The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-15
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

I'm Brooklyn-Number OF Deaths Dur
tng the Past Week-Acttve Measures OF
tho Health Board for Disfnfectfng the
Contagious Districts OF Brooklyn, DC.
The bulletin Of the public health for the twentyfour
hours ending at two O'Clock p. NJ, Saturday, JAY II,
1885, read on yesterday that Dr. Hailock reports mild
case OF cholera No. POS Henry street. The premises
are In good order and have been thoroughly disinfeced
ADDITIONAL CASES REPORTED.
Mr. William Matthew'S OF No. $40 Canal street. was
taken with symptoms OF Asatic cholera, on Thursday
night He had been spending the evening with friend
In Brooklyn, aud his return, was seized with cramps
and vomiting He became speechless for several hours.
The Health Commissioners attended him. and pro-
nounced It to be Of cholera Of the Assto type
Early Friday morning he was given up by the doc.
tors tho Of the day he rallied and Is now
In . fair way for recovery.
On Friday night Dr.. H. Gomez Of the New York DIS.
pansay. reported bad case OF cholera at 49,
tho third floor OF the tenement house 1874 Mulberry
street-that Of little girl aged years. named Cecilia
Reed
Dr. August Herman reported on Friday evening Mrs
Gives. Of 81 Pitt street. suffering from an attack Of
cholera morbus. DR.. Randall subsequently autographed
for disnfectants
woman died suddenly last evening at No Broad
way, under circumstances which lead the belief
the disease was cholera
evening
u, Ninth precinct pslice the case being that OF Mary
Ann Dempsey, of No ns6 West Thirteenth street. who
was suffering from collaSse Disiniecants we're sent
FOUR CASES AND THREE DEATHS IN BROOKLYN.
Al eleven O'Clock yesterday morning another fatal
case Of cholera the corner OF Putnam avenue and
Downing street, was reported to the Health Board.
Dr. i Ingraham reported the case OF Henry Lott,
aged five, Of FataDds Neck attacked the lllh
Mrs Bywa,er residing the southeast corner Of
Gates and Marcy avenues attacked Friday morning
with cholera and died in the afternoon of the day
Mr.. John Moran, wholesale liquor dealer doing bus-
at the of Hudson and Hillary street.
died very suddenly at midnight. The deceased q
man OF irregular habits
NUMBER OF DEATHS DURING THE PAST WEEK.
Up 10 two O'Clock T. NJ yesterday the total number Of
daths from all diseases which had occurred in tue city
during the past week. including those OF the pubic
Institutions whic had not reported up TO the hour men
toned, was eight hundred and forty-fo Ten were
fatal cholera cases, and the vast majority the Immediate
fleet OF acute diarrhga.
The spread OF this type OF disease, though not
asnal at such seasons as we nave Just nut partially
emerged FROM suggestive Of the timely and most i'm
portant acton adopted by the Health Commissioners at
heir session of Friday, incident to the thorou dsn
hcton Of certain dstr cts in the city OF Brooklyn, b.
tween which and New York an uninterrupted stream OF
communication is kept up
Tho cholera in Brooklyn now far in excess OF that in
this CITY, and seems TO be exclusively localized IN the
Tests Of filth.
Washington Market and the Board OF
Health.
lowers AND RIGHTS OF THE BoARD--JUDGR IN
aRAHAMs OPINION SUSTAINING THE INJUNC-
TIoS.
SUPREME coURr-CnAMBERS
Before Judge Ingraham
John r. Holman and oiiers Commissioners Of Sinking
7und, ,.s Jackson s. Schultz and Others, constituting the
xetyvpostta~ hoard Of HsaM-The following is Judge
hUaham's opinion in this
An Injunction granted in this restraining tho
defendants from ing, tearing down. or In any way
Interfering with the stands or stalls attached to and
move 10 dssov, the njunciion Several questions were
iisoussed before tho argument, which propose
notice SO far as consider Thorn applicable to the de-
% maintain this action although 1t would, perhaps
have been better 4 the corporate authorities who
,wn the fec Of the markst and who. by law
we're authorized TO establish It, had Joined with the
plaintis am OF opinion that they have asuicient inter-
ist, Commissioners Of the Sinking Fund To MAINTAIN
This action They are BY virtue Of the statute, author
xsd TO collect and apply 70 the payment OF the city debt
Me proceeds Of rents &C. from the public markets. and
10 protect tho properly from destruction from which
ueh rents and % see that they arc property
Piled the payment Of the public debt The ordinance Of
mo Common Councii place: ell the revenues from
Inc public markets in thor charge and by subsequent
therein could be- made without tho assent Of the Lsgisa
turs For these think the plaintiffs have suf
msPEs. 70 warrant them in bringing this action The
question then arises whether the defendants under the
tata:es giving them existence a. the Board Of Health
market or any part Of :, TO be removed Ths statute
under which this Board was organised Was
preserving and promoting the public health
such ia plainly shown By II. title, and
"a 1850 The twelfth section expressly declares their
powers for the greater protection and security OF
health and life In the Metropolitan district and the
powers taken from tho corporato body and conferred
upon this Board those which relate 70 the preserva-
ton protection OF life health In tho smcndatory
act chapter $50 there In nothing showing any intent 10
depart from the great object which led to the
formation OF the Board OF Health, unless something
l. sL.~As nf ha "A
70 which Will refer hereafter will here add however
that the wording of that section which Is Intended as
amendin the twelfth section OF the original act also
tAuce the limitation TO DO for the purpose OF preserv-
ng or protecting life and health preventing darase
mo .ns nyo,seoe and security Of health and lie in aid
district &c and by that section the powers so confer
rod were DO construed TO include the removal Of
walks or places which should be in their opinion
liable 70 lead results detrimental to the public or
dangerous life health the prevention Of accidents
by which he or health may endangered generally
the abatnR Of all nuisancea There can be no doubt In
adopting the principle that the powers conferred by
preservation Of the public health and OF hfe and that
this the object for which the statutes were passed
II no, then In ascerainng what powers were
conferred We must BE- governed solely by the
inquiry whether they relate to the object which the
.nS II so the authority 70 remos, obssrac
lions other matters the public streets sidewalks
cd with view carry effect the general purposes
OF the under consideration II was not pretended
the argument that this action the board OF health
In removing any portion OF the market was necessary 70
the Of the public health the protection
OF e but understood the counsel the objection 10
the stalls sought 10 be removed upon the suggestion
that such stalls obstructon upon apubc street.
the opinion OF the Board OF Health dctr
mental life Such too II the allegation In the answer
in setting out entry It's records this subject
but wha, that entry not particularly stated In the
answer, except - the general conclusion IL wM In
tended TO rely on the fact the stalls being injurious
dangerous life or health the records for such con
cusion should be stated, that u might appear tha,
the Board had before them evidence upon which such
decision could BE- formed. There Ia report from the
officers OF the Board, stating that in thor opinion
the stalls imp~ded ventilation / shall, how
ever consider the powefs Of the Board ~ cxer.
escd In this matter upon the ground stated thai the
stalls either obstruction upon the public street.
or nuisanoe have already stated that in my judy
ment the act h 10 DO construed applicable only 10
such obsructions A. were dangerous 10 life health
and not OF that character that did not apply That