The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-09
BOARD OF HEALTH.

George b. Lincoln In the chair, all the Commission
ers, except Commissioner Brennan being present
The usual number OF special and general orders
were handed in by the attorney who asked that they
be entered in the form presented, and complaints
against fifty eght tenement houses, against which ne
was directed to commence suits.
Commissioner MANNIERRE moved that the attorney
be instructed to commence suits for the penalty in
CURED in all cases where the orders Of the Board
have not been compiled with, which was thereupon
so ordered.
THE CATTLE DISEASE.
DR.. SMITH, from the Sanitary Committee, submit
ted the following report on the subject Of the cattle
MrrnoroLITAN BOARD OF HrAlsyH}
The committee in charge of the sanitary duties and inquiry
ss ass T.. s S o Of
The first observations upon this disease in the beef cattle Of
Board the sth of August His obssrvstons SOmmunpaw
masnan DESTROYED more than f,y per Of
er H. to The drove yards s at Commynpaw j. and tina.
this disease produced very rapid and destructive changes IN
and studious accustomed anayze
ns s o no Be s IN %
public health as well as its relations to the science OF med
Of bes css or III. the
tropo and next to ascertain the nature sources and means
y, The sale cattle speedily arrested The pub
Seneacs iauencs With the svsns that followed
tsTy safeguards were fully established The Board Is already
familiar but the extent OF the evil that was then Grapped
soURoEs AND AMOUNT OF DISEASED AND INFECTED
BEEvRs THAT WERE COMING FORWARD TO TIE NEW
The fever had rs chief centres IN the localities whence
five hundred to eight per week are usually sent
vans No than sI hundred head Of injected cattle
,s for s
herd . from Homer Ill., before
fao Albany though only portion Of the herds actually
explain to the Board extent Of the evil 70
and ssfsssracnE efforts .hst hays been put forth Ss
situation the nst These and ali similar statements have
should be under full control.
statement A-From Pittsburg Drove Yarisl IS
OFFICE OF MEAT INSPECTOR,
ELISHA hAsRIs M d. Corresponding Secretary Meiropo-
SIR Out Of the two herds from Illinois Zone of
sd $ and s
nineyIour died or were killed after their arrival There
Central Railroad diseased cattle: The railroad
that they were r They were shipped on one train
wardl WILLIAM HOsAcK, Cattle Inspector.
statement B--From Health olcer of Buffalo,
ELISHA H.nnIs M d. Corresponding Secretary MetropoI
NY DEAR DocTon-. On the 10Th Of August there
Of ssss % yards sd Of % a r
very striking and peculiar In their nature Respect
THE paovrs FOUND AT copAKH AND MrLLHRToN.
Extract from Assistant Commissoner Norris letter to
This drove originally numbered sixty.nve head,
and AISsSy SUNDAY,
twenty S head Of which weE. town o
hve this arrived the OF Meon,
Duchess county N " twelve miles from Copske or these
four diedtwo the 1h, the 18th and the
cHy Dr. ss5 Assas Sanitary s.
81 Sss ~ l. % Say make
port Of the facts concerning the ntroducon Of diseased
into ess dealer. on 1aa s Il s Of n "
soes weschesie county Surchssd eighteen bglOcks Of
.s % have IN ss rom vi s1s e
s X. on rsr ~senss sy w ws@ The ssa
ina d e Of s g l. g. ss e n
Sing pitchers, c aa5 four y nd III E
g. rompkins who e butcher living cas-. Of Sing Sing The
ss%.ans GMd R
saes saughered three Of their Eve cattle ard
cattle 10 Be diseased sim believing them 70 have been
g. ark nsa a ee Of ur about
the same time and sold the meat IN his Marcel his butcher
bullock and believes that he was not diseased.
was that on the S OF August B. Reynods brought to Sing
Sing butchers the Of
to the Sing Sing butchers that The bullock was found cast in
G Ds meehan broas
the to Sing Sing for SALE He frat offered to b. q.
who also declined buying it, after which he took Gro.
u nans no he returned 70 Sing nr AMI
sares TO allow him TO leave the headquarters IN his ice
Ing grounds offered sell them 70 Mr. Georse Worden,
%s SR o he ea
While eynolds was yet ca 10 seeking purchaser Tor
MI nosSsS. @
g o%pa, s .s q his S" w sssS and Sa h sss
driven after they were pgrehssed OF Reynolds This niorma
cattle their hands and tina. Eeynods bee which he had
been hawking about and had found no customer
by tho "paguc" and by accident; sares Immediately
Mods beef taken from his icefoom aud thrown into the
mouth q the Croop river and immediately Informed Rey
the remaining orequarers in the oda heap at Rsymonds
slaughter yards mile east Of Sing Sing and thus the dis
have now accounted FIVE the eighteen ca,e the re
sS al farm belonging to B. O.
AUGUST s-wreht Tompkins found two dead IN his seld
and D. Reyno6s found one near. dead And bad t. or
ADJUST z.Hnohea died a. Dubois farm belonging to B.
AasgssSs p nsZPolis found another bullock dead in
sminSion by Dr. Collins and myse The bullock nearly
and WHEAT wse asnl
The which sick and remaining In the
RAYMOND Sares said 10 have been given august
~ to VIM. Elliot, cattle dealer OF Putnam county
citizen OF Sing Sing has reported this committee
sck sent down N CITY
kels. Yours respectfully, GEO. J. FISHER, NJ b.,
Assistant Sanitary Inspector NJ B. II.
ORGANIZATION METHOD OF coxxrrrrEs
WORK.
The medical officer. who daily observed the al.ca,.
adopted OF exact records and inquiries the very
beginning Of heIr wors and as pr hsrrl. Was familiar with
animals used for food, opportunity for scientific
and practical investigation allowed 70 unlrrroyed
The committee therefore requested that officer to organize
superntend It's work and the Board hal
at its command the number of scientific officers
this class OF duties this work has heavily the
concerned In The bjonei outline VI
this work approved by the committee -
DEPARTMENTS INQUIRY.
l. The etooqv, geographical distribution and hygenc
laons OF this diseases so, the maintenance Of the
pondence, the records the organization and direction Of
quiries aud researches, under the Board OF Health.
Sanitary Inspection and surveillance, the medical and
observation 81 and daily reporting regard 10 all
sick aud infected cattle In the metropolitan district.
The researches in special pathology and histology per.
tanning TO the disease; this including microscopy.
The preparation OF all sketches and drawings for flus
tratlnr descriptions OF the diseased cattle also whatever