The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-12
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.

Taken-Dr. Harris weekly Lettef-kepOrts
Of the Sanitary Superintendents.
The Board met yesterday at two O'Clock, President
George b. Lincoln in the chair.
Counsel for the Board handed In his opinion touch
ing the authority OF the Board in matters relating to
the village OF Edgewater advising against action on
| the part of the Board
| Counsel also handed in complaints against 100
| tenement houses.
communication from the Clerk Of the Board Of
Aldermen Brooklyn enclosing resolution intro
duced to that body providing that olsal and dead
animals in charge OF q contractor for removing the
same will not be allowed to be taken to any depot
mandatory in the Fifth ward of the city, but must
be removed beyond the city limits was on motion,
| referred to the Board OF Health. Received and
| referred.
| the Sanitary superintendent, upon the slaughter
houses in the Seventeenth ward was handed in. The
report says:-Of the seventeen establishments CON-
planned OF ten are In very filthy condition. the
mainder being well as the nature OF the business
allows The inspector also reports that all the
slaughter houses referred TO necessarily nusances
In consequence Of their situation IN densely popu-
lated district Referred to the counsel for the neces
number OF fat boiling establishments were re-
ported in operation without permits and ordered to
be proceeded against immediately.
A report respecting slaughter house in Eldrdge
street representing 1t to be in cleanly condition
was handed in and ordered on fe.
house No 100 Ridge street and the practice of driving
cattle and hogs there; referred to the sanitary
The engineers report in the matter OF expanding
o. 500 placed at the disposal OF the Board in the tax
levy for the erection OF public fountains and drink
ing hydrants presenting plans for public urnal at
the junction Of Third and Fourth avenues and for
drinking fountains, was handed in and referred to
the counsel for his opinion as to the authority OF
| the Board to occupy the public streets.
The subject OF the cattle plague next came up for
| The President Mr. Lincoln, detailed the manner
In which the disease discovered and treated up
TO this the precautions adopted the condition of the
infected cattle; the perfection OF the arrangements
| in this city to prevent diseased meat from being
either slaughtered or sold, and closed by expressing
the conviction that far as human means and fore
sight could be relied on there was littledanger to
! the people OF New York.
Dr. Stone advocated Keeping all the tainted cattle
In hospital to be appropriated especially for their
treatment and nstituting a quarantine of at least
three weeks, under the management Of an officer Of
Dr. Harris said the question was not yet settled as
TO whether the disease was contagious The
had been entered on BY al
owners of the cattle the superintendens
@d,rd the aeato the Of the
gave every hope that the true character OF the cpl
| demic wonld be shortly finally and efiectualy
reached. The managers of the cattle yards are
disposed to take such action towards setting apart
place of quarantine for infected beasts that more
than half the remedy is already secured.
| An artist was already engaged in the building
| making drawings OF the diseased parts Of CATTLE
| which he trusted would prove valuable addition to
| the sanitary report.
A motion was adopted that the Sanitary Commit
tee be allowed TO employ four persons 20 aid in the
| investigation of the cattle.
The following report from DR.. Harris was then
read and referred to the Sanitary Committee
MErEoPoIITAN BoAnD or HKALTH,
GEoReE B. LINCOLN, President Metropolitan Board of
slR-In accordance with request the following brief
m ss 10 ss n that
the past few days from southwestern Illinois.
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what points and by what cattle were
XSssta Company the precise
required He invited BY that gentlemen only ex
sanitary suegesors he could the Of cattle
Every facility was given for
concerning infected stock tina. was found a.
yard on Saturday stated with toerabs in
fs si 1ass sss S Sf
%Sn ~ sf.d
oxen They were believed to be in perfect health when
Crssne oho the appear TSs
the cattle 50 thai was deemed snpedens
OF thirteen or more Of the animals 70 Die ina,
great NUMBER. had cssned Starting from Pitt.
Homer M others sickened before reaching Commnnipaw,
rsy and ony i SsrS we're found Living This train
been pasured in Illinois, Of which
statement shows the rapid which disease
las This rLAeu. REACHED ANY ornrn CATTLE YARDS,
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WHAT HAT WAS i DONE YESTERDAY
Smith Inspector visited The Bergen cat
e ns Fl. at % Ssy
evening Of arrival to occur this morning from ne
he p
.t SH sn sna s e.
the outbreak and he is quite fully convinced
s
me same s.a osns examined IN N. Erie Railroad
teal with that witnessed in Mr. Aexanders herd
and
farmer propretoto the fact that the disease should the
animals today yoansTy :scriScsd At the rendering
The Yards ordered the sronses. dis
and s RS s' Ssl y:rS nS
vodS n ~, =, AS r. 9 Is
that aha. be given 70 this question. vis
The cs herd NEEDED re- wa: made
we desired to e1amine And early Sunday the Pres
.acs ssver pos. moe@. SaS:
By h' Of Ne TCar and . The Or:
&. %sS:, cal Scs1 q &c
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carefaly di.sec,ed But we may here express the
plainly seems Be, m.sesH. ypSn: Prof ssmss. and
e !. sy s.Is sS. ss S.I
by of the pastures paths where
the herds kept theory OF nonnfecousness gye
much ASSURANCE comfort, may hope certain
special conditions o! soil and water requisite propa
CATION, and that not be everywhere alike
supposed that the symptoms and the morbid alterations
Of blood and tissues are more Intense In dying cattle
Communpaw and Bergen than upon the Illinois prares.
Hence records Of its pathology In New Jersey may not
| perfectly agree with Prof Gamgees In Illinois.
10 one OF the ntensest forms OF malignant typhus but
| nations, and this will require but few days.
| WHAT OFrfCERs OF THE METRO.
| PoLITAN BOARD or HEALTH.
Mr.. Payson, the President OF the Communpaw COMPANY
and Mr. fesse the have kept the injected
| herd In quarantine from the time OF arrival.
Early Sunday morning august 81 the agent OF the
ownsr Of the stock noby gave the order TO daughter the
tire and sacrifice In the rendering
This duty pushed forward rapidly all Sunday
day. and only about forty to be killed
This a voluntary sacrifice,
wise and probably necessary sacrifice for the
| public health
protect yards paths have been raversed BY
the sick cattle the officers at Communipaw
requisite quantities Of carbolc acid quc kline and will
| apply It,
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