New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-11-21
TIL, CEfO1sEEt.
Meeting Of the Health Commissioners-fa-
tercsiing Correspondence.

A. AN informal meeting Of The Health Com
mss.oucrs the following correspondence Was laid be
fore the Board
WALTON Del Co, y. Y. Nov. 49, l-6J.
! 10 me Hon. C. GoDFREY GuNlHER Mayor, de.
Sir. that the proper authorities nave und.r con
rut The Introduction OF cholera into the city nom YES.
es now arriving from tic ports in Europe &C., where
! that disease D. prevailing.
ia the time Of to- 0he choera) Inst visitation, have
though. that statement Of the facts iu relation 10 rs
appearance at The Quarantine al that time might De Of
some aid n enabling you 20 take efficient measures 10
secure the desired object Being Jao's they point
very isnhclnty 90 the only plan to be- ae9pld % Pre-
vent the Introduction ot thlb deadly miady from on
hirhunrd. You viii recolcet that ls'i was tue year
I'll the great immigration. the number OF vessels ar
irving Ia The month 81 May alone being 42i. The hrst
eases OF cholera were found on The North American
which arrived Oh the 18Th ~ May. having LETT LIVER.
uool where tie cholera then prevailed on the 18th Of
April 1lcro had h,cu 10 sickness until tie vessel had
! t,sg more ha1 frg 'eehs az std Nane crossing Tue
Eauks cholera made IT, appearance. The snip "as de
tlincd and the uas tcugcr all landed their baggage
and clothing Thoroughly clc1fcd and GiAIcctcd ana
none allowed 60 leave uLtl no new cases lad np.
/ pcarcd Tor Two days. Ihcf were dctalHei ABOUT u
! week.
ON the 18th the Progress arrived having left Liverpool
with 200 cmgTauts Ihuyuinc died Oh the passage.
~ crsa4 taken from The vessel aud new eases wore
hourly occurring The well passenger from ihis vessel
as wen ms from the Empire placed IN the grounds
around what was thea called the HI Hospital, ana the
tDA Win the uffiae ilictu lh tuh uu4IHNt, DcAlk
about or ~ rods south ul the slauty buildings In
wach placed The eases of typhoid fever most of
whom were no the time c1nyalcsccnt.
About the same time the slips Charles Ill., tie
Plymouth the Eoher, Parker, the g. T. Pa,teu. and
I some Others aulYcd nom Hayrc all having largo
number OF cases Of smallpox of very mai u1ut type.
Incsc were an placed in The mnllncy hospital situated
ln the western anglo oI The Quarantine grounds.
lca, - rods ron Tie hospital and grounds, where
the sick and we'll nom tie cholera ships placed.
Tho pGsst myers and their effects from these vessels
were subjected Ia very thorough process az cleansing
and dsnicctng and allowed to leave for the city. No
O cholera were subsequently traced 10 them, but
iLc conyhlesccu patients IN tie Shaniy buildings who
were recovering nom typhoid cVer began 10 Ole oil
cholera aud ~ lees than week SrchiF.tre per cat
81 tho patients IA the smallpox hospital died Of cholera.
/ ca the DIST Of May the DTgo auiycd from think
GlFgoW, with a small number OF cmigrauts. TN her
passage she took from The wreck ~ vessel nom Liver
pool, loui - passengers. There had been cholera
pa tie wrecked vessel and 'Ao persons taken from her
sax cd onJ the clothing upon elr pen The vessel
being healthy. all were allowed 10 go M TO the city.
Some Of the inst of cholera thar occurred ia the
city were Traced 10 these wrecked cmigrau,s.
FROM The above iIcts the following coIciu.icns are
~ De doducod with entire certainty.
Iutt That with thorough cleansing aud diEiufootng
0y chlorine or otlerWse) ~ The baggage clothing or
OAcr effects thai have been iu contact with the sccrc
lions eXcrotOls Cor emgntioul from hom) OF cholera
patients. the further dol copmoht Of the disease may be-
prevented.
Sl0rd: That unless tie most entire isolation ~ all
pl cuItIH loo rsti1 ul pOIs here The cAu.,ru pre-
walls o. enforced Whc thiF b. D. uC done The disease rs
Speculation Co., 10 iuc crutagi0u or non coar1 siou,
lection on Lp M ',iuI of the disease are of praC.
teal Importance whaieyoe.
Very respectfully yourg
ItAlY j. IAiIiETr, eX Health Oneer
MAYORS Office. New.York. Nov. 30 1868.
n the non. EDWIN NJ. STANTON, Secretary u Var.
DEAR SIRi Unless the Government assist The Com.
mls5IoneB u Health the cholera canIoI DO daaIan'