, two;
Eastern, three pemt, two Northeastern, two. Tott,
fourteen. To meet this demand the city has twenty Two
health wardens aud twenty-five assistant health war
deAs total tortyour. Undcr the pres ut system there
is health warden ami an assistant health warden for each
Of the wards The visiting hs sicls OF the dper sarlrs
appointed for sections Ct the city o proper size called
districts. Tho district plan Is uuqucstioahy the better
OF be two for whlo wards not TO large 10 be
single districts others again Of too great Dimensions
for that object. Ward boundaries or distinctions are
valIel oistrols sanitary servcc sanitary ei
forts important and usen ID proportion to the density
of the population and .ie nioer OF iis poor.
The number OF disp-isary visiting districts will have
To be Increased under the system, and the. extra
number may be apportoncd 10 the upper part of the
island where no wishing physicians now go, and IN part
ng the dispcnsaries which require more visiting ser
vice than is present Afforded 30 we however, is the
distributed that additional physicians VIII be
wanted m nearly equal popotp MS tla Is, uNa or more
10 caah dspensary which viii not equai tie .nribar of
health wardens ASSISTANT h tn wsrdens present
in the employ OF tho CITY.
The EXPENSE for this liitional service will fall of
the annually appropriated by the city to tho ny
OF health wardens, While the neits Of the change To
the community, IN sanitary poh.t oil view, cannot be
The failure If many projects of hnevoence very
apt TO resGtir, Inc aopuch VI SO may CHECKS ara
balances that tho complications OIL inc system are the
of its effect works. and the very excess Of
canton against abuse oi'estfs rs check uioh
that speedy and decided which, in al invov
w he uublC health the Oh Get to no
pished
CASTINGS between pfoiessoas8ha hft-frofossiona's az
to the origin and character OF diseases are aost sure
TO arise under the adoption oi cua'e" sanitary sNs-
tenn aud While the qmrres OF the aoetors ere riehg
AS to how the disease came the disease RssH u nig
tata headway But III tiio sinic pan PROPOSED, u "
submitted that most oi thesc ilcstiN WI D. aVoideo
Confidence between ne pDicaha thc goa uas Oh he pun
lie health ialry established, great at gasea IN That
calming o. the popular hl!nu which operates ntthuiy
AM aiays panic, which IS ready promoter ana omeiter
OF disease The poor ana uuiipe, WI" nave enjoyed tho
benefits OF these us's"rcs, nave learned !" ieet 'b't
they are In safe iiits, an" "a case o general efte@S or
gnant disease te continuance Oh that ieehhg VIII
prove OF great benefit III camht the publc innd and
fortfying IT against any CRITICAL emergency That may
arise.
The health system OF London anu PARIS is the one to
which This proposed plan Is hieided % some extent, to
Ter proportion is made u cons ST OF nedoa me lha IN
the rian now recoininehtea aha Is proposed II t,s
Plan thai ihe nnaru sai ne 80 rs 10 pac, INC
ADVISOR power mostly IA the hihds VI men eucateu 10
inc medical pE,acsssVh .,.
that THESE changts shonn pc ,a"c, an, ei;S decided
IN the OPINION t4is INV wy 'Seu''s s,o'l po MN
PROFESSIONAL OF ich' on"sh, IVA, oi Ms h,to'oA ac-
2uremens, DIV IL" us ffictcai apii''es anu COMMON
SENSE qiniihoa'.ois'
lhere are N '"eotoh win MS "p.e ot'sr uu.ee nan
those recurring Nh"" euse VI muuc.e, winuh ert ire
interest o the Guy IA u sanitary i"t !" view, ohuT
existing laws u ~ hi,S c uu'y vi 'e siis'" ana .ne
commissioners o iiea'.i '" icnci 'ue' lCc " INC
Sotu Oh iollh an w 'i' IVY 'Nt W'o u ,pe w
eouFe oincer " ca' tAof eeHr''s ,"e' '"ct'. Nus
duties ocihs Oh tna' chract, ~ o's Jst 10 INC "ice
lhat' from is oe"lB o'N'i,''. p",'o vi" pfop"spu
boid, nc sooiu DC lus app VI us Vows So Us
To co operhte WIN lne greatest cneeauy "a t'Vhs shcu
practical enect. On an examination VI .ne '."o rucoies
OF the wy ihspec,or ",ce "'' au'ii1seoreu uhue,
,he shpefs sioh 90 W Wv iil'uioa Pru,esio'
nave nov DUN aoio W "sOu''I s"!se SANTA tHPi'c
meht, or even practice" suggestion rs coming from
then III tIer rei"ils !" we e"niuoh Nohioii.
by reference 70 tHs cry "'uuu'ncrs ~ VIII DO seen
tnat une 'iy inspector y oSs,S VI n.t liite" pow ~
and tha' power IS purely eNecnVe ana conhncd TO me
execution OF mo laws passed. ny the common council ana
Inc Board OF ueath IA ne proposed pan, tne deiy OF
the Board OF Health Is o oT'ci ahd 10 toe 'liy INSPECTOR
Is ies 'le uu'y w cAolte' "uu 'a ust'o. o"suh VI
duty VIII DC pest m'h,a'h.d oy continuance Oh the
powers inh dhlts % INC ny inspector Us "e present. eS
ismg Tor 1t pcieVeo tht whateVer c'nplaihis nave
been inadeganst the EXISTING system ~ mas not bcon
charged tT Whatever mas ocen ordered 10 he done by
the constituted alhoritfs has not been promptly per-
Inspector.