New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-28
Bourd Of COmusissiouers Of Health.

The Commissioners of Health met at the
Mayors Office yesterday afternoon at Il O'Clock.
Dr. SuRE presented the following letter
SENATE CHsxBys, wAsnISeros, Feb 20, 1866.
Dy,R sra | sm requested by the Committee on Commerce
OF the United States Senate procure for their use copy Of
the ouarsntins Regulation: Of The cry OF New OK a,
ton Of bill FOR securing general quarantine against the III
r. by return of mail yOu viii send the papers asked FOR to
the Hon Alexmier Ramsay o. s = you will greatly pro
mote the public Interest. ,,--.,
Very respccflully obedient servant
JoHy Eykss, L. :. Senator Elect from Colorado.
DR. SAYHE moved that the documents requested be
sent together with copy OF the plan Tor quarantine
furnished by DR.. Marsden from Quebec.
The CITY Inspector offered the following resolution
which was adopted;
orty eSpend money for the publication OF us own
transactions and heyed there are frequent ana anot daily
esr. distant cities asking for Information and
,eeord Of proceedng and uheds. the annual report OF
lie Resident Physician Dr. Sayre contains great snonnt OF
useful information which would properly answer suoh IN
RG,oird TIA, this Board request the Common Council 70
pub.h copies Of aid report IN plmphet form Tor general
d.irouiion the when printed 70 he delivered TO the
Mayor ~ the Mayors Office.
Or. SYBE also presented communication RON VI.
VIM Read City Physician OF Boston, marked City
Document No u. which Is most valuable collection
OF facts and statistics proving beyond ai question the
comm. i,abilfg and p0rtGbiiag OF cholera.
This report IL so entirely different from the one pre-
septed by the same gentleman 20 the Health Commits
soners of Boston in October 1905 CITY Doc No ''h
also the report rom ~
Inc same body on the ! lth November ZOO Ctny DOC
No 90 that Dr. Sayre referred tot Win great pleasure
A. II ry sustained tho views he had so often expressed
10 this Board. .,-,- -.
In the former documents they state Under deep
.onsr of their responsibility in expressing the opnioa
be consulting phy sicans uncluyOccny declare their
conviction that IL cannot be propacnted Dy o"ing near
the sick nor by hanGlE- the seelcions OF eAcietohs
from bodies OF the sick or of the dead
.SThat neither quarantine by sea nor sanitary cor
ops Inv land have ever been found be made ei-
cctuai In protecting cities communities nom the
Visitation Of cholera. and recommend that no such re-
strictions be made.
DR. READ says the present report OF Jan. - loon;
Since the evidence has been sccumuiaus so dlItet IN
lis bearing upon This point aud ton sources b" re-
liable 1 have boon compelled to change my opinion
Thc vital mporan 20 this 90 immunity oIthorously
appreciatinC ld clearly understanding thc moucs ny
which ch0leyn Is prop1gated from one iocMaH 70
another and deep feeling Of my own responsibility IN
TO matter has induced 70 lay Ooiore your honorable
IoIy someNhat AZ length the evidence upon which this
chanoe al opinion has been based.
DIR lyEi thought that Dr. Efad deserved great
orJit Cr rh bo ,orabe ard frank mannor in which be
corrected the dan gerous impressions that might have
non nrodpced bv his former reports. and had placed
,be nroession under obligations for tie valuable col
ecion of facfs which he had embodied IN his prcscu;
rcror, The Board then adjourned.
The First French Troops 20 Leave Mexico.
The Paris Patrie attrmS that the first French
troops TO leave Mexico are already designated, and
these are the slst Regiment OF the Line and the lot