New-York tribune., 1867-04-26
TIE PUBLIC HEALTH.

: The Board Of Health met yesterday III. DaiVoh
presented the following important report preference 70
tho perDieious effects business Of slaueBteDS
Ramals within the city limits:
OYFIcE SANITARY SUP'r MET. BOARD or HEAIHH$
IN u, S,,,,o,, ~ "a, A,s,,cpotsan board or HeaG
sR: beg respectfully TO remind the Board OF Health
That more than year since ther atte VIZ
fr directed 10 the evil results the system Of slaughter
Ing ANIMALS in the bunp portions OF TINS elty ' e%s @
that time every effort has been made Dy te he
III the Board 10 enforce such regulao1s ieSIos do
El0ughtcThOUses might mitigate anu II S th0 as
away with thes evils or at Least SO al their
enable those engaged IN slaushteng 10 NJ n from
BUSINESS wlJh view ultimate remoyal ol 80 ,aoce
the city The butchers W. % tbc BoSrd ~ abane the
nnsa,:s with which their business was 1eisy as
snch q way, and with such IeasOh"od93 me same
should resalt IN public good anu at ho,seiyes T
1mo, not entail s pse"..ailId .ailed Although few Of
The places vlere slaughterhg Wts CA oaIlGH 9cy m "f
t ocgroood have closed. stll even TINS partial
reform has attended with great Heai O anol % az, a
asnensc to the Board and there stl remain IN the cy
foy 4O laugtcrh0uscs whose existence IS nuisance
detriment+ u Ine s,cs T & 3,;Peus NAM Of these are
gcrOus 10 the hNes oi Ilo cI,i-eiS ;y y ~ .Ioconcv
SIN carried without regard TO cleanliness oE decehey;
are constantly flied and neglected. ana the sources o.
The most Iolsvic & an. IT, forc of SANITARY in
suectors command 10 continue sucn constant sn
pervisiop over these places as snai Keep & Oi ~, ~
nrescrihed standard Aside from ths hoNeNer thS eA
perence Of the past year Pas proven lh., ~ , 10
.an he prescribed which will render the business ol
sanrh kTed animals other than complicated ana host
offcnsiye nuisance when csr1ed ON IN u" Duhtr pOf
The cattle must stiIl be driven through the public
efto
fling th6 ayement. and disturbing the Seace anu JeO
rdlipr the lives OF the citizens. neeo not relnho you
how frequently ladies and children are driven IN erIor
fom the sidewalks and crossings of our best avenues to
on the stoops ana IN me areas rom ines s
which there ample reason IN the terrible ana De1 I'M
,ire0ucnt accidents" sOcaed, where persons have
"en sIoency cored to death 10y these creatures
down ant more Or les siured Indeed. ~ seems nhaS
S%nntablc how THIS and unnecessary exposure of
human lhe should 50 Ion nave been tolerated consul
Grafton which Of ,tsci o@ see seem snGclenI 10 ''h
Wien tic cattle have finally goaded and frgh7ened
on 10 .heir destination their condition is such as To
reUGer then immediate slaughter and preparation for
The Inarhet most improper and injurious ana te r0hd
DELAY Of aew hours OF Nut little avail They herded
III small yentilaed pens III many case so cIowGs as
fy are E9pt without food barely long enough foJ the
Eled and AZ once distributed consumers While the
atto are penned mp they are net only the so3ISe
health Of the community. This Is especially true as re
eards children The constant believing 0a tn6 I9oIse
and bUmesiek cattle, the ceaseless moaning ana Deang
calves and sheep and the s4ueahg anu grunu1S
of the pigs, disturb. and, indeed, oilentliIs entley
destroy, the seep OF the occupants OF the hlIrS9h1
1enements which are geneiiy leu e VII" taG ioTn ~ %
6e es5anations from themselves thus kept
iuDbesfbv conditiOn and from excrctiOns keep
The sphere constantly tainted whe hofdes Oi rats
5p their yenity especially in hot weather, almost inol
eraDle. indeed none hut those VINO nave peIson95g id,
vesfisatce this matter can form any dea OF te
