New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-18

EI.omclO.

consist OF the
Mayor,
City Inspector,
Exoc!O Chairman Of the COnimi,sOnerof Public Char
PTesdent Of the COmmissiousrs of Emigrs-
Prs.idents Of the FIVE Dispea,arios,
and three Physan 20 be chosen BY each Of the Boards Of
Trustees Of the Eve Di'penssre' to serve during the pleasure Of
This plsn makes majority Of the Board Of Health medical
Thu, consuted ,h, Board Of Health ia to 'upeede the pre-
sent system or The Commissioners Of Health and the Board Of
Health and enjoy all the powers belonging at present to these
bodies
additional measure reform wGoS recommend as h The
consosion Of these the visiting Physicians Of the
Dlpeu.se., who TO receive as ne pay nov
city W have the safet security lis Interests will be at
tended to with and efficiency bys body Of msI in
tons or psri.sn liable to come In conflict with
body constituted on The basis OF hsns'' and capacity can
OF cur citizens IL simple In Its plan aud 20 unncunbered
with the machinery Of the ea,!iss y,s thss WI, sa. u,
It. parts and msy quickly be P1, into operation win no rear
A. nrsset the D,pensarie. send out their visiting physicians
not above FoTieth Street the East River ard not above
sI,ieth the North Riyer though many Pe,on' come
to the Dpsn.es for treatment from above these Poin. New
Di.per saIles for Yorke and Harlem and for misunderstanding
.hed the Dpsn,ares whose d ;Iie,s contiguous will
quire additional number Of visiting ply or health
nI,,Iy care OF the Board Of Health These DsPensaies
p,psnsiss ia visiting physIcians divided follows: New
YORK City DlspensaIy Northern, Eastern, Demlt q
~ heath wsrdsns and i2 ,snt health wsrdens, total
Under present there Is heSth warden for each Of
the wards. The visiting physicians Of the Dpensaes
pointed for sections Of the city Of proper size called district,
The district plan unque,tionaby the better o. ne two Tor
again great dmeno for that object Ward bonnds-
a. s.iary effort. are useful proportion the
density Of tho population and the number OF s poor
inc n. Pes and the extra number may be
spportioned the upper part Of the island where no visiting
require visiting service than at present afforded So
s,ns VIII BE- wanted in nearly equal
each viii not equal the number Of
the employ the city The for this additional service
win fall short Of the amount Annually ey the city
10 the pay Of Health Wsdens while the benefits OF the change
10 the community in sanitary point Of view cannot be
esLlmsisd 4. A. j., ,.,,.S
this proposed Intended to extent to assmsie
whth exception that in those odes smaller proportion Is
and recommended In this pan that the Board sha
Ssnd Of men educated % the medical profession.
AT tho time oud state that while most jealous that
n noS S,;; bs cy Inspector Should be
yuau chosen not for his medical scgqrments but for bis
pfsstcsl abili,ie, and qualifications
The suggestion Of aay plan IA which the City Inspector
executive Health OLE to be omitted ths suggestion Of
executive powers necessity which cannot be avoided and
for which any proposed substitute would be substitute only IA
name There often duties connected with the office Of City
Inspector Of character varied to call no regulation ohe
qualities than those obtained from medical education and
nscesy for qualities which education solely medical would
supply. In the proposed the OF
Health 4 10 direct and the City Inspector le the duty to
eTecue and th, distinct division Of duty will be best main
tanned by continuance of the powers and duties Of the City In
spocto pTesent existing for II Is believed that "aioye
comuants may have been made against the existing system
b. not been cha whatever has been ordered to be done
by the constituted authorities has not been promptly performed
| BY the City Inspector Il, -,
The Department present. organized has the foowini
BuIeaux attached r. The Bureau Of Sanitary Inspection aC
Street Cleaning the Bureau Of Records aud Statistics. presided
over by physcn the Bureau Of Inspection and Regulation
ofh Public Markets aud the Inspection Of Weights and Meas
ures With the exception OF the latter these Bucsux i'm
eately connected with the Sanitary ars Of the city anc
their other Department would carried into ef
feet prove The Office Of Inspection ofWeisht
Measures with proproy be changed into some othe
department should such change be deemed necessary bu
each OF the remaining BureauE have have observed an e'
peca reference TO OF public health With the chang
to which have called your attention. would besmore thor
ougy aud efficiently organized than other Sanitary Depart
ment In existence not merely IN this but IN any other country
where rules of Sanitary science are deemed verify OF obseT
walton and at all expense ns compared TO that incurred
either England France for the performance Of similar duties
The report goes on to advise that the Inspector b
disconnected from all partisan influences, and hold hi
office for fixed period, only to be removed for cause
The Commission adjourned to Saturday at p. M.