New-York tribune., 1867-10-02
THE PUBLIC HEALTH
DIR. HAIRLESS WEEKLY REPORT

DIR. HAIRLESS WEEKLY REPORT.
In the week that ended OF Saturday last there
yyer. only Az deaths in New-York and in Brooklyn
sxysx OF the deaths in the former city were IN the pub
custtutons - being inmates Of Island aylumS and hos
pitals: while of those i'm Brooklyn were IN public insi
uons and 20 were in asylums and streets beyond the
city limits This mortality estimated upon The census Of
ls6 equivalent to yearly deatate oi 2SZe IN lV~ an
New York. and J3l4 iu 1000 in Broohl litNciudS INC
mortality in certain county aSyuIus. In the correspond
ing week last year there is7 IN NcwNOrk ana 200 ~
Brooklyn and In the 10 years preceding the present III
New York The average number of deaths the CORE
sponding week Oast september 46i or = more
than last week. Darrheal disorders nave decreased
and last wee destroyed only 70 New Ork and -
i'm Rrooklyu In the former city infants, 332 per
cent perised III the first OF childhood 2l or otS
per cent of the dead were under five years OF while
IN Brooklyn. the infantle mortality amounted To 2oos
per aud 5Ils per cent respectively OF these ages
The zymotc pO>cus, called killed l24 persons or 296
per cent OF all that New York, and 65 or 81 per
cent the total in Brooklyn The records OF zymoic
diseases show that the city Is enjoying uHsna hcah
And II it we're practicable this weekly review To map
the localities aud classes IN which the preventative
causes OF death and excessive mortality occur " Woui
plainly be that In the ceanly and wei hhf
Of the city the death rate is now less than ~ per ln
while in the remaining half-tcnant pOpulatiOn-t Is
about per 90 All American cities north OF the ye
fever zone-oi the Gulf satesare unusually healthy
and free from epdeucs The deaths IN New -OIlers nu
bered $40 the second week IN september and VIII prona
bly, reach the epidemic 0xnium the present week We
authentic information that about l2O persons are
sick with the fever IN that city, lie tOtAl Popa
eved the deaths Will not exceed $50 the past seven d
II such rates OF sickness and death were prNang III
NeX Y
the epidemic and more than 10000 on beds of sickness
Humanity pleads for the sufferers No other epidemic
infection seems subtle aud destructive that of vel
low fever dcsOating almost every commercial
town in Texas south OF Antonio and Austin and has
even reached the latter city.
4 CALL FROM THE NETHERLANDS GOVERNMENT
FOR SANITARY IMPORTATION.
WAsHINGTON. Oct. AT The instance of the
Netherlands Government the Secretary OF state bassent
the following circular letter the Mayors o primer
pal cities:
DEPARTlfFNT or STATE. WAsHfNGToN, Oct. ], lhii.
have the honor 10 inform You tha have receiver an
application from the Government ~ The Ncthcrahd~'
through the Minister of that country, r y MalI i"I
copies OF all municipal other laws, regulations, aid
ordinances for the pr Improvement az the
sanitary condition Of cities. 10 j. desirable that ic
fullest and most information on the subject oi all
precautionary and Of SewerHgc ana the mcth0ds
If drawing on or removal O all cCal aud filthy natter,
and any description Of the Organzdtol w0fkingS ana
functions OF the Boards Of Health should bc cmhiated
the collection made. | Will. consequently, De
greatly obliged for any information, published or olht-
wise which may he III yOur power To furnish bearing
upon these subjects; and the Government OF The
Netherlands emJates making a thorough study OF
the question Of improving the salnbrious cOhdtOh "i
cities when such information from the principal cOnn-
tries shall have accumulated. IL II probable that the
results Of these Investigations VIII DC btnccla 10 al
The WekuOWu thOrOughncss and ability with which The
Netherland authorities conduct such matters renders 10
desirable that these Investigations shOd DO iuy aeon
rate and responsible.
THE MORTALITY IN NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct There is no perccp-
tibe abatement Of the yellow fever. The intements
during the "A hours ending at O'Clock this morning
O5.