The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-06-10
BOARD OF HEALTH.

Judge Whiting Defends Himself-Trensnrcs
Laid Up in Heaven-The Lime Burning
Nulsance-The Dog Qucstiou-vital Sta.
tistics.
The regular weekly meeting Of the Board OF Health
was held yesterday, full Board being in attend
ance.
After the routine business had been disposed OF
Charles Spencer counsel for P. Malone, addressed
the Board, representing that during Mr.. Malones
illness suit had been commenced against him for the
dIscontinuance OF his llmeburning establishment,
In Little Twelfth street. and voluminous evidence
having been taken before the referee he asked that
the suit be discontinued, which was so ordered Mr.
Malone paying COSTS
The Board at Its last session having ordered pro-
ceedings to be instituted against Mr. Whiting. con.
tractor for cleaning the streets, to compel him to
tenlan was heard in his own behalf He stated that
IN April, before these proceedings were commenced
his business had passed from his hands into those OF
always cleaned the streets once per week. and in
some cases. as sanitary measure had cleaned them
three times per week, while the contract only made
him liable for weekly ceanings He had now retired
upon his honors and laid up treasures where moths
and dust could not corrupt which was not the case
with many New York public men.
The counsel OF the Board reported that the Chief
there were three stratifcatons Of flthone Of dead
dogs another Of dead cats and the third Of garbage
collected there from the kitchens Of live negroes
and the contractor for cleaning the streets was
sponsibe for some OF the collections. lengthy dis
cussiOn followed, and II was finally resolved to call
upon the Engineer to make report showing what
named should be borne by Mr.. Whitney, the Seventh
Avenue Railroad and the present contractor, Mr..
Brown.
Or. STILES, assistant superintendent, having re-
ported against the granting OF permits for certain
firms In Brooklyn to convey Stops through the streets
and In favor OF monopolizing firm in Jamaica, the
various interests were heard through counsel, but
final action was deferred.
The application OF Turner Brothers to clean en-.
trails In Thirtynnth street was refused.
The following unique letter was forwarded bv the
superintendent or Police and placed on file rs u
curiosity
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Health, with the Police Commissioners at its head Who
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people saying Counsel Sa. coul
then With 8as.y Hail and SG ars the
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Dr. HARRIS submitted the following report after
the reading Of which the Board adjourned
In s n: 9sss sn IFS x INST Isy
and Rs o sHS s.s
diseases and the fatal secondary diseases they caused the
e New 9 YORK aSe q
s ass .aa "a
ss at Is IL o @o isf s ss
York, being charged 10 that disease
Smallpox and variooid caused only -four deaths New
York and none in Brooklyn. This disease only
little mortality but must prevail In New York,
A. the effort to secure the vaccination Of all PERSONS who
s esd rsh % m S entirely The
and vaccination given with the very greatest degree
OF and safety No other great city In the
world Il lees liable TO distribute contagion but IN no
other city e the duty Of ysccnaon necessary The
enlightened seton that being taken BY the local boards OF
gard the school regulation requiring OF the
fact OF the vaccination OF pupil teacher secur
ing faithful attention to this sanitary duty WITH but little
trouble TO inspectors.
There Eve deaths by burns aud scaiis seven by
drowning and Ave by accidents In streets elsewhere IN
New York during the week.
The death equal to 2s3 per 1000 Inhabitants In
New Yo, *, and 70 1910 peg io IN sroSyn Tie rate II
in Liverpool 81 per Berlin and SO per 600 IN Vienna
These show that New York BROOKLYN
the most favored Of the great cities regards rate
or chance OF life ct the present time.
E HARRIS, Sanitary Superintendent
Statistics OF births marriages and stbirhs
New York week ending June B, 1885,
Total number Of births certified BY physicians 27s
Total number OF stpblrths certified 70
Total number Of married and legally certified by
JOHN BOVINE, RegIstr Clerk.