New-York tribune., 1867-02-21
TIE PUBLIC HEALTH.
TYPHOID FEVER AT THE INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAi
AND DUMB.


TYPHOID FEVER AT THE INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAF
AND DUMB.
Various sensational and alarming reports were
aoat on Monday with respect TO the children in the
Institution for the Deaf and Dumb at Fanwood Wash
ingon Hights. Dame Rumor pretending to speak from
the book had Il that recently at least four inmates OF the
institution were down with the typhoid fever and that
Dr. Rodensteln desrous Of keeping from the Board OF
Health the fact that the malady had penetrated
the halls Of tho asylum, had reported but
solitary patient under treatment; that tho facts
reached the ears OF Sanitary Superintendent Dalton,
and that he to himself paid official visit to
FanwOod that he found the asylum very faulty IN SAM
tary point of Uew and declined to give the officers
clean bill OF health and so IL Is true that Dr Dalton
visited the institution and did not give the managers
clean bill OF health, but the other gossip to which we
have alluded requires quite material modification.
reporter OF TIE TRIBUNE visited the institution yester-
day, and was fortunate In finding TWO sanitary
miidings' 70 ascertain whether certain improve
ments which had been suggested r. by the
rat down to september last when typhoid fever was
reported be prevalent In the Asylum the institution
hid no Crotcn-water connection, and all water used
within its walls drawn thither on carts. Hence
perpetual drOuth, and hence many OF the evils attending
arcy of water Then, again. was found that several
seepng apartments, which planned in the days
When physicians had a mortal dread OF ar anu
ventilation the outhouses were foul beyond belief and
the drainage OF the buildings was not DRAINAGE py any
means The Board OF Health ordered complete reform
rhe Directory of the Instuton-whose eyes were now
or the first time opened-readily acceded To the Healn
Joards requirements, beginning work win WILL rst
n introducing CrotOn water from the mains, nearly
nile distant, and then remodeling the out-houses
bathrooms, aud the drains, and putting the
vas thoroughly scrupuously clean as are the much
scrubbed institutions on BhckwelIs lslandi water had
been introduced and nowhere scarce, except per
haps, In clubhouse where the remodeling mas
not been commenced mephitic odors rose from the
drains; new bath house was nearly ready ior use, ana
ventiatng apparatus had been fixed IN the boys sleeping
apartments Nevertheless typhoid had stricken down
two of the children, and two were suffering ti!
under malady resembling this dreaded fever
while fifth was taken yesterday morning, WIN
illness which may develop itself into typhoid. Al
the patients are in mansion which is isolated from the
asyim-a roomy dwelling whittier all the sick OF the In
of The mandy No that II no prcdsposng exist in
be asylum bndngs there need be fear Of the disease
becoming epidemic from actual contact Dr rect, tne
venerable principal Of the institution says that typhoid
ridge whcreOn the asylum is situated and
that, with the fever prevalent elsewhere In
ton would be wonderful indeed and with respect TO pr
ROdnsten's reluctance to report 10 the Board OF Health
that's number ot children han bee sinteh ~ ny yPou m @
IL may he remarked that no physician ls dGsrOs ol re
porting such malady until he shall first have assured
himself The institution IL admirably situated on one
huulred and sixty second ST., between ElcNcnth
and Twelfthayes, and oyerlooks the Hudson
just abreast the southwest spur OF the
Palisades II was built to accommodate 100 inmates and
ns has at this date only 3i II cannot be said to be
crowded. The total expense Of maintaining the lnstt
for oard and tuition Of State pupils. ssilo5 jersey
pa( 1852 CO. and the residue paid by the Interior
pupils sent by them respectively. The payroll OF
tho Institution embraces GO names, including
The PTnCpai ana tGSchGrs "a ne rescc, prothinS
and travelling expenses excepted nj the rate O $50 cach
per ,nnum. Last year the Directory appealed 10 the
Legislature for advance upon this rate but that body
elected provide for any deficiency which might exist
the close " the year and the result was an Application
to be supported ~ the public expense u mado ny the
Superintendent OF Public Instruction at Albany.