New-York tribune., 1867-01-03

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Inv ,rrarce or non-obseryanco by the people OF
si nd modern times Statistics Of mortality for va
uptries during long term OF years are given
~. then says: The death rate In the most popu
,the ~ he world. has decreased as sam tary measures
ous 'S ev % adopted the prevalence Sf eBuGme diseases &
sonay occurring 70 S,prnticn Of he Inorfaliv is
gear 10 veal cities, with the exception OF new
Sork In Boston iS'S fv ,f as R A. In Providence
Boston Ii sIv was 30; IN Providence since tben
asji enc NV wss i'm 43 to b. The present mortality OF
fhe n0anS, ,s tn as Liverpool IN a.; Philadelphia. in
1"n"S Sew-YOrk, with It's DOuhLu SuPlH, It d MddTr
?. rre eligible situation, when compateG Min w. Iohuon
snd Ssased its mortality from in 4Ct to ~ S3t g.,
The mortality among cs&Gn M & ~ eor n5 onebaif he
5isy have attained their fifth year EVen mere teIe
aIe gratifying signs Of mIoI a T recoris have bSen
t SINCE 1890 and il has been asCeliaineu ,uS cIHI
five times greater chance OF uNS 10 lhe aSc ui
Qas years than it had three centuries ago Most
l"ts fevcfa datIhcas. dysentrHes anu consumption
o. caused bv bad air, impure water suclSht 1000 ana
are O.ateS dyelings and smallpox measles and scar
5atina although they have sPoTo P oEm I'm az do neecct
~ sanitary precautions two hundred years ago ,e c!io ne
would have become depop9Sie9 @ ~ i dod @ rom ' c
vyrV: and it Is fact that even now, III our lafge eleS
this source 81 & % neete5 causes Of disease poor
nav the heaviest penalty II rs esaSu Gu s 10 V? SEC?
a. sunaostion that there are 5000 preventahle
deaths a year, we have tOtal 0l 2lo,VO o,VO3S c3sts
~ Illness which might have been prevented.
S,>rTscY CONDITION OF THE METROPOLITAN DIS
TRICT.
n Vould naturally he supposed that NeW-1Ork S.u',
"a mon marrow Island surrounded by rivers, supplied
b pnre Air from the from the highlands OF the
Hudson with Its broad streets and avenues its liberal
mnl of nIre drinking water and its facilities for drain
ace yyonld be one of the healthie>t cities In the world
The city OF Brooklyn also admirably situated is well
sInnlicd with pure air and water, and covers more
ground than NewYork in proportion to its reputation
The peculiar sanitary advantageS oi tne Two
Srobaby saved them from numerous Destructive epuei
los: but reliance upon these advantages has produced
indifference to the growth OF the g. t t
which now cause fearful mortality IN then lH'ht
So 600 Immigrants yearly Many arrive with broken con-
ebut0ns and sCken or die many, cspecaHy OF me
CITY and vicinity An entire change takes place In their
habits their previous lives having been spent IN agen
4ural pursuits and In the open air. They crowd the
filthy and iiivenated tenenents, which are rendered
In winter Meats and spirtuOus liquors aboud TO which
they have not accustomed, and they use then 10
Istion' is common among Immigrants, and a certain
amOunt OF acclmaOn seems necessary To secure thef
cate In NewYork ana Brooklyn while the smaller towns
OF the district being less densey crowded. suiier ohy
OEGANIzATION OF THE METROPoLIr4N BOARD; G G.o,
met at tbs oco of tTe Secretary of state at Albany
on the first day of March, and proceeded TO determine by
lot which Of them should hold for the respective terms o
one, two three and four years the ollce o SUNNY i
Commissioner, and the result was as follows James C
year; willard Parker, two years Jackson Selu']
three years john o. stone four years on The 2dday OF
March, preliminary meeting was held at me Central e
parttnent of the Metropolitan Police. and on the 5 OF
March, the Board completed its organization by te etc
tion Of Emmons Clark as seGrGai BHTeaG I oI si1 M
pointed Registrar. f. l. A. Boole laie City inspector
requested 10 deliver to DIR. lIaris all the public
books records. statistics, and papers in s possession
Mir Boole promptly replied. TO the Registrar OF Vital
Statistics was assigned the duty of recording all births,
marriages and deaths, and Of granting permits for the
dsntermen rnoval of the bodies of deceased persons
appointment Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics to
perform the duties in and for the City OF Brooklyn,
was also authorized, and Dr. Joseph b. Jones wos tempo
rarily pOnted To that office Physicians aud others were
instructed 20 make all reports TO this Board The Board
OF metropolitan POlce was Ieluest,u 10 tACyu "" ~ ~
force the orders of the Metropolitan Board OF Hetl
relating TO cleanliness and the preservation OF lie ana
hea olso 70 ascertain and report to the Metropolitan
Board Of HEALTH in each week the Streets and par
the Cities OF New-YOrk and brooklyn, in pursuance OF
contracts for street i'm the respective The
Board Of Metropolitan Police having rendered the use Of
shat part OF its building fronting on Mot The once of
the metropolitan Board OF Health was established ~ No
sol MOttst Dr. Edward B. Dalton was elected sanitary
sperGte.dent and pI':, p & Eal99 w %ai te ieS. cat.
