New-York tribune., 1866-04-18
MH mETRQIeLuTAN BOARD OF
HEALTH.

TcRG 9pitRl-ltg SOnsUncucH,
hsn and Si,e-Thc Bsiidins Seen from
Hysienic. standpcirt-A Protest against
sIAugh"n.Houses-York and Harlem
AIarmsS--wholesale AduIterStion Of Milk
CEsicn Cheaper than COws-Tbe BEDFORD
Brew ery Case-WorsuaFy Record Of the week
-ReI Sort sf the Sanitary Police
The nj rIopotan Board Of Health held its regular
semiwee ky session yesterday afternoon, at O'clock az
No. SOl Mottst President jackson s. Schultz IN tic
chair I'D an the members present saye Commissioners
Manic ne, Crane and SwinbuTne.
CASE OF AN AGGRIEvED RAG'DEALER
Mr.. Billings, counsel for James A. & George ".
Ck rag dealers appeared before The Board for the pn
pos Of Dalyzng the complaint and evidence addueeo
to ore Iir HaTley concerning 200 uns o rags ying u
hvereur slip The rags wet and being put IN baes
hey GceuIya portion Of the public-sreet and emit an
s6ep sive oIdo After being baed they are stored AZ NO
l.se Waer.st and left in an Objectionable conditlon-
wet rartisiy hurned and offensive. Mr.. L. said his
elents found the rags in the position they now occupy
and were engaged in taking them away lAey "4sA'u
knfioiont time to complete the removal.
Commissioner BOswoRTH moved TO postpone Iur,hI
consideration of the case until week from next rIicay
which was lost by q vote Of yeas 70 nays
Oa notion Of Commissions BERGEN, the further con-
sdeaton Of the subject postponed until next Fnday
In regard 70 the storage OF the rags at No 496 watet
The posponed until Tuesday next ard The bare
granted hearing TO take place before MI Hawey lAnS-
THB BEDFORD BREWERY.
LEWIS CuATTIrLp counsel for Mr.. Malcolm, owner Of
the Bedford Brewery Brooklyn apleaedand asked that lis
client be allowed time complete cesspoo con1ec-
ton with any of the city, was utterly npaeuea!e
lone, atpesent being within two miles oi 'Lt Sssnsh-
mont. He admitted that the brewery is public incon,
yenonce hut there no evidence that was detrimental
10 Tie public health.
PEND lis business would be utterly inOus to him. He has
occupied the premises about year. and the eesoohe Is
rUT T1hs mt ' to o eo h %
bong built III the street and Will be finished drnng the
Summer and when that is done proper connection with
Er BERGKN stated that the ocsspool made the matter
inefaty worse, and vast amount Of crossq and
dosuoIy conye-sation followed, in which the entire
Board the counsel for both parties and Mr. Malcolm took
part The further consideration OF the subject was nna
icstponed until nezt Friday Fmther testimony viii be
taken Thursday at 10 O'Clock and the operation Of
tie order Of the Board was suspended until that tne
INSTRUCTIONS TO THB ENGINEER.
On motion Of Commissioner Acton the following was
Eord That in an cases where the reports Of Inspectors
seye connection be made wsteIeosets built OF altered
pairing o hind made TO structures honses painted rooms
sr should be done the reports be at once reeTe
ne 6v ne Superintendent to the Sanitary Eng
poeI report the fa details TO what is needed
sewer proper mode Of construction of such tereloe
precise material Of such Tepars the mode Of aeh yenta
oo e be adopted the extent Of painting required and %
lar Information proper in all snoh cases
THE NEw-YoRK HOSPITAL.
