New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-19
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ROARD OF HEALTH.

The Board met at ! p. M yesterday. Inc
attorney presented complaints OF violations OF he
Tenement act, and % cases Of noncompliance with
orders Several tenementhouses which had oeeh ereCu
on Laurepsst on ground owned by Trinity Chuich
were among the OF violation. These houses nHu
Non mn I'M nv essees under slxty-ycar leases, which
wonlI expire In May 1870. The cause OF complaint was
that the drains from the houses did not connect WIN tue
nnb IL was within the power OF the Board 10 or
der either party 10 this connections but OWING Othe
present unsettled relation between lessor ana wa
p,mcdioteiy after the Isl OF May 1870 The Sanitary
Superintendent reported nuisance III bIou1n III wy
Fifteenth Ward This arose from stagnant wafer on some
vacant lots ON the south side OF Broadst Efforts had
been made to hnd the owner the matter S, was
referred 10 the attorney with DISTRACTIONS 10 nu ho
proprietor and commence suit Mr. Manelle, iIoh tne
Finance Committee reported Various Us no crn cp
before the committee ana were iounu 70 70 W
The bills ordered to be PAID Inc case Vi Nugessr
Coz who had been sum0neI 70 ~ b ee
Board 90 show cause why the pein,S W nOSs
at No 4 West HfyfOurthst shall n9t De revoked, was
called up The Assistant superintendent reported that
the work was done with probably, as much cleanliness
could he observed in the business Oy TINS company
dwelling houses, and the washings and slops from the
sughterhOuse we're permitted 10 run IN the cutters ne
advised discOutinuanCe Of the business The permit
was unanimously revoked. The attorney presented an
ordinance permitting the COmmunipaw Cattle Company
t. aud and sheep above FOrtehst and TO drive
them through certain streets. The ordinance CORE
spunded exactly with the resolution OF the
subject, printed in THE TRIBUNE5 report OF the
Board meeting last week. The ordinance adopted
DR. Stone offered resolution requesting weekly reports
from the various hospitals In the city, stating name age
residence, date Of injury nature Of injury aud place ana
circumstance under which occurred OF every case OF
lury from getting and of OF street cars Adopted
Dr. Harris Sanitary Superintendent, presented the toi-
uWug interesting report and transcript from the recods
office:
br 18Th inst there S7
3raths NYok and 20 Brooklyn The rate OF morta con
hu eay {" decrease as 10 the preceding three the ne %ss
the rs than usual but with IN
promise hrsbesS The mid Summer period oi iou weeks
the middle July the middle Of August has not been marked W
rIce,,vr beat epder
cleansing dsuicug In al ol aud oN ded dis
OF city inhabitants eyiuee an Intelligent regard tor s
table correctly the mortaty records Of
~ fS si l lei + interest," lf &c he pubic Ssl
Mortality second rock IN .4ugUsl 1886 1861 1909 1909
% S S odstS OF infant, under year a., ls5 2si go 2I2
TIA of eas Of infants usdeT years Of age 48 80 go S
iu'ai No Of deaths from Iynohe causes COL 81 1S 20
Morsritrl SECOND AagasL 1860 1867 ICES 1899
Total of isath Of infants under age ~ I2 ia
infants under age ~ 2O3 b9 10
Tirl ~ ofdrath from 1ymOtie 29 lS l2J Jos
that there is still waste OF human
NJ the 2l2 infants that died
Nlok week. and The 81 IN Brooklyn should have Pershed
Annual tr,te per OOa (opuauSn estimated at 80 q
Percentage diseases on total mOaitr 4LVL
Percentage Of dnrea diseases on total mortality o.
Ofaheal diseases zynotc diseases.
Ferceusgr year Of lie total mortality. y
percepae rot Of DIE on total mortality
Der 600 (popu alton estimated C
diseases on total mortal 40
Percentage Of bral eases total mortality '.o3
diseases 1ymoc diseases 10
Of life total mortality. 90
Of life tots mortality 10
The rates Brooklyn continue 70 be less than
ear But Pans and LQbon continue to have death rate
% loo throughout the WPuth Of Jg Nwlot must
eyenaag Teg4 9; hgh standard OF seeti 70 I'VE
following are the statistics Of births births ard DaraSts
k1Slork for he eBdog August 1863 Total number Of births
physicians 800; total Gbbs certified by ply
Total Of and