The New York herald., 1869-04-06
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THE BOARD OF HEALTH.

communication was received from Inspector
O'Maire, of Richmond county, setting forth that
several persons had been bitten by mad dogs, and
asking for act ion the part of the board, looking
to their destruction. The secretary was ordered To
furnish the inspector with q copy OF the law.
The permit to slaughter animals at q. Il Y. Lough-
Inns establishment West Fortieth street, on the re-
commentator OF the inspector was revoked.
The board having. at the last meeting, passed q
resolution asking the President to consult the street
cleaning department aud urge upon Its officers the
necessity OF prompt action In cleaning the streets,
the President submitted the following caustic letter
from Mr.. Writings representative. IL was read by
the clerk and laid away without calling out soil
DEPARTMENT OF STREET CLEANISGJ
No; NEW %S aganEESa YoaK. Marsh slsETisss 81, issss
TO G; b. LrSooLS, President Metropolitan Board Of
sIaI have the honor to herewith copy of the
the condition OF the streets. Permit say the
CSsS Known was wa s. y dSe fa
opinion, the resolution would not have been offered:
favorable time remains unimproved that the sancty Of
the nag o force en o
refused 70 work. Italians we're engaged and and hey % worked @
ment TO do its duty. W. ii. PERRY
Permit was granted to Moses May to slaughter
animals on the cypress Hill road, Brooklyn, and to
Davis Harrington, on Fory-third street, New YORK,
DR. Stone stated that before the board adjourned
he wished to call the attention of the board to the
fact that ten days ago resolution was passed cali
what means fever was introduced into the city by
the ship James Foster, Jr.
DIR. Harris stated that his report was ready, but as
new revelations were being made every day he had
held 1t back.
DR.. stone-I want the report now If 1t is ready.
want TO know who is responsible for injecting the
city with disease.
Dr swlnburne-I was not aware that any sick
from the James Foster, Jr. had been received In the
Dr. stone--It has been reported to this board by
the sanitary superintendent that sick and exposed
Castle
Dr. Swinburne moved that the superintendent have
week longer to prepare pre- his report; lie declared
persons, for they had always insisted that 1t was
not necessary TO conne persons Injected with fever to
quarantine. They had given expression to this view
ol the case, and mad thus been instrumental In
bringing thousands OF fevered persons into the city.
The report was here presented. IL Is very volumi-
nous, but the following embraces all the point5:-
The history and meaning Of the s:Barbarity
starvation and Che infection Of typhoid fever had killed
%sr the Health oss, had aaa sent ss e and
a injected & mapn emsraa.. oa
the shp all quarantine The Board OF
were not informed Of the the OF such release.
having no power command direct the Health oacer,
could only inform the quarantine oco and me owners
mssoners Emigration the original landing that the
be OBTAINED Tor the landing of ,he emisran
aud that such permit, would be based upon The Health
on owen . al these on s,IS the S
the testimony which had into onr hands show tina.
each person in the release and transfer OF the
emigrans from quarantine asserts at no was
not responsible for their landing"
The sanitary superintendent proceeded to discuss
the responsibility OF the acts OF the company and
states that being the first instance IN three years
where any restraint was used, they were no doubt
unaware Of the responsibility OF the codes sections
Of which were openly disregarded by oil the
persons concerned. lie expresses the belief that
they acted ignorany, but the Health Oflcer had tho
power TO send forward the well passengers to the
care OF the Commissioners OF Emigration and the
sick to Wards Island, but not until q permit was OBJ
claimed from the Board OF Health The Health Onicer
denied that he had not selected any place OF landing In
this instance under customary regulations and as u
consequence the passengers were landed at Castle
Garden and thrown on the city without permit.
He recommends that In future the Health Oncer IN
form the superintendent by telegram and letter, two
hours before his release Of an infected vessel OF ms
Intention TO give the board knowledge OF the
circumstances.
Dr. Stonc-The resolution of this board was passed
to prevent injected vessels coming up. The Health
Officer knew Of that resolution, disregarded II and
alowes persons TO come up 10 the city SICK 10 inject
the city.
Dr. Stone-Doctor Harris, will ask you ques-
ton. Did not say you saw sick persons from
the ship at Castle GardcnS
Or. narris-I did. saw them, though, twenty.four
DR.! Stone-l say that the Health Onlcer knew that
no sick persons should come up to tins city without
permit from this board and he dlsregarded It, "
N occurs again VIII move To have the parties pro-
secuted. II these passengers were landed by per-
mission OF the Health 0ifcer want to know it
DR.. Swlnburne-The ontario, that landed them,
never mad permit from me-
Dr. StOnc-rhe law OF 1885 SAYS that they shall
not be landed at Castle Garden.
Dr. Swnburnc--It don't say anything OF the kind.
Dr. StOne-Well, the Health OnNcr IL not a very
accurate man, but guess can show that II does.
You are III hammered Doctor; III hammered, very.
AT this stage Of the dlscussion--wh was grow
Standing Committee aud the counsel Of tho 1eard.