New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-10
THE PUBLIC HEAL TIL.
THE HEALTH OF THE CITY.

The recent outbreak Of cholera entirely limited
to Of the 6hie quarters Of the city II promptly
met by proper sanitary measures and Immediately
We may expect occasions this during the
month without Of disappointment unless should appear
that the poison been utterly destroyed by the chemical
agents that have freely used The total deaths from
cholera in New York during tho nearly past was
less than OOO in Brooklyn the whole number perhaps
little more than 500 The remarkable immunity Of the Metro
potan Sanitary District chiefly due TO the vigorous opera
tons Of the Board Of Health under the admirable act Of
February &C. The fact that the law has been reenacted in
England and already recommended to the Legislatures Of
number Of States only another proof OF its wisdom
and progress that has been made in the application Of
the laws Of Health and aTioms OF Sanitary Science to the
every day affairs Of life The example Of the Metropolitan
Health has been followed in every city in the country
in which cholera has appeared and uniformly with
Its labors however far from complete Now that the
epidemic has subsidized begun devise ways and
permanently purifying the homes Of the poor and ameora
ing the condition of the tenanthouse population regards
light They have yet hardly begun to enforce the
ordinances concerning ventilation and drainage and thou
sands persons still remain hudded together in to
which the sunlight penerates and breath OF pure I'M
tainted atmosphere never comes The warfare against cholera
now becomes warfare against ieief ouuposonlhg rs
little less fatal than imported Asiac courge and we VIII
have gained little II we permit tyPaas 70 slaughter taose
EewYok frghifu Starvation and pvaon have already
during the present year. destroyed 800 lives say nothing Of
the slaughter by other diseases peculiar to CHILDHOOD The
tenant house population now crowded into the sus OF the
Fourth
where and buildings be provided for them
be furnish them with air sunshine and drainage
the children Of the poor well the INDECENT themselves
that they cannot oego justice to the society which called
them to this most important trust -
The CHOLERA EPIDEMIC or 1866.
DR.. Elisha Harris Registrar Of Records and Corresponding
Secretary the Metropolitan Board Of Health, on FRIDAY adj
dressed TO President containing important
statistics concerning the progress Of the epidemic Of 1866 Doth
with the health authorities Of all parts of this country
Europe and his facts are uniformly worthy Of highest
Registrar'says;
RveTy step the progress Of cholera in the United States
issprOyng how vitality important 1t 10 give ygan sanitary
the first and the earliest stages Of choraic
dsrrhea and how Necessary to destroy or dSfec the dis
truthwhicn your and its staff Of sanitary officers
River Standardization the Gulf to ST. Pauls Memphis
Helena and the quarters OF AewOreans and the
and plantations Of the lower parishes Of Lou
ana have reported facts in infectious progress
strongly confirm the principles upon which the Metro
pan Board OF Health has conducted lie warfare against this
CHOLERA IN THE WEST AND SOUTH.
In Chicago Mormon emigrsnt route from the Eat,
the pfecye matter sprung into activity and de-
care has arrested the msady there as did Bsebwsls
and Wards Islands In Savannah New Orleans and the
frers The NswOreaDs and Shreveport packet LOu. dor
recent trip TO Shreveport La lost "a boathands al
phs 81 negroes died ofvcholera last Friday and in New
Orleans the number Of classified las Saturday
this election Of the oolorsd people BY the epidemic
From St Louis Cincinnati and Chicago the'atest reports
decided abatement Of the epidemic Powerful thunder
have Just swept that region Of the great ysley
Nashville and several interior been reached by the
epidemic the 25h Of August correspondent in An
eusta Ca that oostAr and waste lime from the
house been used in that city TO dsnect all drains and
dtcbes This example that should be initiated. The
sanitary authorities Of Liverpool have for two months past
sorted 10 dilute CaTbOho acid Crude "Cayerts No 70
sprinkle infected and streets The former vstaons
cholera in the Mississippi valley have proved that the cpl
demc tends 70 uger through the second and even long
err In It's chief oeners there visit those cities last year
Why this habit Of cholera Infection may
be repeated unless the doctrine Of dsncon and active san
itarv ks should prevail throughout the
THE LONDON TINES on CHOLERA.
There are important facts 90 commitments concerning
cholera In Europe but what most Nov York and
most gratifying the fact that TIE epidemic has very