New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-17
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

TUB LARGELY INCREASED MORTALITY OF LAST WEEK
PROGRESS OF TIE CUOLBRA-slX NEW CASES
SINCE OUR LAST RBPORT-THREE FATAL.
We learn from the Bureau of Vital Statistics, that
during the week ending at p last Saturday s2 deaths &C.
CURED in the City OF being an increase Of 'S4 as
compared with the previous week The details OF tits increase
yet known but exception OF Al Of sun
stroke the excessive mortality Of the past week chargeabe
10 dsrrhea diseases. The localities which the most
crowded where cleanliness almost unknown and whose at
mOphere contains the amount Of organic matter are
those in which the increase took place The mortality OF the
week ending July equivalent to annual deathrate OF
the 600 inhabitants; that OF the week ending the
Ilth equivalent annual deathate OF 592o TO the
1000 This immense 10 tho mortality Of the city may
be said arise increased putreotOn Of animal mat
ter and an indication Of the means to be employed during
the coming week to arrest decomposition. Unfortunately
darhea diseases propagate themselves and the deahrate OF
last week will again unless the causes are controlled
We not that $4,000 expended by the Board OF
Health in dnctng agents to be used In the darrheal DIS
rcts will reduce the deahrate Of the current week TO the
average but we have doubt that the mortality will be ma
eray diminished BY this method Of treating the uDwhoesome
ums the East side fIom which death during the past
week reaped rich harvest The principal district to
which this increased mortality cbargeabe bounded by
Grand and Foureenthss Bowery and the East River 1t
is Inhabited by class which mclean and includes many Of
those eyernests so common all overcrowded tenant house
districts Beside 2i9 deaths from disrheal diseases there
were 70 deaths directly caused by the heat A. from insulation
and "a from congestion Of the BRAIN We shall be able
perhaps issue to give the details Of the mortality
Of the week together with the letter Of the Registrar OF
Records upon the that produced this somewhat unpe
cedented increase.
THE CHOLERA.
Notwithstanding all these deaths from diarheal diseases
cholera We believe had but II Victims but commence the
week with six cases Of which three have proved fatal On
Saturday an unknown woman died No O3 Cherryst Sue
was one Of those in all large cities WHO
1--we endess and die uncared After lying in the sun all
day she taken in the evening to the Poers hed Of the
metropolis by the Commissioners Of Charities and Correction
man named Barnes residing at No SIS Grandst was at
tucked With cholera at on Sunday and died al p H.
after an illness Of barely hours.
Jane Krwen aged years went TO Sunday School on sua
dav morning in her usual health At Il she went to her
home No 26 Ezlbeths and sekened oil cholera Due was
alive at latest accounts bat almost hopeless
Mary Ann Dempsey residing No zee West Thirteenth
st. was attacked by cholera o'clock Saturday morning
At OF the evening she In collapse but partial re-
action set IT, and she fingered until N Of yesterday
The disease appeared in mild form at No POS Hensi on
Saturday morning but the patient now in fair way OF re-
coyery IL all these the usual dniccans were Freely
used By the officers Of the Board Of Health.
James Kiernon aged and Kernon aged - residing
a, No Jersey.st between Crosby and Mulberry were
attacked yesterday morning and o'clock were in collapse
tie officers Of the Board Of Health.
SUPPOSED CASE Or CHOLERA IN HoBoKEN
David Fitzgerald, printer residing at No 2O Hesier-st
in this city and employed tho Office Of Tie Hudson County
Democrat while passing through Washngtonsi hoooken
. Saturday forenoon became suddenly nsensbe and i TO
the ground lie was taken the Station House suffering
from muscular cramps and apparently moribund. The resi-
dent physician being the city another called who
refused patient Mr. Chapel keeper OF the STA
ton House administered cholera specicso called
which produced Precipitation and AZ m the sick man was
removed 70 bis home in New York.
TIE CHOLERA N BROOKLYN.
-Four cacs Of cholera reported to the Health Board
Yesterday viz Alexander Thompson No. 80 HanIltonsve
taken III on Sunday NJ; recovering james L. Ioole,
No Hamiton.ave was taken III AZ 5 Saturday. and
died at a. H. on Sunday. Patrick C0nliD, Wscottst be-
tween Van Bruut and Richardssts attacked at m
on Sunday and died IN three thereafter Michael Byrne
residing In the same neghborhood attacked at m on
Sunday and died in four hours thereafter Yesterday after
noon John Snyder German, died OF cholera after few
hours sickness lie resided in Partition. near Conoyerss
This case was not reported to the Health Officers.