At meeting held on the 10th Of March Dr: John T.
and Dr. r. Cresson STILES was elected Deputy Registrar
Uf Vital Statistics and detailed for duty 70 ihe CE OF
santnTy Inspectors were appointed for tbe City VI New
York, sndsix for the City Of Brooklyn and were su,c-
% a. nTd CaDtan ~ The sanitorV Copai,v of SI
tropOtan Police the fierce under his command were
also authorized to make Inspections aDd myc.lisi2n
and 10 report thereon 10 this Board Compliant booS
ordered TO De placed in the station Houses Of all the
Police Precincts and citizens publicly Invited To en-
At meeting held on the 3Oth OF March the Sanitary
Committee recommended that ON account Of the eGnd
ton Of the city and theiInpendng danger toln 'hoeIii
10 clerks 10 act Assistant Inspectors, should be ap
pointed for period Of two mouths and be detailed for
duty in various parts Of the district At the meet
ing clerks Assistant Inspectors were appointed Tor
estant inspectors appointed for nearly a the rural
towns IN the Metropolitan Sanitary District These Clerk
yben tbev we're hoaoTsly discarae5 on fIc sOh d1v
az March William L. WOrtben was appointed Engineer 10
Although the law does not REQUIRE that all the Sanitary
Inspectors shall Dc physicians. the Board has appointed
but thoroughly educated medical 70 these
board that the Inspectors and their assistants should
make complete and thorough sanitary survey Of the
buup portions OF the District IN order 10 discover me
existence Of any nuisances detrimental to the public
health but the advent of cholera inerfHed TO some
IN the District especially in the filthy and crowded p0r
tons Of IT. has been visited by the Inspectors during the
when the cholera appeared the Inspectors in addition
reported TO the Sanitary superintedent in NcwY ok
the Assistant Sanitary Superintendent In Brooklyn.
q cases TO this board, and the police telegraph being
feey used for that purpose the Inspectors were enabled
30 visit promptly the sick, and use the proper remedial
measures: III the patient was already under medical
rect the such disinfecants seemed necessary,
but fihc patient was destitute and uncared for the IN
spcetor caused his immediate removal TO the hospital,
and directed disnfecting corps cleanse destroy
the sOiled bedding and clothing and TO dsnfect the en-
spectors were detailed to the headquarters in New-York
and Brooklyn and were duty both night and day. TO
cholera hospitals established by the Board were also
under the immediate charge OF the Inspectors and Assist
ORDERS OF THE BOARD
The hrt orders OF tbs Board were issued the 18th Of
March, between which date and the LIST OF November,
Eyohe thousand and seventy orders were issued
orders Ss25 were undeT the siiSop O Of the law by
which the party served allowed three days In which TO
demand "hearng by the Board OF the testimony which
may be presented TO show that the order should be re-
soked and not enforced In where no hearing has
been asked for and the order has been obeyed by the
proper party "fna ORDERS in the original or an amend
bd FORM the number OF $3.50 have been issued and for
&arded TO the Board Of Metropolitan Police execution
iusS SiGSS Snde Mes he 0ns II Sr Of the % GSy T @ Sse
hperempt0ry character, requiring that the nuisance be
Board Of MetropoS Police to eDoTce The same W6ont nt
further notice The report next details tho number Of