The New York herald., 1869-06-24

supply OF life saving apparatus on board Of passen-
ger steamboats,. At this season thousands OF people
are cr0wdlng the pleasure steamers that ply on our
neighbOrtng waters The apparatus whicn may DC
deemed sufficient for the customary or regular bus
disaster were to occur when her saloons and guards
were crowded with an excursion party made up III
great measure OF women and children acs1 wse
provision be made against such wholesale caianly
as may take place at any day during 'he warm
season.
am respectfully your obedient servant,
A. Is. JUDSON. n. d.,
Assistant Sanitary Inspector
35l STANTON STREET NEW YORK, June Is, 1859.
To WILLIAM b. WOkrHEN. Sanitary Engineer Me-
tropolitan Board of Heath:-
SIR-In reply to your inquiry concerning the cost
OF furnishing lfe-saving APPARATUS according 10 Tue
specifications OF the Metropolitan Board OF Health
hereby erfer to furnish complete sets at the rate
fully, JACOB BAKER.
The Sanitary Superintendent made tue following
report on the health OF the city:-
In the week ending Saturday, June 10. there were
49ideaths In NewYOrk and BROOKLYN The public nsti-
tuOns gave 81 OF these deaths IN the former and only
IN the latter city; 2S per cent OF the total mortal
ty in New York, and 34.72 per cent Of the total In
their first birthday: and 52.45 per cent and 64.69
per cent OF the total mortality IN the respective
cities occurred IN children unasr nve years Gd age n
previous week for three years, 80 deaths being
charged to this malady in New York, and 10 IN
BROOKLYN. Its course has been marked by unusual
fatality the past twelve weeks. In that period 245
persons have perished by 1t In New York, and 1ol
In Brooklyn.
Cholera infantum has scarcely begun its summers
work. Only deaths were charged to 1t IN New
York and In Brooklyn; and the total mortality by
diarrh9al disorders amounted to only AZ In both
Cities Phthislc pulmOnalis and the total mortality
by lung diseases reached the lowest point for the
year last week. Only 70 cOnsumptlves, or about
per cent Of the whole death list and only 1888 deaths
by all Kinds Of pulmonary diseases occurred In
these two cities In the week. The mean tempera-
ture at 72 SO Fahrenheit; the extreme range was
from "a to SO degrees Fahrenheit.
In Breslau and several other German towns
smallpox has assumed the character or an cpl
demic. At no former period In twenty years
has there been such prevalence OF that loath.
some malady From Information received
from those and the other cities OF Europe, we are
warranted In stating that in other great city in
tine world Is smallpox more completely under con-
troll than In New York. Vaccination Is again proved
70 be the only adequate safeguard when the con-
tagiOn Is threatening
The presence OF yellow fever in hospital ships in
the lower bay and its occurrence In West Indian
vessels, will not endanger the public health, Tor IL
is controlled by the simplest OF MEANS namely, aD-
s0lute quarantine and dlsnfectlOn or all lnIected
things.
TATIsrICs OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND STILL BIRTHS
THE CITY OF NEW YORK FOR THE WEEK ENDING
JUNE 10, 1859. -
Total number Of births certified by physicians. 252
Total number Of still births certified by ply
SclanS. .'........' u
Total number OF persons married and legally GER
titled by cergymen and magistrates. ......... 1913