New-York tribune., 1867-08-21
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
WEEKLY LETTER or DR.. HARRIS, REGISTRAR
OF VITAL STATISTICS.

WEEKLY LETTER OF DIR, HARRIS, REGlSTRAh
OF VITAL STATISTICS.
BUREAU Oh VITAL STATISTICS, Aug. 90, 1897.
In the week that ended on Saturday, the nth
inst there were c4O deaths NewYor including 50 in
the public institutions Of the latter being inmates Of
the Island hospitals There were deaths in Brooklyn
including 81 in the county Institutions DC, beyond the
city limits The death rate, II we eXclude.slmar lnsttu-
tOns I'm each city, was equivalent 20 467 In 1000 per
mum in NewYork and 454s in 1000 In Brooklyn, by last
The gymotc diseases mostly dauhea caused 1913 per
cent OF the mortality in NewYOrk and 4345 cent In
former and Is S2 per cent i OF all deaths IN the latter
city Infants less than ayear old she 66S per cent
Hl3 OF the deaths in the former and l2Oi per ch U
those latter city occurred in children under years
This fearful death pressure upon % bnt e now SS at an
cess that warns against the sources of 1O aI o 10 ,at
e @ u a. th Sina B NJ IT, IS observed that mortality
among the adult inhabitants Is unusually laIse. ,s
r C~ared With The last Ave there saving OF
los lives in New York, and Of 90 In Brookyn ana % CON-
ps nrteen Gears without allowance for increased
popuaton we d that there were 7less Deaths Tor
HyF5sgS 6S gSoTSy Taf S map last % week shows that the fatal a
rheal diseases we're mostly ~ ule t3o~E & VT q;
the Sixth tho northern part Of the seventh the north
eastern and e % 9atReg tS gd aTd Wards near
the intersection Of Houston and Firststs tho eastern
oD hell of foul places the Ninth and Tenthayes
IN the Sixteenth and Twcnty-second Wards -,
scrbed a follows by the observing Deputy Registrar Dr.
Stiles in q note upon his records for the week;
1.-THE excess OF mortality belongs mainly 20 tho Ninth,
Twelfth aud sixteenth Wards The Ninth Ward has had
the reputation of saubTty until the past Few weeks Tho
mortality QD during the past week has three ceners-
ist Around the suken lots along Flushing ave, where
there seven 80 deaths; The region NheIe th9.e
deaths occurred viii be drained by connection with
the sewer being laid along IiushingaVe I'd In the
vicinity Of the Prospect Park where theIo were tNeNe
2 deaths and sd Among the suuken lots IN East New
York where there SIX C6i deaths The Twelfth and
s1eonta Wards fulfill om anacipaton' Of s7n respect
So the sanitary officer only but every citizen must
share the responsibility OF preventing Tie ehgics OF e
from gaining an ecendsncy especially, anos R 'e aS
like this and while cholera Turks IN our country there
fields which that pcstlcnce would elect among We
beg leave here TO quote note just received rnn The ds
tngushed Registrar GenerarOf notwithstanding the
fowns negectng their sanitary dcfenses. and exposed
10 diarrhea IN danger Of falling the victims Of
local eruption cholera which ~ must be borne IN mind
% rum T. HARRIS.
There were two arrivals yesterday from Infected ports
tho schooner Julia from Kingston pamaica, and the
brig Martha Stone from NeW-Gfcnada. Three OF the
Chagrcs fever There was one Of the crew down sick
when rho arrived. Both vessels are detained NJ Lower
Quarantine
YELLOW FEVER At BOSTON.
BosToN, Aug. 20.-The big Ocean Belle, which
arrived here to-day Hayana. brings the remains Of
Capt Thornton who died on board Of yellow fever. Two
others OF the crew died Of yellow fever the passage
and there two now board. The vessel has
been sent TO quarantine.
YELLOW FEvER IN NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 2O.-There were II deaths
from yellow fever IN this city on sunday evening aud
the appearance OF hosever there has been four deaths
out OF population OF 1900.
THE FEVER IN GALVESTON.
GALVESTON, Texas, August 2i.-A. w. Clegg
ana Mrs Capt. W. Tabert Of NewYork, among the
interunents to-day The death Of Theodore silk was
err9neogsy reportedyeserday There ointerments