The following elaborate report upon the site, consrue-
tion ventilation and sanitary condition Of the NewYork
Hospital was made by Dr. Elisha Harris, 10 whom the
BtteT referred by the Sanitary Superintendent, and
IN compliance nth your official reference Of resolution
and preamble tie Board Of Health having in view
syeoa sanitary inquiry genie condition Of the New
Yok Hospital proceeded to that institution and instituted
fpob Inquiries as were practicable on thursday ana To-Day
tA 5 have eompsted oil tie Investigations which are es
seI the basis of report upon the questions submitted
NUMBER AND CONDITION OF Patients
There 24S patients in the wards distributed follows
% ne Iorh 40 in te sontf and 60 in tie main building
variety which have been
S No S ward hs R W and mCsi the
the time Of my two visits free from offensive odors
WARD EsDKhICs AND LOCALIZED DISEASE.
Though made dgen search for the evidences Of any en-
Gems or any infection Or ecnag0n that IN any way
ground and Pense gladly state that there is at present no
teSSay infected BY any morbid poison or Infection Of
disease il is true thai il of ErysPela
tie patient when admitted day before yesterday. But
& s .s sf9 aS G to 1f Si poon s dfoaScd
admitted 70 tie hospitals under The authorization OF The Gov
he treatment and care Of sick and wounded seamen
Tie Tyghus and the Eysipeas which to-day are found in
admitted but in tie Of Typhus examined the North
M sse ieT s sdd e as q Snf ri e
THIS illustrates the history of the morbid poison nfec
@ hs sS YORK Hospital In nbeqneH 80 seeon S 3
sIor ha feel compelled 70 present this subject in light
views must express which Hygiene presents and
lsuanity as weI as economy demand to be taken.
fJcNTASEoUs ORIGIN oYsINFEST0H IN The WARDS.
lwA not venture any uncertainty IN my statements on this
Ihe medical and surgical stan OF that Hospital
competent to express positive opinion this subject 50
far have gained positive knowledge relating to the expe
,eTaon Of in Which any nd Of Injection d.
ess. has localized or Ia, spread in the wards that
tsceabe TO particular that admitted hos
ys with the masdy that has thus spread to the other pa
But it shord be borne in mind that this does not prove the
Of actual ccnagon 1t merely proves the sequence
facts indicated the existence Of important relation
between them With that relation the bygienc inquiry is
ot concerned The chief Of such lOcarng cCndi
or render the Development and spread OF ward epdemo
,ptsbe possible known. They exist in every
large hospital of ordinary construction They have always
,te1 In New York Hospital when IL hospital In
sle open fields and in the days when that Of the city
reresded and purer atmosphere than the present
ropp6ed the hospital grounds For example find that IN
fhe wear 1885 te Governor appointed special committee
iryesgse the csHsss Of epdemie Of Eryrpeas in the Hos
rt In that report find set forth the facts which
xoud tday present regard this subject few extracts
from testimony thus ecicd from the very highest medical
authority 81 years ago will be iocc Appendix "A Of my
report -. .-o,,.o ont,
duty hospital BY request Of the Hospital Board spe
oal committee Of physicians and surgeons now connected
with the service they will report TO that Board the results Of
very careful inquiry and observation upon ali the
points connected with the ward eDdsies and morbid posons
hat baye Dteered With the success Of treatment there BY
she terms Of the preamble and resolution Of the Board Of
Health made my duty simply TO report In absolute Ian
wb reference the hygenic security Of patients admitted
In the wards with wounds OF who are operated upon aier
admission also 10 consider this sl1os 49, "onn"otion with
nny faults Of structure ventilation locality said hosp
tai Ihs neither an easy nor an agreeable task Never
shelsss the duty shall be faithfully performed
noble charity whose aid bested Increasingly these 90
has like the lawn and shade trees the Hos
@ peen pleasant oasis In the midst OF scsnes from
which the spirit Of gain has driven away all memories Of
natural things and natural sympathies shall not at hands
cor IN my hss De ~ any Bnt such has
conditions which hospital Hygiene depend 1t would
patients whom hospitals built all e light
n0dern inquiry upon the OF uusucce the manage
ent Of sickness aud wounds and the prevent
To bring together AZ one grouping in one place or in