New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-13
THE HEALTH OF THE CITY.
cunIrRA-srAMP1NG IT OUT.

CIfOLERA-STAhPING II Oo''
notwithstanding the filthy condition Oh many
Of the thoroughares, and the earfuly ero"uou emu"
top Of hundreds of enementhouses he city AZ pres
t i an unusually healthy condition Cor this season OF
te wear There has been but case OF Asac choieI
A man named Bermeister captain Of DARK winch hdu
been lying at Pier No T. for some uule, was 'i1'u WIN
cholera about week ago. After lying ior SIX hours on
board Of his vessel he conveyed 10 INC ivy hoSP't"
where he died y hours after his arrival nc SHuPose"
TO have contracted the disease from using waecose
which was also used by the sailors ana employees
of a steamer from Cuba, which was lying al
.bo sor,e dock This steamer left the same night
and no vessel from Cuba since been allowed to come
alongside any Of the city piers. Every pfecauuoh was
Immediately taken 10 dsnfcct the bark ana inc wafer
closet m order TO prevent tie spreading Of this horrible
plague There can be no doubt that Aslauc cholera III
its worst form is raging in parts OF the interior oi Cuoa
and perbaps in some Of the ports Captains OF vessels
admit the former while for their own saLes they deny
the latter There have been two cases OF cholera NOR
Inns ON Thursday poor and feeble old man living IN
West Thirtysecondst had been induging rather reey
at picnic and his return home be was sezcu py tho
dread disease and died IN few hours clean German
fomiIy, living at No 50 Ezabethst Fourteenth ward
were seized with symptoms Of cholera ai'er par
taking rather freely OF some young or bob veal
which had been purchased In Washington Market one
Of them, woman died IN p hours aiitl ,e rSt
The rest of the family, with prompt neuci at oI
Of last week. Every precaution mas Deru l'Acm ~ b
feet the clothing worn, ana the premises ueeup,H ~
are three ucrsons living an Of the samcdeady complaint
one at q house in ScventhANe ahnthet on LI-H.na'
caites are not designated by yellow nag ana tue
Board OF Health do not care 10 gave just ytt 'te
stamp out" tho disease without exciting dread 81
certain parts Of the city. The causes oil
S9oc eating are and driSEng uncean bcde, and
dirty aud damp dwellings. The chluya arising from I'M
clean prvics and ccsspools. and from purcsccnt animal
and vegetable matter Is also a most dcaaIt agent !.
breeding and disseminating TINS disease. AZ present
streets thanks to the negieetini inI ~, ~ , ,,t
contract for cleaning them Us carried out lI"' ,"LlIy
alleys cutters wharyce piers, and heads u slips shall le
we'll faithfully. aud thoroughly cleaned 40 least once I'D
syccrir removed Further TINT garbage 1c delivered
I'm vessels upon the sidewalk shall hc taken away every
fic 1sf of Mav until tie Ist Of November the cutters
must be washed after the removal of any mud on any
law the CIV Iuspcctor unless objected by majority OF
the commissioners This last requirement D dead let
the health OF citizens would be- most salutary,
letting alone that the appearance OF many
Tie contractor obcys the letter Of Ia, contract but he
does not carry ont the spirit az d. The Legislature az
f1r the purpose uf cleaning such parts ol Tie city NJ 10
thinks TO be most 10 need OF thorough cleansing, ana
most iudicious manner. Tile Fourth. Second sixth,
Thirteenth Twentieth, AMI twenty Second Wards ore dl
present the scenes OF us iIuuIr Als l w..
contains ouctcuth part OF the population, aud s extent
is euc-furiicth part OF the area ~ tho city. II;
is however cleaner. on an average, Than The Fourth
Ward aud much cleaner than thc Twenty second. Tue
Board is also taking measures Co have tAc more hi'y
streets thoroughly ceau.rd win tue uI-t pure CutoI
that viii have la'el tclr T,cALE pave UT 70 ioN l,
The Board OF Health has, OF cOur-D uo power q" ohuE
the Street Contractor 90 more faithful performance ui
ms contract That lies with tho Street Commissioners
and the Mayor. 10 is generally believed, however now
that the Board Of Health aud the Commissioners aud TIE
contractor will cooperate, mat they may give 'o r cit
liens clean streets and consequent rurur HiW" itic,
and that tc ~ cholera specified above h} %. Hi
that viii Doe beard OF the terrible disease JOB this cry TIC
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