New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-04
THE health OF THE CITY.


MORTUARY STATISTICS or SEw-YoRK AND BROOK
LYs-FATAL CASE OF cEoLERA IN MoTr-sT.-
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS on LAST WIKI
THE LESSONS OF THE DEATH REcoGD-LATEsT
REPORT PROM QUARANTINE.
The whole number OF deaths in the City Of New York
during the week ending Saturday June 90 1885, Of whom
l2lwere - Ji boys, is girls and 70 eoored 1h
increase compared with previous week
The deaths distributed among the different Wards IN the
following proportion: H. Second Third Fourth l6
Filth H. Sixth Seventh o. Eighth e6 Ninth % Tenth ~
Eleventh &C. Twelfth a. Thirteenth &C. Fourteenth O. Fiji
teenth TO- Sixteenth 30 40 Eighteenth y Nine
teenih c. Twentieth 30 Twenyrst &C. Twenty second &C.
The following are the deaths from contagious diseases;
smallpox J. measles s. scaraiinA 10, dphtheria croup2
wboopng cough yphus fever l2 typhoid fever cholera
cholera nntum 40 other diarrhea diseases 3 cholera NOR
bus other zymoc 81 Consumption had IS victims
other tGbercuar diseases 40 pneumonia % other diseases OF
respiratory g. old age homicide suicide ac
cden and negligence 49, nemperaRce aud starvation and
priyation 9.
OF whole number OF deaths 100 under Ct
between and "a between and 50 between and 10
between 4 s. 10 between and TO- between 10 and 10
years. between Is and 90 H. between 20 and ~ o. be-
tween 40 and 60 III between 90 and 60 %; 3D.
There were 50 deaths in public institutions follows
Aims House "a; Bellevue Hospital 49, Castle Garden q
Charity Hospital G; City Hospital 3; Coored Home q lie
brew Orphan Asylum Il Jews Hospital q Nursery anu
Chds Hospital S. st LIKES Hospital q ST. vincens Hos
pal g. Smallpox Hospital Wards Island Emgrant Hos
piial 10.
throughout the week variable the atmos
phere being part both hot and moist The average
temperature ofbe week 7 the average OF humidity SAT
uraton being 100 57io. Monday the thermometer
reached a. the highest points Saturday the coolest day
be maximum temperature ~ the lowest temperature AZ
any time during the week was o.
MORTALITY IN BROOKLYN.
The number OF deaths in the City Of Brooklyn during e
week ending Saturday 49, Of whom 20 were men 81
women boys girls and 10 coored There were a deaths
from zymoiic follows; measles q soarltina u
dphthoa g. Group typhoid fever D. cholera inanum oi
other diarhcal diseases II other zymotic diseases Con
SUMPTION victims other tubercuar diseases III pneu'
mona g. other lung diseases old y accident aud neg
ngence. :. emperance. /.
Under one year Of age occurred between one and
two 2 two and three g. three and four four aud hve
I've and ten o. between and fifteen 2 between fifteen
and twenty between twenty and forty 81 between forty
and sixty 10: sixty eighty. o. over eighty
FATAL CASE OF CHOLERA ~ MOTT STREET.
fatal Cholera occurred DAY before yesterday ~
No. n Mo.sroet. An unknown woman, twentyh' years
OF age was attacked N. OF Monday with marked and
violent symptoms Of the disease and died at p No. hfe an
illness Of only nine hours No ndcreon II any kind had
eep committed by the patient so far could be ascertsned
By the Siuory Inspector the Of the disease may
therefore be supposed exist IN the immediate vicinity Where
II occurred Whist dsin,ctng deemed necessary
were used freely upon premises and supposed no othe
outbreak viii Immediately occur IN this beighborhood'
LESSONS OF TnE DEATH RECORD.
From the death record OF the week ending last Saturday
Dr. Elisha Harris Registrar Of Vital Statistics under the
Metropolitan Board Of Health makes th following Deductions
The rnor,uary records Of New York and Brooklyn Tor
the last week OF june exhibit the special result oil
the humility that prevailed during the as'
ten days Of the Sgn stroke reported In Now
Yr "a the Of suidea death In y persons sad u Others
were reported to have congestion Of the brain and
effect. the heat these sudden dea,as attributed
10 the effects OF heat others caused by diseases
OF the nervous system. These together with the 10
darraea diseases and the disorders a.
tbuied the circuatoy for AL the increase
upon the total mortality which tables exhibit The in
crease Of mortality Brooklyn have been produced
by similar
1t will De reoosciei that for several weeks tho deahre
bad been steadily diminished IN that III As
surance OF disease being
controlled Two weeks ago reached minimum OF 36J
deaths Diirrhea diseases then g'og increased
number u deaths That .i until We have
reached what may hope Il mh1iu1n 10 the 70 deaths
tbs week found on the list Of diarrheal li,.is'a
We present these facts this natural relation because the
truths they conveyed IN tts wy II Is no,
cholera nor any exotic pesencc that Ia des.yed their
lives Cholera has scarcely i,und foobol Ia Ae city and tho
places st have already began show the
ing effects 81 local ceinahg hud aitfcpNt W ""uie Us
tncy the ct that the iacre 10 he fatal cases
Of darrhea maades fails every point investigation
20 reveal any alliance Of these alL cholera The notes
upon these cascs previously submitted show when
and why tlese fatal diarfheal OccI--ed II the
families in this city could daily read DO truths which The
history Of these fatal cirrheas each iier Eonf be such
cleansing and such prudence domestic life much
needed chart showing wtere these deaths occurred
scarcely clearly and wetrr block maf-eli ana thus %
proved the neat and humidity q the week ere bu col
lateral causes OF these deaths.
II noticed that the Of deah most active
In the lower eight ] these Wards there ITO
deaths besides their large qnotl % hoinls ari ih 49,
their total populion. la6 ~ Is equiv alcnt 20 yea'
rate of a. m 600 willie ~ crowded but more cieAy
Fifteenth ward which but fir standard 10Y "e s"'
ernrd CITY the deathrate bet pa pci lyy per Auhu
The mortal o. last week compares VIII ihA O.. 4Is-p,nl
ing weeks the two previous year M I'Ns 10 le ON
deaths were $685. 1863 total deaths. BILL l-ci tolal ne'n
Az In neither Of former years were any I'cp uel
from the effects heat from snn-roFe ne Net3rooB
ca note, Of the past week th-rcfFe De OF sh Htees
10 ali who study phenomcna 81 i"ai"h hha me
- be nevons Destroyed many hSeu durng the
- zen davs The accompanying table presents fte'e fHcis