New-York tribune., 1867-08-16
The PUBLIC HEALTH.

YELLOW FEVER AT CORPUS CHRISTI
The Rio Grande Courier of Aug Q says: :" A
gentleman OF this city received letter from Corpus
Christi announcing the presence Of tho yellow fever IN
that city, We extract the following from his ettert
The town full OF sickness at the present time; there
no house but has one sick The doctors called
bilious fever but yesterday pronounced it to be yeew
fever There 50 cases In toVn 80 lar we nave
Mr. Mackfay the preacher Mrs Pollen this name is in
distinctly printed, and Col Morgan VINO ded yesoIuy
There hardly any store open and the streets are tS
THE YELLOW FEVER AT GALVESTON.
We copy the following from the report OK
the Houston Committee who were sent to Galveston 70
ascertain the truth IN reference 10 the rumor that yeow
fever prevailed In that city:
That from the best information we could obtain. thers
had been up 25 to 100 OF the DIS
and at the date mentioned there then hand about
100 cases, including those In hospitals as wen a. tose Ia
ance among the destitute classes inhabitants bat has
found its way to and is spreading through te Dot
steady and we have hesitation IN saying that the DIS
ease this time epidemic While we do not regard
orally yield very readily 70 prompt treatment. .
But we are free to confess tnat we nave reasons 70
crosses That as TO the local origin OF the Galveston
fever we do not find the facts coated sufficiently sNste-
matte satisfactory TO enable us TO arrive at positive
conclusion but It was the prevalent opinion WITH ths
members Of the Faculty with whom conferred that
the disease was introduced and thatt germnRted IL
that city.
We take the following paragraph from 1ae Bulletin Of
the 4th:
Tho pever has attacked but few persons connected with
the newspapers; But one has died Mr. j. X Pointer.
compositOr Of Ihe bulletin ohce VINO was DnJleu %
day. sackhouse, the Galveston local OF f"e HoSo"
Telegraph, is now SICK
THE YELLOW FEVER AT EEw-IBERIA, la.
We learn from T. Tupper, esq, President OF
the Attakapas Transportation Company that there IL
very alarming condition Of health at New-Iberia and
that the place is being rapidly deserted The folowngs
list of deaths:
AuqWstr4-Nss IAddie Mattingy, Willie Keier-tws
Iucsst S-Mrs Isbel, Robert L. Isbel-a child, II B.
SV1Ist % sFoIrcade, Theiespbone Etie Escoubas.
Miss Pellerin, Matz-a Jew.
On tbe 7th and 9th there were great many
The following dispatch was received from Mayor Hen
shaw
Nscrbera. August ssnco my last telegraph three ot
onr doctors are-sek The doctors from below are called
Home Sand from one TO three physicians possible.
Four ye Sisters Of Charity T99 Dc gTest MaSor Sss
NJ ~ AAN'S'N"' 0--''
WEEKLY REPORT OF THE SANITARY sUPERIN-
TENDENT.
OFFICE SANITARY SUPT, MET. BOARD OF HEALru1
August Is, 1867.
To ne Sersnry Of tie Metropolitan Board Of HsalA.
SIR: beg respectfully to report that during
the past week the Sanitary Inspectors OF the Cities Of
New-York and Brooklyn have inspected tho following
premises viz: Two public buildings, Pnolic school
hotel 23T tenement-houses 4boardng ana
stores dumping-ground, fatmeing establshments,i
hmekiln houses, ghouse tanneres,
os borse-stabes COW stables, manure heaps, ~ pug
geries private market "a sunken snI VACANT lOIs ~
Srds courts and areas, cellars and Easements, cis-
ins and pools waste pipes and drains 25l priVes
and watercosets, 81 streets and euVerts cutters.
Total, sos. 80 ,....,-. -. ,i.....o..s "a
reported upon the following causes OF complaint, VIZ
Unhealthy condition OF hotel, public buldingS ho
tenement-houses, boarding and lodginghoases, Ss
private dwellings, manufactures, workshops ana
stones IS stables e0wstables saughter-house
2 pRgeries fatmelting establishments sdlken anu
lots, "a yards, courts, and areas "a cellars au9
Easements csterns and cesspools, SO wasteppes anu
drans full aud offensive pryles, Is streets ano su
ters. The following reports have been receyed mnoo
number, 6ST positive 492; negative, o5i geeInI, oo
Der OF reports found correct, 5S2 number OF
turned for correction, 8; number fOrwsrueu Oa -
ports forwarded, 30 number retained ior h"N0'' ~
Brooklyn, ls9. ,.o,aa o. bu,Id.
The sanitary INSPECTORS have also reinspected u
ipCs or premises regarding which special oIueIs &
the ars clause OF the l4th section OF the hes
previously been served. Their returns show n 10 are
been conIpie with Is partially complied with aro
being complied WITH and A not eomplea Will r., tbe
Can't Lord, commanding the SANITARY
Police returns orders for the abatenient OF srs
served since last report HIS returns aso sno" In Tho
execution of the latter been directed by ine
Major Bosworfh in charge Of the CompsiMs sce sst
ratnrns ma compaints received nun cl1Lene in.
report; all Of which have been re.srrsn S rsnost r.
snecng officers for investigation ana this
Dnrlng the week tho practenH ~ infectious and
cltv have reported to this Office VI casos Very re-
CONTAGIOUS diseases. OF which "A "eI1 En IA DALroE,
speotfuy, your Obedleat servant arS supernteadene