The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-01
THE HEAl1H BOARD.

|. Complaints or the People-Seixure OF Four
Hundrcd Barrels OF Diseased Herring-
The Animsl Kingdom Of Breoklyn-
Four Thoasand Pigs, Sc. a '.i
About seventy I'VE complaints Is the average daily
ceips ct the ofce Of the Complaint Clerk SOL Mott
street. and similar number daily acted upon by the
Sanitary police under orders Of the Board Of ealth
Captain Lords squad made sudden raid on several
fishing smacks which had been reported as having on
board diseased herring and the result the capture
Of four hundred barrels Of that commodity much to the
annoyance Of the Ash DEALERS But in sanitary point
Of vew call lsh is hesh and must therefore succumb
as we'll as meat when unconstitutional. The schooners
which the seizures made lie at pier % East river
Their names the Gaena, John ", Dudy, John At
wood and Cyrenean. '
The Board has directed the removal Of the oil factory
complained Of situated in Nineteenth street. near
A, adjoining the public school
A complaint received from gentleman in relation TO
the manufacture Of tea in East Twenty ninth street.
staes"I have artificial made TO represent tea
by colovng bran with mixture OF copperas material
closely resembling IT, and whiting" This he believes to
be the mode OF adulteratng tea at that establishment
A lady complains that Mr.. Holden, who occupies the
lower part Of tho premises corner Of Seventy fifth street
and First avenue is manufacturer Of torpedoes, and
that about ten o'clock each evening he prepares chem
Gals and ILLS the house with an odor almost suocating,
and that the children In the house are sick In conse
quence.
BROOKLYN NUIsANCEs.
Among other interesting reports from BROOKLYN In.
Alien on the subject Of pigs and Sy psseIos. which
he has recently made special object OF inquiry In
SSne ii that locality being the swim t trade a,rs
he also found great quantity Of very nhy poultry be-
sides number Of goats which are generally confined to
Bank there are about hundred shantes and about
nt P ne greater PR 70 q the space being
also large number .Ss o. ~. swine are nsp AN ~
hogs, dogs and cats were visible on the fats A. the
tims Of hts visit Il low water and the was shin
a IL r.: Of s
between three and four thousand pigs, and nearly the
same number Of goass together with an unlimited MUM
Thsy exist 10 the aithsest manner. The art nom thsn
being drained o. In many cases, into lots, which 10
% Ss % pssp ).
"a injury than benefit 10 clear away the pigs unless
mors edcieht nhethod b established to remove swili
that accumulstes ds1y In every dwelling 2
In relation bone boiling factories the Sanitary Super
inendcnt or thai city says that requires but little capital
for that business tho shanties being erected and the
kettles arranged shsy are fully prepared for operation
measure or safety OF this class OF public nusances
reported the following: On Jackson avenue near the
ss ~ Fl
avenue near me tosase Newtown. 70 described ~ very
Notwithstanding. .h. previous order Of The Board for
the Kings County Jail In Raymond street. Special In
specor Alien reports that the prisoners crowded TO
inhuman extent and he understands that the prison
ceI MOTT Atty IN BROOKLYN.
The whole number Of deaths II Brooklyn last week
1&9 Of these - were men, 70 women, so were
Sumption convuiSions disease Of the heart and pueu-
monia- - ... ell ~