New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-13

The Board OF Commissioners OF Health met
ct the Mayors Office yesterday afternoon. Present Hon
G. GoprIY GuSuEE Mayor, presiding; Hon. John
T. Henry President al tho Board OF Aldermcni Hon.
james Hayos President ~ the Board Of Couuciim,n
DIR. Alexander y. Gum. Health Officer DR.. Lewis A.
Sayrs Resident Physicians and Dr. Jededah Miller.
Health Commissioner wm. II. Armstrong. CLERK.
Ills Honor, Mayor GuNiITg. Was chosen President
Of tho Board for the ensuing year.
The pHrsiprNT presented communication from John
II. GriscOm. cnlng attention 20 the Increase ~ f.oO IN
The mortality OF thu past that Of the preyous year
which after remarks from the Health Omcer and Health
Commissioner, was read aud Ordered on NE.
The Resident Physician. d. sAYnE presented the fol
lowing Report upon I! phod aud Iyphns Fever show
ng the necessity ar Improved methods OF ventilation an
Tenement Houses and Public Buildings"
The .s, inf'ae IN ypAcid sad iyPhas lever prevailing
parts q. the city, and In 81 the hospitals. Tcu-
drfs Imperative that should attempt IL sscrf,sn the
Of this shu ncT.ss~ IA mortality, snd zee n SOU
~ Client remedy cannot be applied .
ba YEA sscerained fact the statistic. gathered by
The mot scientific physician, Of s country ana tnsopf ihA1
tic enstndeI.ns and proplssiu, Of th' mod ierpb"
tcougse.
v.s gon. Of this deaso Tor the past four yrnf la 'efous
parts city, where Il has occurred strongly corrobo'efe
this statement In many instances ha'" cund tie persons
tolrrsbly comfortable, ~ regard 70 ,ohng aha nuo WIN
Sufficient ontn both, but living IN houses so con-
suoed render 1t absolutely mpo.nbe for then to be
ventilated, snd ~ these places tho as r was n"ch more
,iru Ia and fetal IA it, result. than when II occur
us 10 starvation GIFTED bui where t.y fortunate
being placed by he poverty in old c.ety houses, which
bod by their very tumble condition aberi chance io
klmos eli tic ten,ne houses. racied within Tho last
years buit withoa tag sirhc.t 'grrd e. ventilation
or if,o circulation 81 pure whole Of the Object appear
he 20 PM IA. Tf,lies nuntr u per'ons IA TIE "I
ainout - ,pic'. Handrd q the houses constructed
upon IS by oo istwoy IN The center Sdng of On
ether 10 sparioenti the building being four or i've
49,, -, ;,o' - t "y 10 nav ,esl in ep,h len to NJ
teen then e couitWay end rear huiiiz o'eu
prs the entire h the lot aud built up To- tho e'tree
junction y IN the neiehohns lot on ne ohet ir. ~" 'y
sgl air that possit, cnt.s them if"n me h.,
10 feet by - h,w.cn snd the budnr Tie 'front.' lot
Is hallway IN a.. center alcond,i our or I'VE stories A. tie
case may hs DIV ding "a either sar, 20 room VA on
which face the couri containing two window, amt o
or two rooms the rear perfectly dar. and without win
dividing wall which coud g. tnyer.ea A. saost c,oy II
it, stories ny fopcs LEADING the font 10 ia" house in
different .'ious and nom which suspended for
day in tle W'et 'roo. sric,'s 81 cohns M', e i"o
ant .l,l IN order 10 obtain living In "o 81 tiese tcHsr
.s,e sirnpi.d % pesc window a. the hars BAT f'ns
by snoe,ine out the hf.s wa cf9wnaf h. 10 my rntye
mont Lss, 10 the beck of another hos' On ~ naoii
IN built In tie manner "a tho one was ae"rnf
Tie upprr aud he lower stories Of tese budne, pei.
holes 10. the ong.ndung aud ropa;iiing 81 this dis
From many o. tLese pieces have removed 'r'e cues 81
yplss frsor -. many wsekf, and sometimes within
many dam, Butt enfe, useless 10 remove ihcso ca, r.
hospital and 'ayr " building 10 be rocfrp"o v, - nsl
t'r.by sddos 'lri Ia the liant mn 'n 'letn' -
HE genera. alarm ny e removal 81 tie. cases 60 The ho
rital for Ito lob poor AZ thoi lives by
poe hoi rnitafir srd add very th'iaN '" ne arsu>
rrduouf di.a II H.. medical st'ehdsh be,ia" tue frshuu
i non .,pnslnn us po,souous influences oue 81 Tie
pt, tis city ~, aread, ost hive ,nDoti@r snco report
Wru,n ~ g. IL tD. .ttf, tho Hover aud oDiainelt
ia. plosssioui hour To u'n.'Nes bnosed shd frc'
iun iif otd M a,rhc. to The sct poor, without
peu-s on 81 orwai'.
ol uaciuh'ia noble
protection, uagtyfs the clIdii, and ssaIa' o.
ruosaues o. bders aud owirs Of tenement house. shat
Deo "gtrd nuf be- longer p.nniited Have not Oh"
suardons 81 he puh, health th. pow" 10 suggest snf 'nnc
nonts 10 ,he nnn,pa, o the ny Of hcw-fo o. 'hs go
nr. the OF a ef char holsr' and
ocditcr sion Of the poptf construction OF "i.m,n
iou,eu thereby iidding ho city THIS hord r'et'nre We
hisr nf' ally laws pI,uy h' proper ihok's 81 ~" IN
e. ~ hight &" Tfcscu danger rom s inns down
How much ifet necessity fof proper LAP" tvon ~ 'n
ventilation Tow many If-ops have died rom ih' 'h'ris "I
falling walls within ne riy for TIE ih ten 'en '>cr if'n
Ld.s have enabled ascertain rom stHiistir.
they than i've year md yet how m"ny thoa,cs
have murdered breathing the rosofour n1o,ph't.
'Tom the ysI1'd lu rctn' ~ h'', which iav"
ventilation at nj When. lnlinl "h'. In. chime" is ""s
ssi th,s Isr tcss ait have 'sDn'1 I' is's.ror