The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-02
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Abatement OF tho Diseaso-Three New
Cases-No Deaths ON Monday-Omeisl
Report OF tho Deputy Health Omcsr-
The Steamer England to be Permitted
60 Come UP TO the City, Sc.
Since the last published report Of Dr. Bisss but three
new OF cholera have occurred board Of the
virginia and these all Of the mider form No ID.
ditiona deaths have occurred among the patients on
board OF the hospital ship and the number Of persons
now under treatment for the disease amounts 10
hundred and one comprising all ages from the tender
infant of year the decrept old man Of sixty me
majority Of the patients at present on board Of The
Falcon doing we'll and are slowly recovering the
soon as their health is sufficiently restored not to
danger tho health Of those persons already on thas
orr1orAL REPORT OF DIR. BIsssLL.
condition Of affairs board Of the hospital ship
HOSPITAL sHP FAIcos. Aprt %. lse&
| CYRUS CURrIss, President Quarantine Commisson:-
Herewith please find report Of admissions 70 the hcs
pal ship, &c, for April So The admissions were three
Norris years. and Margaret Bowman 20 years. There
were NO deaths The number OF patients remaining u
D. T. BIssELL. Deputy Health 0nacss
THE STEAMER ENGLAND TO LEAVE QUARANTINE.
Permission Will be granted TO the steamer England and
anchorage in tho lower Bay and como up 10 tho CITY
Before leaving Halifax ali the bedding, sheets and
blankets were burned 70 prevent ane carrying Of ne
fumigation. Fifteen days have now elapsed since this
was DONE and no cases OF cholera have occurree
among tho passengers who came to this port on board o.
the vessel and is the opinion Of tie Health Ofhcer
that the ship should not be longer detained After the
cargo and effects Of the passengers the Board Of Health
will grant the necessary PERMISSION for her to leave
possible The cabin passengers OF the Virginia,
after undergoing similar publication, will also, and at
tho tme with those of the steamer England, b
permitted to CONS up city The steerage psssen.
gers however will be detained for some weeks longer,
oil their baggage funigated and such clothing as they
may have worn while upon the vessel will be burned.
This last IL thought TO be the only oeotua way OF
venting the disease from being imported into New York
Board OF Health.
REPORT OF TIE SANITARY CoMMTrEE--rHn aAs Sut'
sANCE-DEBArE ON THE PeorRisrY OF ALLOW
mo THE WELL PASSENGERS TO CONE UP FROM
QUARANTINE, ETC.
Tho Board Of Health met yesterday afternoon at two
O'Clock President Schultz in the Chair all the members
being present. The minutes reod and approved.
RgroRr SANITARY COMMITTEE.
Dr. STOWE from the Sanitary Committee, presented the
| following report
The Sanitary Committee report in regard to the appn
cation Of the Commissioners Of Quarantine to
powers to for the well passengers place shore
where they can reside, that this measure oommends
itself highly for its humanity, aud we win do all we CO.
oufpowers the consideration Of this question:
| to the decision Of our counseiors
corps OF physcans and nurses and as 10 the dspeso
Of the different dspensares TO cooperate With he Boar1
of Health, and was requested 70 report TO the Board
| at the next regular meeting. Sni
Dr. SwInburno's report the affairs at Quarantine. IL
on the Legislature Of tho state is returned to the Board
| with tho recommendation that 1t be put on he. Il
was extensively considered and the evils Of its manuac
ure acknowledged 70 DO In the quality Of coal used v
the liberation OF supauro9s and ammoniaca gases from
chimney, but chiefly attributed 70 tho GOAL which,
though It possesses great illuminating qualities. abounes
Ia sulphur. On account Of the efforts being made
by DR. Torey the chemist and Mr. Sabahn the engineer
OF the Manhattan Company to remedy the evils com
planned Of your committee recommend that no further
action be taken until the proposed experiment be treA
There are many questions, such as the burning che
offensive gases passing them through watsr and thus
burning them, and also as the kind Of coal used.
sidsraon OF the gas companies but we now only sads
to them In the hope that their efforts 10 avoid giving
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PHYSICIANS TO ExrLoym.
Reports were received frem Drs. Harris and Hsssog.
OF Ss n.vns bearing on Il.
une OF vessels and passengers, which your commieeee
&, future Of + The S,: .s.a:
appoint COMMITTEES Of Conference TO meet with ne
committee appointed :. the las, regular meeting Of this
Your COMMITTEES think favorably of the request made
signed 70 hospitals and would recommend shss Dr.
Smith make selections Of such practitioners a. shall ooss
their services and that 0nehalf OF the hospital ~ Ne
Five Points and OF the hospital at the Battery bs pus
under the medical care OF those physicsns.
The mortusry report from the Bureau Of Vital Statis
tics then read from which 1t appears that the mum
Der OF deaths for the week was four hundred and ny-
| two.
The death rate for the week Is trine below she
March The increase over the preceding week was con-
nncd TO infants under one year Of age, and resulted
mainly from commissions. stated In exact terms for
comparison the death rate last week was equivalent -
annual mortality Of 81 3o to ono thousand inhsbi-
tants accepting the OF last year,,
while the Brooklyn list is 25s in ono thousand Of is
Tho average death rate in London and twelve othss
chief cities in Great Britain the last week OF March this
year, has just been communicated TO us BY the
and. and The presence Of cholera a our Quarantine
has not been accompanied by any well marked prcmou-
Of death tho month the appears the
records which DR. Parr, of England, forwards 20 ~
weekly from tho Registrar Generals In the name oe
There is every reason to believe that all the cholera
which has reached harbos has come 10 us by OF
The report was ordered on Ole
rHE PASSENGERS THE ENGLAND Am vrRoru,.
lengthy debate took paee the propriey o. allow
ing the well passengers Of the England and the cabin
passengers OF the Virginia at Quarantine, to come
DR. Stove said the questions to be decided on were:
What TO be done with the well cabin passengers;
what the seeIhBe ptssensersi ul'posuoh WIS
to be made OF their clothlng what dsnfectanis were
usedi He believed that they could como up, a. Dr..
Swinburne had said Hc would object 10 any passenger
coming from Quarantine with the least symptom OF
darrhea He in favor OF burning all the clothes be-
longing the steerage Of the infected vessels
DIR. SwrSBrRSE thought that the cabin passengers %
the England could come up 70 the city with safety, -
the vessel and their clothing had been thoroughly fum
gated and disnfectcd The ddng and clothing OF the
teersgo passengers Of the England had been destroyed
| before leaving Halifax
Dr. PAFxuR wanted TO be that there no diar-
rh9a, before allowing them up
DR. SwfSBuRNE had dinci the England and all ap-
pcared In the best Of health and spirits, there being
| appearance OF that compa nj.
Dr. swinburne was added to the Conference Committee
| nm that anllincf AM iha nna Adj