The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-07
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

Yellow Fever In the south-An Appeal for
Aid-The Sanitary Conditios Of New York
and brooklyn.
Dr. Harns Registrar Of Vital Statistics OF the Board
OF Health has sent the following communication to the
President OF that BODY II
ofsrc. or TINE hrrRorolIrAs BoARp OF HE.rrH
NEw YORK. Sept. 8, lsoI.
DriR six-As the dark shadow of /. pe.tience is now
o. e S a caS ann orbear 70 Offer such means %
forbid delay ID our offerings for the yellow fever ruth
less destroyer wherever becomes epidemic and while IL
spite Of ali human Efforts at least two months 70
the @ en IL 9 o% S Ss9ssan &c
or from Europe The stranger and homeless scarcely
the sanitary authorities. in the .cly elite. are already
Associations are poweress without money and material aid
II s sSoa WORK dhers6ors II seems proper for The
are With unusual health to facilitate the offering of sanitary
Permit mention the that will aid this much
sSf ypS s can cause .sy % eg action TO Sf
Terrifying appeals are sent from scenes Of this great ca
every no less than twenty 10 Galveston
and forty in New Orleans and that Howard
need to do The good maxim q cito dat (he gives
s s1s 81 e A sd the
pie in our Northern cities who would contribute the
The following facts should all who can con-
Fra That the necessity for aid far greater than any
Of ss % S, ys make Though the
sSS n Ss s:t rs,0s only about Ssn rsnsyvs
yesterday when that number was eIceeded'' There
we sick with p s y. 'd s rm two S as
the end Of las. week and at the present moment far
this seogIge are sure 70 die even With Che best ts.s
saate the death rate Usually sIcseds forty per
% kan e 81 me @
sons win BE- down with the fever and firing the best Of
rsord 1T the
win require S' attention until he fatal
s' nsaa d Ssos The e. tenth day pp
will tax 70 the uttermost all the experienced the
KIND Sr u Tx &
e viii Ike ~
rsnGsd nurse and Tor several days there must be one
t. pay even one 1oasana 2, Ias best daily Ss
Yet Informed that the Howard Assocaton OF New
T. S % 70 s. sn
thousand dollars faithfully day until the epidemic
Th;rl;,The question. ITO whom sh.l fund. and means
he no yaTd As'1ci Sn each city & The
tru worthy and noble citizens.
that ali and persons shos BE- pre
ved for BEYOND the badly Infected districts That all
either acciio ted those who have become
yeow nursing s In hs bern
was but suitable number OF them cannot be main ned
mercy the religious sserhoods serve without money but
.ass: apply SHey u. %ssss s' 81
II % ess 81 aa or m sw as sas s
needed for the daily demands In the city, the directors
and greatest sufferers by scouree Indeed New
and Ss % ha be-
In past epldem,cs whatever surplus remained II the How
orphans
mediate of aid they ofe-. who would
sick with the fever cam DO 50 most euay
oy ~ funds 70 the through the proper
buttons valuable in the sick the day they paid
REQUIRED b. The sick can be purchased in New Orleans
seasoned are already in the souih funds only can
give the aid that VIII be needed.
,.ry aid viii oeSan 20 the tendsrest sy%paies tic
81 be here
AFTER IN the cities MT are now being ssprrgsa BY the de-
Corresponding Secretary Metropolitan Board OF Health
DALTON.
METROPOLITAN BOARD o. HraIrn, August s. Isl,
To THE SECRETARY OF THE METROPOLITAN BOARD 81
beg ,sReSiny to report that during y, s pas:
Broosyn have inspected the following premises VIII
dxsliass yorEsaopss and stores, dis
slaughter houses private markets 70 horse stables cow
l. na II and esspoo
waste pipes and drains, 2li full and offensive pvies IS
streets and cutters.
In the course those inspections
have reoprted the follow Of complaint -
houses. 10 private dwellings, Is workshops and stores,
slaughter houses sunken and vacant lots 20 yards courts
drains 81 and water Closets y streets and gutters
violation OF c)dc
The following reports have been received viz whole
number 452 positive number, 49, negative, 49, general
"a number reports found O retu, ned for
ton o forwarded for orders 49, negative reports for
warded. 49, general reports forwarded IL retained FOR
notices, l2S.
The sanitary inspectors have also enspectcd 81 buildings
or premises riding which special orders under the LIST
clause OF the l4a section OF the Health law baa previously
been served and have reported whether said orders have
been complied with or not Their returns show that have
been directed by the Sanilsry Superintendent
Captain Lord OF tho Sanitary Police, returns 3t orders
last report His returns also show % orders
previously serveas complied with. and "a not complied
with.
Major Bosworth charge Of the Complaint Office returns
complaints received since last report All
ferred medical inspection officers for investigation and
report.
During the past week the practising physicians Of this city
have reported ghty nine OF infectious
diseases watch fatal Very respectfully
Ed. B. DALTON. Sanitary Superintendent.