New-York tribune., 1867-04-24
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
WEEKLY MORTALITY REPoRr-THE DEATH RATE IN
THE TENEMENT HOUSES.
The following is the report of Register Harris for
Hon. John T. Hoffman and others.
METROPOLITAN BOARD OF HEALTH,

The following is the report of Register Harris for
the last week:
METROPOLITAN BOARD OF HEALTH,
BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS, No 3Ol MoTTsT.,i
NEw-YoRK, April 29, 1867. }
In the week ending April 90 there were 4O6 deaths In
New York including 81 in public institutions; "a being
inmates OF the island hospitals There l06 deaths
exclusive of Kings County institutions.
ZymOtc diseases have continued 10 increase sgDty
In both cities. The mortality from them was 22ls per
cent Of AN who died in and 1923 per cent G a
in Brooklyn Typhus and typhoid feyers, though daily
from the enanthouses to the feyer hospitals seem TO
be under control There s to believe eve tat
and the officers of the Commissioners OF Emigration ana
OF Public Charities In their daily reports OF the place a
circumstances OF the infectious fevers that come under
their observation.
The FIRST year Of infancy gave 30 o per cent Of the NOR
talty in New York and 26sO per cent OF all in BROOKLYN
Precisely half Of all the mortality in each city was IN chill
In the Fifteenth Ward there were only three deaths OF
valvuer diseases OF heart merchant aseu I OF
las (woman In Woosterst) OF consnnpton Inc rate
OF mortality in that crowded and ceany Ward was IN
the week in 1921 But in the badly housed squahd
population of the Sixth ward there was; during the
ton OF the First Fourth, Sixth, and Tenth Wards-iat
representing the tenant mouse Pn inbabt@1ts in
those Wards In the Tenth and Fourteenth Wards aqua
cent TO- and having similar natural aayahlagss @ Gn
bry. there during the week dcaih 10 iJ iip,e
ants Such records OF death, like the ay reports OF l-
fictitious diseases in the Glilerent wInsi iin ~
for the better housing and care OF tho hds Glasses Vi
Fatal diarrhcsl diseases do to be increasing
ture In the week was $40 Fahrenheit the average humid
y go the point Of total saturaon bens Regarded Us
1902
Official orders during the past week have been issued
by MajorGcn Barnes, SuTgeonGenera OF the Army, ana
by Gen. Butterfied, the General commanding recruiting
aud transportation Of recruits that are ytaH important
to the protection OF the entire continent against cholera
The events of last year show the wisdom Of Sse orders
Gen Butterfclds order dated at his headquarters IN TINS
city April s provides every precautionary measure that
experience suggest to prevent cholera from gaining
oOthold among recruits especially against the transport
alton OF cholera poison by under his direction.
Surceon-(ion harness order dated Washington yes
erdaV provides for the proper detention and sanitary
surveillance OF soldiers transtu from any locality that
is near 10 places I'm which cholera Is at thc time prevail
ing il also proInul gates Instructions that worthy the
present state of sanitary science Every section of the
United states is Justly Interested in the timely official
action thus taken by Cen Barnes and Gem Buttcriield
The heroic efforts in which some OF their faithful suoId
nate officers persisted last not forgotten ana me
orders here mentioned may many lives and greatly
diminish the spread OF cholera, should the cdemic reap
pear among us. l. HNdl'