10 which tie inhabitants OF these dwellings arc suhJeeed
sluring the GUNNER loontls. ..,, A.. -,
comes asl degree foui and unwhoesome and yet
ondtOn by opening the windows for fresh AR only gives
rG 20 tc addtiopaI nuisances arising actual
Killing Of the animals and the subsequent disposal of the
Garcases beg quote from the Inspector reports:
First: Dr. Emerson in report of the 10th inst says:
In he press o. s sp b51r becomes nesesssiy @
annual liquids either a. the n hghy m or
snd liquid necessarily resulting from snch ssaglang beng
"a r sr leeope purd and highly offensive said
soou The atmosphere & OF .s To- ! e % The % eIsebce S Of
ennSs,eS Win II ~ m e % M es5nr much dung and oral o5
s,s and % TSgs ,5 & ,1 S, f Of al the euSe.s s ea @
sIesed the unavoidable Tnee ABOUT iDe f ES s 4, u k E
the ground with the liquid portions q these ana me
sioHs % IRON =, ,h % anu % tRe rooms Of dsept dv ehags
second: Inspector McLane, in his report OF ihs ls!h
Dsrae he hours devoted killing Of nm,s the condition Of
shedding Of blood quantities blood cs1gh.
% ne Sbc seEe In the former case + has to be Transported in
taHes considerable distance th latter clog the gsrs and
hf large amount Of of is accumulated and even u this he
oySi must take Place and the the
$.e S:%; If 'H'' matter in ''H' weather. are Of the most offensive
Tiird; Inspector MADAM in a recent report, SAYS:
faction sng pestesl oor and becoming prolific
fever erypea may be traced mpa ihis cause
Impurities buildings onsnt%es fails to be carried
ot y e t Ion !t sog ] m y % ~ ,E bon heinz
ss9n Ss - sns s " TS sv sster and sby drainage GBd N
asIs s sS bs e and dwellings ;hs mnSste Sty and re-
Tan; .re pg Recently POce5 two such ss.e and msae
Si E Forty sahs Tss iu directly adjoining iellmenthouse
Sh % & Ii y aSs sSSd sHi ot aa sh ai,a axe through
the covering
Of blood Oreu
OdoT thereirom vtaed the atmosphere othe whole building
year ago IL was urged with some reason, that the
sudden expulsion Observation-Disclosures from city would
embarrass the business TO seriously interfere with
the supply OF meat. Now, however this ia
longer the Extensive and thoroughly appointed
RbattOs operation in the immediate vicinity
f the city and in localities convenient 20 the puDc
and promptly TO the cities Of NewYOrk aud Brooklyn II
al the private slaughterhouses should be closed TO-
pOrrow.
These abattors supplied with every facility, not
only for slaughering animals, but for utilizing at
within the same nc0sure all the refuse material while II
Is still fresh and nOfenslvc and the nuisance arising
FROM its transportation through the streets
ton at the Off dock aud its removal thence al
pense the city OF 900 annually and its in
Ehe harbOr, and especially along the shores OF Staten
dsland being dumped from the Offa boats will be
avoided far less important, DuS still gratifying fact is
by the of abbatOirs cattle be slaughtered and
1e dressed and delivered at the pIblc markets
elsewhere, not only in far better and more wholesome
condition but at decidedly less rate of expense than by
the present system.
an view them Of the facts forth and derived
from the reports OF the Sanitary Inspectors, would
respectfully but most earnestly recommend that the fus
Fther continuance Of saughtcThOuse in the buup pOr
1ions Of the Cities Of NewYOrk and Brooklyn be prOhi
Jbted
Very respectfully your Obedent servant,
, ED. Il. DALTON, Sanitary superintendent.
oney and Barren Islands TO select the sites Of
time and boarding stations in accordance with the act
recently passed by the Legislature for that purpose
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