The New York herald., 1866-07-23
The PUBLIC HEALTH.

sU6 TOblIC HEAlIH.
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The Cholera Retarded in It's Progress In
new fork-The Weather the Causc-Num-
Der OF Cases Reported Yesterday-C0ndi-
tion OF the Epidemic in BroekIyn-Heavy
Increase Of Cases ON Hart's and Govern.
ors isiands-DiarrhGa Prevalent Among
the Troops-Bad Water tho Supposed Cause
Oh the EPidemic-Arrangemcnts 60 Remedy
the Evfi-Number Of Cases and Deaths
Mortality In the City Yesterday, &c.
The continued peasanness Of the weather appcarB TO
have somewhat retarded the progress Of the cholera
WIZ De seen that there are not reported this
than wero reported yesterday morning. One can
scarcely hope that this prospect will continue however,
for, with the return Of weather an may
Be looked for. Again the necessity Of rigorous
sanitary measures being adopted Is urged. The
epidemic Is now confined principally that part OF the
city east Of Broadway But few cases have occurred
the other districts, and Is TO DO hoped that by strin
gent measures the disease will bo confined to It's present
locality. Dr. Pettcnkofer, distinguished German pro-
fessor in the University Of Munich positively asserts
from recent experience that there Is no other way
checking cholera Chan by dsnfectng premises and ad
herring to strict sanitary measures. The number Of
positive cases though not as large IL was Saturday,
shows that the disease Wi shortly become conifn med
epidemic something beyond tho present Is not
adopted Cholera has already assumed an ugly appear
snce n our midst and no precaution taken can be un-
necessary.
suxnER or CASES YrrEnpAr
The following cases were reported on tho Board OF
Hcah bulletin for the twenty houys ending
o'clock yesterday afternoon:
Thomas Reilly, aged forty, native Of Ireland, and
living at 10 East Twentyesghth street. taken III
with symptoms OF cholera at O'Clock SATURDAY.
morning. The Inspector found the premises good
order. They snfcctcd
Mary Daniels, living ~ Mott street. taken III
with cholera on Friday night Tho patient was IN col
lapse a eight O'Clock NJ yesterday, and died during
the afternoon. Premises disnfectcd,
Andrew Martin, seaman, was admitted 10 the Now
YORK Hospital suffering from nisrra.tent fever having
yesterday morning symptoms Of cholera showed them
selves and In tho afternoon tho patient In collapse
Elizabeth JONES' living at 16l East Eleventh street
was reported i'll of cholera yesterday afternoon Premises
disinfected
DIR. Thomas y. Andrews living in Brooklyn, while
visiting friends AZ ~ Jackson street in this city,
Saturday, was suddenly taken li He died of cholera
at five A. NJ Yesterday Premises disufected.
Mrs. Rose Dunn, living at No. Cocrck street.
ported by the Inspector III OF cholera Sunday Premi
Sos dslnfected.
-Four additional reported late last night,
but the names have not transpircd.
Thomas Lyons, 1ftytwo years OF age living Mt 264 |
East Twelfth street reported i'll Of cholera yesterday
Premises dsSpfected.
The three cholera reported Mt 2s4 Mott street
no longer present any symptoms OF that disease and
In favorable condition
case of cholera is reported at No 80 Pel street, The
INSPECTOR notified.
Mary Wilson, colored, aged slviy -fonr and living at
No - carkson street, in state OF colaps, yes
terday evening The patient is said to be living over
stable. Disinfectants were ordered by tho Inspector
ANOTHER casT--As isoUEsr
For the past three or -four days named Edward |
Kcrse, employed by Messrs j. Wood Co, advertising
agents a. porter has been lying III of darrhga Ia
the upper rooms o premises No 81 Chamb rs street
He received the necessary medical aid Saturday
inc and Sc med TO be much better. Yesterday
ing. however officer Long. entered his room
by bursting II open and Mr. Rersie was |
found lying dead on the floor In a perfectly |
nude state. Coroner Naumann subsequently |
notified TO hold an Inquest and Deputy Coroner Robin.
son, d., on examining the remains Il rs his |
opinion that deceased had died Of cholera The rice |
discovered In the OF Mr Kersie fully
vinccd DR. Robinson TO the OF death The body
held to-day Deccased was about thirty i've years Of
age and IL supposed To be native Of Western New York
GOvErsoR's
II would appear that ths cholera IN not DECREASING
the above island There two deaths yesterday |
and more than the usual number OF The dreadful
disease deveopes itself diarrhra frs,, and not
promptly checked soon becomes choera In its most
virulent FORM The lads belonging TO the command ap
pear 10 suffer than the adults or twenty four
cases OF the disease the island Friday all were
boys from Company B Of the music corps and all
boys between sixteen aud twenty. Five died during the
night and the SURVIVOR notwithstanding severe suncr
ing able 70 leave the hospital day and return
duty Tho sanitary arrangements on the island arc
excellent the ratons being wholesome and properly
inspected before the men allowed TO eat them We
understand that arrangements made 10 supply tho
troops with better water than they now have being
feared that the water In the csterns the island Ia
prolific source Of the darrhGa prevalent there
HARTs r~rAsD
The troops have not yet been removed from Harris
Island and the disease IL st doing s work among the
twenty TO thirty and the proportion Of deaths
from ton 10 fifteen cent Of those taken 10 the hosp
tai DarrhTa prevails to alarming extent among on
from the able medical officers charge pre-
vent II from growing into the dreaded and fatal
disease. Of which II would appear from experience
this Island ~ elsewhere but the premonItory symp
A will be below, the number OF OF cholera
In BROOKLYN yesterday only onehalf of that
ported for saturday The weather being pleasant must
be attributed a. the for marked dimnutlon
Some other reported but they lacked con1r
nation and were probably untrue In connection with |
this be weSo ask why the once of the Assistant
Superintendent closed yesterday with the words
"wli be back IN a few minutes written n paper
panslf These few mnutas' moan indefinite |
space of time.
There Ave cholera patients admitted In tho
cholera hospital ef Van Brunt street and Ham
yesteriay, bat the physicians stated that
the names OF the parties already Published
man named Luckcy Husssy, tSeniy y-four years Of |
age residing nj AZ Columbia street rcportei the
Forty third precinct as having the cholera
Caharine Burns domestic In the employ ~ Dr. Mar
vim corner Pineapple and Henry Streets taken with
the cholera Saturday, died yesterday.
Six reported at the once of the Board %
Health but the physicians stated that they hal not
yet been confirmed
vrLAuos 0RDfsAxcc
man named Jacob Mapidnor arrested by officer
Scott of tho Fortysccond precinct, Saturday after
noon for keeping hogs without permt from the Health
Board, At tho corner Of Vanderbilt avenue and Dean
street He reloased payment Of q 1ne OF ten
dollars