New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-04-11
THE METROPOLITAN BOARD OF
HEALTH.

Meeting Yesterday Anrrneen-Cede or Health
Ordinances Adspsed-Discased Cows md
swiii Miik-A Debate On Cheiora-Tws
Cargoes Of Isfccscd Rags en- the Way -
Nrw.Ysrk-Msrtunry Record or the Pact
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Tho Metropolitan Board Of Health mot yesterday after
afternoon at ocock-one hour earlier than usual-at
No. 3Oi Mottst, President Jackson 4. Schultz in the
chair and oil tho members present save Dr. Swinburns
The minutes Of the previous meeting were read and
approved
The Board then took up the special order for THE meet
ing which was the report by Mr.. Dorman D. Eaton OF
code or Health Ordinances which was adopted as re-
ported with the exception OF few merely verbal altera
lions Tho code adopted was then referred back to ths
Council with directions to have 2JoV copies printed LOT
tho OF the Boaad.
DISEASED CATTLE AND swILL MILK.
President ScHuLu then announced that Dr. Percy was
present who desired TO make remarks upon the sub
ect OF diseased cattle and swl-milk, aud permission
being granted, DIR. Z. spoke somewhat rs follows by
Section 23 Of the code of Health ordinances you have
inst adopted you have banshod swifed cows from the
Metropolitan Health District, and, in effect, RACED the
stables in which they have been kept to the ground This
will scatter tho COWS, immediately enforced throughout
he rural districts The former is necessary but
the latter is mpoltic. The animals nearly all dis
eascd with plcuropneumonia and the disease is con-
tagous. To prove this 1t will only DO necessary to state
few facts gentleman of Boston few days ago i'm
ported three animals that had contracted this disease and
the of Massachusetts, lost 100 900 cattle which were
infected from these three bull was sent rom Holland
10 tho Cape Of Good Hope and from that one animal
millions we're infected and died. while business was almost
destroyed and starvation produced. Mr.. Lndley said
that dead animals could be seen by thousands all over the
country bull sent from England to Australia, and,
notwithstanding tho passage tho animals which came in
contact with him In overy infected but, a.
they were immediately killed, the disease was finally
mastered.
This disease exists here in the stables and IL yen break
them up tho owners will SELL they will go abroad and IL
may spread "a to infect the cattle in every State In
Th.. Ar,a. 10 ha
ton TO be made Of them and may DO asked II they
1T for food Dr. Letheby says that when the disease has
become chronic persons who have eaten the meat OF cat
Ito killed while suffering from this disease have expert
enoed no bad effects when II Is acute it produces
bunces 10 those who cat IT, The question whether they
nav be killed and sold the butchers demands your
est attention. Tho farmers in Duchess County would
soon take smallpox into their homes as cattle from these
swnilk stables into their barnyards IL they are sold
tho disease will be communicated.
Dr. STONE asked some questions concerning tho disease
which called forth the statement that the disease may
ist In the same animal two throo years. Cattle In diff
feeut Enclosures meet and smell each other as cattle usu