, 1865-10-24
MUNICIPAL uKclEAhllNEss.
Dirt aud Disease---The Threatened
Epiden1ic..-Our Vulnerable Points.


In 1882 when the choiern Waited Chicago. It nas
hut frontier fortress With scattering haudfhl Of
honses surrounding. It decimatcd the garrison
troops here at The time under Gen. Scott, but we
hare no record Of Its peculiar pzogress further than
tho fact that the 1ocal physicsuns did their utmost
duty to MITIGATE Its e1ccts.
In 1Sl9, so and 81, the epidemic visited Chlcaso,
then no 1onsera village, but gEeat commercial
and rapidly growing dty. In either Of the Last
named yearA Chicago was cleancr by Ear than It Is
noW-He fear. but do not assert that It's Health De
sfsn Stnes e,ss III 15 T. :s,sS :ss s ths b.dRss Rsss
Iss pau.y nsrled the iaaest nd most se asuray
Restle9tial spo!s n ls md - tho portions ot
which now sro would seiect as the yulnerabte parts
Tor The attack Of the epidemic. -.
day The Health ONCE Of our city with reference to
This Eubiect-not 50 much to ace what the cholera
had done u tho past as to estimate what 1t might
tton. The purpose vas TO ascertain what were IT.
gatded as the unhealthy localities Of the city, the
general situation and the particular unhealthy
causct or agencies known 10 bc at Nora; and. ecc-
only. the measures tn usa or proposed 10 he put
In usc to cleanse, dsintect OF abolish these respect
irf'y. ,,nns -. n,.,a oc,.., =. . .,n.n,..,z ,on
placcnt state Of mind with regard to The general
lightly II idca Ct a. apRrshendsd epidemic in tie
must do them The justice however. to say TINT their
usual crcry day routine Of duties Is not neglected
fhcy the mems st their comu,and. 10 nnride Tnr
tlae possible attack Of disease BY mixing radical
eh4P9ss Bs health sp,bo,,te, .,r however ,,,,s to
tain species Of nutsnuces and unhealthy asrrcies-
those for instance, much and often ean.assed
and talked about In the meetings Of the Police
we might make The observation that The officials os
lhc dcpartmcpts nfe troubled more apparently in
70 3nss PsFiGea Ps1 @ sa1s ss e.
ssnces complained Of, tnan IN endeayors 10 remove
he same One might write for an hour Of this par-
lad comniaipcd 10 hin Of nuisances msintatned hv
B.. Z. and f, when be {tbe ofiicjal Va enabled
aiter examination, to aacertsin tbat H., u and q.
sciyes comniafned n!.- Aud 10 tbrpuoh the ainhs-
BEL: We can easily infer that there ~ parajtes or
iitile pre]udfees which keep tie official busy. hon
ecf1a the haianc al aror1nd' AMI rnefc on2 i11stfce
10 iii alke. This Is hnt which viii. ws hape be
taken in ttndIv spirit >3@ "@''' ~ AA'f>' ~
,ousc ntiFey eean Ne aee a e q &.
hesih ocials that dirt Nil accnnuiata. in sote oi
anything except supernatural power, Within The
thaf IL cj1iI,ed an-is cIean. coeciiyeIv fsifty.
or tnciIninr that VaT. more or .css, according to
De extent q ths general enllshsenraent. Chicago
3s.ter c,tjcs eieauer finn toee OF Chfus and so on
throueh lie a1ajes Of civilization, ' NAN ~ Wy
1 1qs Fix a,eicn N e1es t. Tbat 4tata aT aI9sa
ns SntT 1pav Ma wbcb n.oh sx =. hc
esnae nS cnnsIcyahje sickness oniF in a naco 1ike
n Ehicaen e. n. oanetys Of isypSnr % nsstsnes.
heccnse Ghc n3entsis arr INN IN ana aceji,nstesi
Ec Ia noeer iniians' to csrtain amount of I.'
,r6fch onr S5iichtencd n.nnIc nre nnt' Xii crraf
rit1cs ar hnreyer. necee safy uuclean th,n7t and
+ T. nniv nnes,h1, ~ man;s,n an annrpyimatr i'
II Is stiii poa sbe, b. tompalsoss
~ ma s.,onc ths r,nnatfnr and III
he e.cenijan' Witness New 1r}eans. which VAS
ncyer 10 cIean and healtby as un.ler lie nsid aud
n.hf1rsrr -e-nI"tjnrs ~ G1rso.s ~ ~ E,, nniiar
A sa{d bsfore1 the heaith anthoTsties are some
what actiyc viii reference to tho smaller class Of
nuisaneea. They ere, neycrtbeiesa, nor altogether
s5tr b11t seam In he unshj or t. ~ lhen,se1ya;
unable to remove thc crcat mnsscs Of fllth IN the
city, and inadequate 10 the task Of causing he
IN stete n clean1inrss Thrg nree ami viii co,,
siderable show Of fuatice, hit one health of0cer.
YIN two 2 three asslstants + scarcely an adequate
nam. nsu. a. peIhaps, Who Gas moi been IN tho civ
nr ~ he ronhty morc than rear or 90. T. det,fei
tt,rf emb1ac,np. nerh.n. T nonn,st,on n thir
~ E,rtv fhonsand IL nrocaets ahnnf iia bnai,.es
viii M snesis ieas 81 he t.eneraI hesithEbenn
hearty himself be can stand good many odors'
many-he tramSs sronnG his aistrfct ench day. and
nn1esa h. fns n some nart NJ Il somnttne nrtrs
ordinasy, a. number q dead earcaseee, &C., d;
Nth lis disrict. And this il The waY ~ he1iM ol
that distrfct is Intended to. varied hy ne,ebborood
n,1arTa ana romnlsinfs reearaiay m1nnr nuisances
fhis Il subsfantSaiIy lid manner In wbIch the
health Of The cify Is made matter OF pubic super
vision. The clicumloculion Office OF Dickens In,
ejnded rreat msny things in this world not dc.
sr1ibed IN fbe works of that author.
but II thero b. any doubt ia to the powers and
workinr force OF The healih depar.ment there can
certnin]S he none With reeuri to lie magnitude o
fhe task before them, We nc willing 10 allow
fhese fciafs ID yIndfcate themselyes by an euut,e
ratnn of iha nbetacIea Ii theIr pat toward the end
sanvht fnr@the cieanliuess Of he cstv. They unan
1mo1lsy put The river 1t the head oi the obstacles
"t.asa Sau s,h;aet thef II dneS nnt roni1a an sr
encni nro or 3on That II tai,ts botb ths Iii anf
he Sater. and by them ali Chicago, ofcouEse no out
dnutta Rnt t11ere nre tWn fmnforcmerts Which i
mcecssfn1jT Carried ont viii end he evil influence:
~ fhis stream oyer our health. The ftst ia tht
nrniect now unier ,ysT Of The en]arcemept OF Ii,
fIli1nIs sni Mchiesn Canal and the cycatiou or a
aciira cnrrent ffpu, The lake through the liver
| Even thcn thr rfyer canuot, with our growing ppp
n,atiou. Be Kent clean without a seconi tmrropt
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