The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-15
BOARD OF HEALTH.


Tho Use Of Disinfectins Observation-Disclosures
10 be RemOved-The Sanitary Inspectors
Repor-NOtary Publics and the Marriage
.Ceremony-Sanitary Reforms in Ferry
Housewife Rescue of Drowning Persons.
The Metropolitan Board Of Health held its usual
weekly session yesterday afternoon. Commissioner
George b. Lincoln occupied the chair, After large
amount OF miscellaneous business was transacted
the important business Of the Board was taken
up.
Commit ssioner Smith offered resolution in relation
to the OF disnfecting material during the heated
term. The resolution was adopted, and to-day a
number OF carts will be employed scattering the ma
teria IN various parts OF the city In the cutters and
| by the sidewalks.
| The case OF the New York Rendering Company was
then taken up, whenthe following order was resolved
on
ordered That the New Rendering Company do dis.
ing dead animals and oia upon their boats
~ ne y oi West Thirty eighth street. North river and
the Metropolitan Sanitary District without
O. dumping and storing dead animals oal upon said
Metropolitan Gas Company TO discontinue the manu-
facture OF gas unless 1t be 80 conducted that the
manufacture will not admit of the issue of delete
rious gases or poisonous vapors.
The weekly report OF the Sanitary Inspector was
received and ordered on file. Among the numerous
complaints enumerated were 395 tenement houses
lodging and boarding houses, 80 private residences
manufactures 10 workshops, Al slaughter houses,
Ia stables, COW stable manure heaps 7 piggeries
melting houses, / rendering house, sunken and
vacant lots, "a yards courts and areas ~ cellars and
easements 81 waste pipes, cisterns, privies. $
streets and avenues and as violations or the code.
Of the whole number of reports s02 in ALL $50 have
been found correct, During the week Us complaints
nave been referred to medical inspectors for inves
cation and report.
The subject in relation to the ministraton Of the
marriage ceremony by notaries public was again
brought before the Board The decision arrived at
was that all marriages contracted must be regis
tered: but In relation to receiving a certificate
the subject referred to DR.. Harris Registrar OF
Vital Statistics. The sanitary condition OF prives
and water closets attached to ferry houses was then
brought up for action. Their filthy condition was
forciDy pointed ont and the necessity Tor action
advocated BY resolution adopted the attorney was
ordered to communicate with the companies and
inform them that II the regulations OF the Board Of
Health were not adopted within six days after the
service OF the notice suit would be commenced
against them.
The following is the substance Of a resolution
offered by DR.. smith ia relation to the to be
adopted by the owners of ferryboats pleasure boats
and other craft carrying passengers. That the boats
be requested 70 carry the lfe-saving apparatus
adopted by this Board, and that the printed rules
and regulations for the rescue Of drowIng persons
be placed In conspicuous places on board and at the
landings so that they may be read BY those travel
ling on such boats or on leaving the fervy houses.
SubJoined Is the weekly report OF the Registrar OF
Vital statistics
MnreopoLrrAs BOARD OF HEALTH,
BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS, July IA, 1885,
the week ,ha. ended on saturday last there were ga
heat which prevailed at beginning OF the week had much
wei known but precisely how The heat brouss, about he
aa results not generally understood BY the classes Of
Though both epidemic diseases than At
any % period 70 many yss, the sss e %
street with shssay snscr they pon, ne
and where chronic na.apces doing murdsroas work
Those external and mos. removable causes true are 50
the ignorant and improviden classes that might be
several had 70 tina. the region:
wos, afflicted theold Sums Of the Fourth and
ensersd aus Of the Twentieth twenty second wards
EsSysIsh street, the Central PAX sl,b the
SUI higher toe pas, three days about funeral 70
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week Illustrates tbs records Of them better than any verbal
description can h. HARRIS.