New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-06
METROPOLITAN BOARD OF HEALTH
Meeting Yesterday Anerseon-Report- from the
Sanitary and Finance Cemmi ttees-The Late
City Inspectors Deparsment-swtii an
iyn-uortuary Report Of the Past


The Metropolitan Board of Health met yesterday
afternoon President s scHrz in the chair and s
the members present Dr. Parker The minutes 81 the
last meeting were read and approved
ORDERS 1881 ID.
Atorney Bliss reported neral and oJ Special Orders
for the abatement OF making total OF 1870 OF me
farmer and Ol Of the latter thus far issued by the
Board. Unmodhed hna orders amounting 70 ~ ~ nnmuei
and modified orders Of the Kind TO the number oil o.
making total OF 3 Of the former aud ly OF the latter were
"''' REPORT or TIE SANITARY COMMITTEE.
n, S1oVR from the Sanitary made report IN
favor Of adopting the plan OF cholera hospitals
ans be distinctly invited 10 take pant IN TIE care OF
He also reported that evidence that the he Of
turtles became diseased from being confined IN the manner re-
,ed On Inv Henry Bergh President the Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty TO Animals and that the sanitary to
ee therefore refused TO interfere IN the matter complained
several communications from parties recommending various
dnectants 20 notice OF the Board OF Health wer. hsd
with the that liberal quantities be sent 10 e
Superintendent TO be used under bis direction.
REPORT or TN FINANCE COMMITTEE .
The Finance Committee reported bills to the amount Of
s2s5 &C. which were ordered paid Bills for the removal
sented and referred TO the COMMITTEES on Finance
WEEKLY REPORTS PROM THE SANITARY sUFEkIsTENDENI.
The regular weekly reports from the sanitary snpehiend
emit communication transmitting the usual reports nom
inspectors read aud filed.
sWILL IN BROOkLYN
letter from Dr. Conkng concerning the swl Of the City
OF Brooklyn which the Common Council OF that Guy inagne
they have power 10 remove was read ana referred 10 III
Judge BoswoRH Of opinion that they desire to transfer
the legislative authority 10 this regard 10 the boarn OF hea
and that the thai they have no power over tue matter
is absurd. -.,., a.. ...,
dfeuty Al all events Board seemed to feel disposed To
let city make ia own contracts Tor the removal oil TIE street
p1y,,Ex1 oY ATTACHES OF CITY INSPECTORS OFFICE.
The ataehes Of the recent CITY Inspectors Department
,eneatedlv made application TO Board Of Health for
payment for services rendered A'e the organization Oh 'ne
Cannseor TRACY does not authority for such
ment and their application was laid on the table
REMOVAL W ANIMALS FROM COMFY ISLAND.
Mr. ByRgFy presented statement 20 the effect that Mt
who had been employed for the purpose had removed
O dead animals from Coney Island Inc communication WIS
Nis'' MORTALITY REPORT or THE PAST WEEK
During The wee ending last y SS,erS S%' o Were
- women boys Il girls aud 10 colored-h decrease OF
with the previous week OF the whole number ~
died from contagious diseases follows Measles seara
tina 10; dphthera, : group whoOping-eol Hpnns'
cipa diseases had victims as follows ts o's s
tnberensr diseases nervous affections ~ oronchuS ~
nsumona 81 other lung and throat diseases ~ iheie
nring the week premature and 30 sA brbs deaths
sor od age q from accident and negligence 2fro mts
PeIsRse fS among he various IN the M
lowing proportion First Second y Lnrs y; foar H.,
a Eleventh i2 Twelfth, 80 rhireenth IT, fourteenth
7 Fifteenth Sixteenth y sessR,.sn,n ~ "a sTwepy
second 81 following gives Ihe nanoer o. desns "a 70
public institutions New York hosiiA % AsSn nAe
Aims House ~ Charity Hospital is G9orsd Home n hT
arS BlscFweis Island, St. Luke's Hospital 81 beAe'n
hGspi,a 10 this record Of the week to the Board
Al Of Records avs, The number Of death
- ~ 100 II an The total In the first week OF April To
Ther 80 nfans diving IN their hrs year last week was pt
90 The total Of deaths under ave yeers was Is, Inc ,0
deahs M these per0ds Of childhood Tue nIs week IN APT
were resnectivev 3 and 207 TAese death records o. u
early years Of childhood re most delicate ndees o. "a
barometer Of health and disease from week 70 "ee %
na Killed persons measles 10 While the uPnus poiso
destroyed 10 lives during the week Ile home anu naon
each OF these fatal infections are bubl.s ou trasa1 Y
by this Bnreau-nsuay before the victims are
want OF fresh absence OF ventilation IN the ovecioNa
lie INV cellars and the sitting gerres are
chief facts In the record OF these causes OF uealn.
would greedily seze all such iever nests W -, W.
Killed persons. these were taken ID lhe ~ W
"a mother aud child al No Carislest IN tue 4th wa
Al VI u Cherryst from violent cholera mo pus III
Uossital from chronic dysentery in the Am House ~
Ward the tender age Of from 70 months ana IL lns .
" ara Eghteths, child died Of dyseutery ms vas
cn5lse Of diarrheal maadies last week Ine toa moyh
f-om zvrnotc diseases 7s The total number % os
II deaths was The death pressure greatest 10 e u
oh 1871, lih AID ~ YssSs where vnIsggtss sa.se.