The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-05
BOARD OF HEALTH.

Report the Manhattan Gas COmpuny's
Woras-The Yellow Fever at Quarantine.
The Board met yesterday at two O'Clock, President
George B. Lincoln in the chair
number of communications were read and dis
cussed and the Board issued orders and instructions
prohibiting the removal OF street manure and Oiia
except at night and decided to commence suits
against lSs tenement houses reported; also against
the owner of the lot foot OF Thirtyseventh
and Thirty-eigh Streets bounded on the west by
Eleventh avenue.
Commissioner Smith, from the Sanitary Com
mittee reported satisfactorily on the progress Of
the work OF disinlecton, the abors OF the COM
mittee in this regard having been attended with the
most beneficial results.
Papers respecting the necessity OF improved sewer
age in the town of Morrisania were handed in from
the Sanitary superintendent with a recommends
ton that the same be referred to the engineer Of the
Board, and they referred
Also report from the Sanitary Inspector of the
district upon the condition OF the Manhattan Gas
Works. The report states that the condition
OF the premises Is detrimental to health IN
consequence of offensive odors consisting
OF certain impurities produced by the destructive
distlation OF coal in The process Of gas maxim and
their diffusion through the atmosphere resulting
from the method adopted In separating said impurt.
ties from the gas In the process OF purifying" It
boxes for the reception OF these impurities
remedial agent adopted at their instances, which,
however, failed Of any permanent relief because OF
the lime becoming impregnated with the foul odors
and rendered unfit for further use, and then when
removal removal eyaporatng '' the o,ensive stencil c
also refers to late Improvements That have been
introduced In the process Of purifying" and citing
the New York Gas Works rs an example Of their
effectiveness, closes as folows:-"The method
adopted by this company Is not IN accordance with
the more recent views OF scientific men and SAM.
Europe.
OF the public health aud convenience think change
is absolutely needed" Referred to the counsel OF
the Board.
A petition was presented signed by number or
citizens asking the interference II the Board to pre-
vent the construction Of an oGal dock about being
built up town.
President Lincoln stated that the Board had no au.
II any such was being used for purposes injurious 70
the public health 1t could then ntepose ITS authority
to abate a nuisance
Another petition was presented, extensively signed
by residents OF the Seventeenth ward, setting forth
NE annoyance AM injury to their health and comfort
endu ell by the petit oers from the existence OF fat
boiling establishments and slaughter houses in
their ward and the practice OF driving cattle
through the streets n inc day TINE the noxous
by the former and the danger TO life caused by tie
latter are dwet upon at length ana the effect OF all
these upon the value Of property located n the ward
The following telegram received by DR.. Swnburne
schooner Benjamin Reed sevee days frem cenf
Cos, with cargo OF moasses and OF three men,
arrived here July q. One man was reported TO have
died on the passage from sunstroke but have since
learned he had oil the symptoms OF yellow fever.
The steward was taken sick on the goth with yellow
fever and the captain on the 3lst. and removed to
the Hospital snip. The captain has the black v0mt;
the steward Is convalescent"
Dr. Harris weekly letter contained the following
Interesting facts.-
In the week that ended s OF August there were o
deaths 10 New York and 223 In Brooklyn This shows de-
crease from last week Of 81 in the former and 81
CITY, This falling on Ia the total mortality aud the ccun
stances under which has occurred warrant very
hopes Tor the public health OF both cities during tue cong
weeks OF this excessively bot and damp summer b ,ns
promising condition allowed To cause any reas
ton OF the present unusual and necessary whc
sanitary officers people making TO cleanse and
dsnfec every foul place both Cities ON. -, -, Al,
The iymotc diseases as class caused sg DEANS tso
per cent OF the mortality 10 New fork ana 100 9 VI % per
per cent. 10 Brcokyn The scute oowe. u,s9raer apns
these there were only grown up persons 70 me ,oer Guy
10 the former and % city, and took them mostly
from the most unceanly localiues. -, ..,-,,- -
death rate In New upon actual population WAS
last week equal about per thousand In The year Thai
OF Brooklyn about n per thousand
The above letter having been read the Board adj
journed until THURSDAY NEXT