The New York herald., 1866-07-13
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

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Three Cases OF Cholera Reported I'm New
YOrk-NO Rev Cases at Quarantine-
Four Moro Gases In BrOoklyn-Three
Result Fatsily-Trial OF steam Dasin-
feesiqe-The street Cleaning Commis-
sion - Washington Market and tho
Board OF Health I'm Court, &c.
The bulletin Of the Board Of Health yesterday con-
tanned the following.
su1lnu OF PUBLIC HsALrH FOR THE rwKxrr-pouR
HOURS ENDING AT TWO O'CLOCK p. n
THURSDAY, July l2-Cases Of cholera:-Ellen Carol,
rear aer arrhea Of three days. Duration fell into
c0lapse yesterday morning at four o'clock living at
ase Of cholera al Eighty-fourh street and Ninth
avenue was reported last evenng-Inspector White
attendance Patient in collapse Al ten r n Premises
William Relish, living at 12e Sheriff street, was
attacked with cholera this morning. Premises
disinfected
rrsl {. OF STEAM DrsrvFRcrtvE.
At two O'Clock yesterday afternoon an interesting
pertinent, under the superintendence Of DR.. Bell was
tired At the house Of No Engine Company Dr Harris
present ut tho trial. which based upon the following
axiom, viz THAT temperature sufficient TO destroy
the e6uva emanating from animal vegetable decom
position is sufficient for dsinfecon Atmospheric air,
raised IN mperature Of hundred and eighty de-
from al
can be made efficient in cases of cholera The mod"
sperdnd OF dsinfecton was as folows:-Steam was
pumped from me ropolitan engine through min, hun
dred eet Of threefourh inch hose, coiled In SUPER
heater which CONSISTS Of large iron or receiver
under which large fire kept rning. By this means
the steam thoroughly dried, and raised TO such
temperature the circumstanc required. From the
ing into the air apartment VIII CHI measures four thou
sand hundred and fifty cubic feet, which OF
course air tight The steam penetrated into all corners
and crevces immediately destroyed all NAL hfe as
was sxempIifed when this experiment last tried.
Also Thermometers wrapped up IN sx,een folds OF
blankeiing indicated hundred sixty degrees
whist the temperature Of the apartment about
hundred and ninety or course other vapors besides
Steam be injected such as carbol acid gas which
from coal tar, heated 70 four or five
hundred degrees. and which ozonihes the atmosphere.
This steaming process may eventually be adopted for
port after delay OF few hours. instead Of being de-
tained for several weeks
STREET CLEANING COMMISSION.
meeting Of the Commission held at the Mayors
oice yesterday, to take into consdera the matters
complained Of BY the President OF the Metropolitan
Board Of Health in his letter 70 the OF July
o. After some discussion Of the subject, the Corpora
ton Counsel moved that the Inspector OF Street Clean
ing instructed report whether the employed
by the suf ienty tight for the
OF ashes and garbage and whether the carts sent
daily through the the removal Of garbage and
ashes ana bell rung give notice OF their presence
Which agreed On motion Of tho Comptroller the
Counsel TO the Corporation was requested " report at
the next meeting eat In his opinion constituted gar
bage" provider in the contract for sweeping the
and whether IL is incumbent the contractors
their contract to decayed meats, lish, veg
etables &C, from stores Of persons engaged in such
business
Inc COMMISSION adl0urneo 70 meet on MONDAY next.
QUARANTINE.
Cholera matters at quarantine yesterday In Q
nappy state Of Quiescence. Nothing further be
given concerning adults since last report There
some children, II is true, who were afflicted with
cholera infantum put Of this Is a simple
complaint, which any mother correct by the usual
remedies. One died yesterday morning but 1t should
give alarm parents, because these always
In the summer time in and about New York. What
We really have to fear ring this hot weather y fevrs
the lower bay They all very properly quarantned
and nothing thus Tar has been brought TO the city.
HEALTH OF BROOKLYN.
The following cases and deaths from cholera have
been reported in Brooklyn since our last Publication
TIE person residing In Clinton street, near Fulton
day ) paper died at three O'Clock in the afternoon
DR.. C. Fl. Murphy reported the three following
Mary McGrath, widow thirty five years Of age. living in
King street, near Richard South Brooklyn, was TAX
III on the afternoon of Wednesday, and died the
evening Her daughter. Eizab th ed three years.
attacked with the disease, and died hours after
Thomas aged hve years, Of deceased ed subse-
quenty. The latter death 10 reported the Health
DR. George A. Plunkett reported a marked case Of
Asatc cholera which he had been called attend about
eight o'clock yesterday morning The patient Is a
three doors from the Of Luqueer street He was
found TO be In q state Of COLLAPSED discharges
sion Of the eye The sapitAry otncers have employed
the usual precautions IN the use Of disnfcctants &C
~ Another case q sunsroks eva was reported Yesterday
Lmburger. truckman Was driving through Fulton
Troy avenue, when he suddenly ie back and would
no Doubt have fallen under the wheels Of the cart but
for tn opport assistance rendered by officer
by Tho man ~as conveyed 70 his home whore medical
Assistant Sanitary superintendent Conkiing Of Brook
lyn, has issued the subjoned statement Of
Ia, rs.. the nspscso, 70 s", wSo soa arc educated physicians
hold investgate any
sens Il i their duty 70 render such aid as nav
be required bu, IN instance Interfere with the work o.
"a That the ONCE OF the Assistant sanitary superntend
County House) is opsn al ali hours Of The day or
sd o se
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the occupants Of the premises are themselves unable TO
ih That the con,racss for cleaning the
o. ssn @ sS so Ss &. %
Of Health having no power 70 make conracs and can on
1 S OF s sSs %
should be made % he Aldermen o the respective wards
Asi.ae sSsi:s. s.sy. .ss should
paid 70 Py'er PRIV should %
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THE BOARD OF HEALTH AND WASHINGTON MARKET.
srPREnE couRr-cHAHBRRs
Before Judge IngrahamA
NJ gs ssnki.o Fasd rS Jacsson s. Schulz ard otAers
known az tss Board Of HeauA On application Of the
log deeudants from interfering with the stands wash
ineton Market The Board Of Health claimed 70 have
authority these stands the ground OF thor being
q nuisance. motion made some few days since TO
dissolve this Injunction, and Judge Ingraham TO day
rendered his decision denying tho motion and contnuing
the Injunction
The Ch01era-Its Rrvages and Course In
and from the Ola World.
From the London Lancet, June ~
Riveted by the which has broken out the Cont
ncnt pubic attention for the moment has been diverted
from the cholera
Tho progress Of the disease In Eastern n well as West
ern Europe has, however during the past month been
such require narrow attention.
The epid mic has broken out in Jassi Focktchan and
other towns OF Modo Wallachian territory IL Is 10 be
presumed also that the naady has resumed its activity
In the southwestern provinces OF European X ssia as
active against u have been already adopted in
-. Petersburg.
In Holland the disease ~ widely prevalent From It's
first appearance in Nay ~ 20 the 18th o June 72t
and 43l deaths had been reported IN Iyden 26 cases
and 1856 deaths In IT. Graycnhage. 800 aud 220
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