The New York herald., 1867-09-11
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.

The Board Of Health held their regular weekly mest.
ing yesterday afternoon; DR.. Stone, In tho absence Of
the president, In the chai.
Tho Attorney stated that application had been made
from certain owner Of lime kiln in Twelfth street.
to be allowed carry his business ss he had made
such improvements in the manner Of carrying The
Nus ness which he felt certain would give satisfaction Y
the heathoving port ON Of his popnous nsghborhooA
The subject was referred to the Sanitary supsrnssaA-
Tho so,reary. Colonel Clark read letter which had
been received BY the Registrar Of Vital ststissrs In
applied for permit to bury without ssaiting an In.
quest the two Housman children, who killed BY the
could moi be kept 10 the house day longer The ssxtos
In the communication that he had called The
coronsrs olco to obtain the services OF coroner hss
Coroners arc out Of town. one Of them 10 unweh aoA
another reported drunk
Commissioner MAsnRRs moved that q permit bO
granted
The Attorney, Colonel Bliss, remarked that va. noe
burial OF the body Of any person who had not died :
natural death and been attended by physician The
Board could however order the removal OF such body
from one place to another before inquest be'd
IT. The TO order tho burial Of body before
inquest bad belonged TO the Board by virtue Of provt
sion 10 the original Health bill, but that the amend
men TO the Health law, passed at the last SESSION Of the
Lseature that provision had been stricken out At The
On notion the subject then dropped. as being
proper matter for the official attention Of the Commis
sionerA
vsyK NonTAKry
The following communication from Dr. Harris. con-
ceing the weekly mortality In this civ and Brookvn
during the wock ending Saturday the 7h inztant waS
read aud ordered on 1le:-
METROPOLITAN BoARp or Hrura,(
la the r week % s sept Sss'Ss S. ~. -.T 81
New York, and 26 n BROOKLYN This mortality less tsa
es s "a n %
G sus aass1 sn s 5 s m'oA
The crnptvs fsvers 81 shdhcod havs nearly ee,sed y
@ issori.s Saaas such aaarer he
cs y he hS Ts,a in
n Ss. YORK sud 10 u fs
parh,ea diseases alone constituted nearly of
civ TIE penalty q doms;se and general Syenic nes.ss
.. 1 ss rSse nDs sna "a s IN cs
nor,as a sgaai ss and s4 per cen, rsptcuvsy
sSSss rate. = both exc; ass
been ln,sa Q sou.s n. r which Sso1,st o.
sss & % 2, asoT as Gae nss ss s:
s-n,rs s 81 DILUTED sS.e,sd .ud " t
msnis tsn. wiz es' the SKIN and fahfanss. Of ths d.n
as bet Is. tor a'i s,Sup & r.
ss..,y Ions and and ,n T"ss ca.
hoisTs inf,c,ion by q eesusins and sansry eh-
il cns' .h,w ,he ss.psins mus, b. uniser.ai ara
.seT'pss sns 20 T. rsSifs: TO
Ss Ss r5s sT rvs sess csnoc ts ss whites mi John s m
rdv OF the subject that ain ,se hong chain OF
and occt through which the rise OF cersln
india bscrnes the rredcstning force for suhsrnne
hras Of pesance elsswhere zee ~ present only
vh~e with the oertafy or preventive
effect. WhsteTer he the explanation or the
hearsna TIE facts presented s the weinar Con-
know thai here IN fuore tas, In Amcca) tho resiac
only where there definite ssnltary evl. se-
rcay Of evil 10 abruptly broken whe
ourh reanlrrs. prevails Exerment sodien e-h cxcr,
men; reekinv air. water these for us
the cAuses OF chcera.n
LoaNsorne rnsy he the sanitary evils We nna IN 'hs
plague spos life In and rrasf
highways s also true 40 Mr simon SAYS hat "rp de-
nv far "A on
Through rot b.ing i.nuhed perl and ,ogehrr
banshcd wherever tbese things practically n1ersteoa
and ed npoa whether n be in the crowded and alihsot
Den " or the surrounded indian wgwsrn ami the
soldier . tent on Colorado's pisina r.. HARRIS.