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tity, and pint Of fifty acid diluted fifty parts
water would suffice for sixteen head cattle car.

tt. E. HARRIS.
Captain Lord, Of thesantary squad, reported that
butchers from the force he deemed necessary TO
examine the door yards slaughter houses and meat
are being driven into the city. This was promptly
done, and every drove yard, slaughter house and |
meat market has been thoroughly examined: AS yet |
no diseased meat has been detected. There are |
about hundred head OF Texas cattle at the drove
yards at Ninety-sixth street. There appears TO be
no disease among them; but they are very poor and
thin. The supervision will be continued.
The case OF the New York Rendering Company was
next called and, after some little argument, adj
communication from the Citizens Association
on the; subject Of the removal Of slaughter houses
was presented and referred TO the Committee on
Rendering Establishments.
The report OF the Inspector on the condition OF the
company be required to build new drains and pave
the tunnel throughout, was read and referred to the
attorney to make the necessary order.
The report or superintendent Dalton was then
read, stating that during the past week the sanitary
inspectors OF the cities OF New York and Brooklyn
have inspected the following premises, viz:-396
tenement houses lodging and boarding houses, 81
private dwellings, 4 manufactures, IS work shops
and stores, slaughter houses, IA horse ard cow
stables manure heaps, piggeres, IL fat melting
establishments, rendering company, sunken and
vacant lots "a yards, courts and areas, "A cellars and
Easements, SO waste pipes and drains, cisterns
and cesspoos, 81 privies, IL streets and avenues.
In the course of these inspections they dis
covered and have reported upon the following
causes Of compaint:-300 tenement houses lodg-
ing houses, 80 private dwellings, manufactures,
slaughter houses IL horse and cow stables manure
heaps, piggeries, IL fat melting establishments, l
rendering company, sunken and vacant lots 81
YARDS courts and areas 40 cellars and Easements 40
waste pipes and drains cisterns and cesspO0ls so
prives and water Closets 10 streets and avenues and
also "a violations code captain LORD commanans
partment, returns $40 orders for the abatement OF
nusances served since last report. His returns also
show 100 orders, previously served, as compiled
with and 154 not compiled with. The execution OF
the latter has been directed by the Sanitary Supern
been received from citizens and referred to medical
inspecting officers for investigation and report.
VITAL STATISTICS FOR TIE WEEK ENDING sATuR-
DAY LAST.
There were 751 deaths in New York last week and
267 in Brooklyn. There were 1SO and 223 respec
lively, in the previous week. The increase Of NOR
tally was mostly in children under five years old,
and of such children there persisted SSs and lS7 IN
these respective cities last week. agst oGf ana o1
diseases are charged with BOB deaths IN New YORK
4O34 per cent OF totaD and with l42 53ls per cent
In BROOKLYN. We regret to see that the fatality OF
this most preventabie kind Of disease-the unerr-
ing indicator OF foulness and putrescence In domes-
tic surroundings or in FOOD articles-cOntnues 10
impure and injurious food has been sold in the
markets of New York and Brooklyn. IL Is not alone
the diseased meats, but vast quantities OF decay
ing vegetables and fruits such as no civil
lied community should permit that are peril
iessiy told that it IS crime against
life to offer for food any portion OF the
flesh of the sick and injected animals tnat ma, may
injected districts In the West 1t is Idle to talk OF
such meats being safe and wholesome for food
Medical officers of this Board are in duty bound to
know the truth on this subject and to advise accord
inCly The diseased beef must not be exposed in
our markets, and there is good reason to believe 1t
will not be- more manly and resoute sacrifice Of
pecuniary interest to the public welfare has rarely
occurred than that which the Officers OF TINS Board
morning at the Erie yards in hudson CITY. Every
sick and infected animal was unhesitatingly placed
in quarantine and consigned to the "rendering"
kettles. Under existing arrangements great evil
can be perfectly averted and control led.
The meteorological conditions continue to be I'M
week was seventy eight degrees; the average humid
ity OF the atmosphere was seventy. -four one hun
dredh OF total saturation aud the sky continues to
be almost constantly and deeply overcast with foggy
clouds. But with reasonable and necessary sanitary
eafe aad nv 1n ali Classes Of HARRIS
The following report upon the condition Of the
tunnel OF the Harlem Railroad Company was pre-
life and health, owing principally to the foul and
offensive exhalations which arise from collections OF
stagnant water each side Of the track throughout
the entire extent OF the tunnel The surface OF this
water is covered in many places with thick green
ish scum. There are two surface drains. one on
each side OF the track, which are connected near
the outlets OF the tunnel by cross drain passing
beneath the track. These drains discharge portion
| of the waste water OF the tunnel into the public
| sewers near Forty-second street and Thirty-thrd
street Owing to the s Siab and
tinualy dripping from the sides Of the tunnel does
not or but collects and sagnates. The soil also
the urine and dung OF the horses which continually
travel over it, and emits offensive 0dors. This con-
ditOn IL remeded to great extent by the frequent
removal of the soil and its replacement with fresh
gravel At the time OF the inspection the surface Of
the floor OF the tunnel appeared to be quite ciean
The surface drain should be regarded and rebuilt.
with fall sufiicent to carry Off all waste water
rapidly; the floor Of the tunnel should be paved and
graded so that all waste water may flow of from its
surface into the surface drains. II possible the
drain should be cementsd. After these improve.
ments have been effected the tunnel should be daily
| swept and cleaned In the same manner that the
public streets cleaned. The tunnel must neces-
| sarily always be damp, but the exhaations and
Odors which now render II so offensive can In my
opinion, be averted.
DIR. Moreau Norris who was sent to make patho-
logical investigation OF several cattle at OOmmuni
paw, was unable to report more than the fact OF
| having made dissection. The analytical examine
ton OF the diseased parts, being matter that re-
uures considerable time and attention, will hardly
| be reported till about October.
The Board adjourned to meet Thursday at two
O'Clock.
THE CATTLE DISEASE.