The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-24
THE cITY's HEALTH.
Wasting r. the Board Of Hsslth-1he 0hh o.
1sudsrs to be Indictsd-Hsyor Hall Takes
Actim-Manure Dumping and Cattle
slaughtering- Interesting Re
port ON Street Cleaning.

p0IS ON O0ooS VA00u4o8s
me regular session Of the Board OF Health wal
held yesterday, President B0sw0RrH In the chair
ana Commissioners 8. Smith, Brennan, Gross, Gee.
sarini and Mullay being present.
THE oFFAL OFFENDERS TO BE PROSECUTED.
The following opinion Of Mr.. vsnderpool, counsel,
as to the dumping OF ofal in the bay was read:--
In answer TO your resolution OF August II, l have
the honor to state that while the Jurisdiction OF
Nevertheless there is among the statutes one giving
10 the criminal authorities OF the city or New York
jurisdiction OF offences within certain waters out
side OF the county lines-viz.:
20 @ ws Ct e;
and Long shall 80 far Be deemed within he uisdc.
ton Of the city ana county Of New York that all offences
held In and FOR said city and cossss.
have taken occasion to call at the District Attor-
news office, where found that, upon the complaint
Of the Mayor, steps had already been taken prefer
complaints against the proper parties at The first
meeting OF the Grand Jury, the matter being an
offence at common law.
BURIAL PERMITS
The Sanitary Committee, through DR.. Ceccarini,
recommended that burial permits he granted at the
once from seven A. M. to nine p. NJ, week days,
and from nine A. M. to twelve M. on Sundays.
Adopted.
OFFENDING sCAvENGERs
the Sanitary Committees recommendation that
certain delinquent scavengers be nued adopted.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
The following was read
BUREAU OF SANITARY INSPECTION
HEABvH DEPARTMENT,
NEW YORK, August o. 1870. }
ENwons CLARK. Secretary Health Department.
NIR~-l have the houof 10 make the following re-
pOft Of contagious diseases from the records as re-
eeised al this Dueau Tor he week ending Saturday,
1osh inst. sinai, ,oA, iour cases, none since the
18th inst relapsing fever thirty nine cases. being
eighteen over the previous week. These occurred
IN nineteen different houses and sixteen dinerent
streets snanty on iisa street, near EShs r ave
the habit OF coneregating furnished four cases. NO.
l27 west Twenty-nfth street three cases, ana No.
D55 West Twenty sixth street seven cases. One fact
appears evident in this disease, that where one
member OF family sickens, unless the patient Is re-
are pre xss sure to be- afacked and Generally in
whole group, showing that the same Infection has
attacked all the remainder at about the same time.
Hence the necessity OF an early diagnosis report
and removal OF the patient. Could the medical pro
iession be led TO recognize this fact, and comply
with the law in faithfully and promptly reporting all
such cases TO this bureau, much suffering would be
avoided and this disease the sooner eradicated.
The evidences OF an increase OF typhus and typhoid
fevers, which, as rule, have followed upon the sub
sdence OF relapsing fever, heretofore, In other coun
tries, Ii now becoming manifest In this city.
Although from the persistent neglect Of physicians
In reporting these ana other contagious diseases we
cannot publish reliable data OF the actual number or
cases occurring in this city, yet, Judging from the
death certificate received IN the Bureau OF Record,
In comparison with the number OF cases reported 10
Tins Bureau other conclusion can be arrived at
tnan that more than double the number occur of
which we receive no report AS an illustration the
following table shows the number OF deaths, as re-
corded by death certificates, from January l to
Gases Reported. Deaths
Typhus Fever. SO 20
Typhoid Fever. ..... ISL 2l8
while of fever only three cases were reported
during tue past week.
the spaali pumber Of cases OF which we have any
knowledge, ceher by reports or deaths, in proper
sion TO the immense pOpuls,ton gives evidence OF
unusnaly healthy Condition 81 the city gener-
ally, yes tins mmensity can only be maintained by
nnring and ceaseess vigilance In cleansing purify
lng and removing those filthy Accommodations that
s,s persislently being made, which cause atmos-
phere impurities generating poisOns indoors and
ont. IL Is these which compel waIchfulness and un.
eeasina labor In the Health Department. Respect
fully submitted. MOREAU MORRIS,
City Sanitary Inspector.
TIE MANURE DUMPS.
long and interesting report upon the manur,
dumping ground, foot Of West Thirty seventh and
Thirty-eighth streets, was received from Inspector
Leo and referre: 70 the Sanitary Committee. 1t wa
accompanied by o diagram, showing that among tn,
proprietors Of these manure dumping grounds are
CORTLAND Palmer. Edward Feyne, Mary Donnelly
Orozier estate, Marshall o. Roberts, William II. Webr
and the Manhattan Market Company.
CATTLE sLAUGHTERlNG.
On motion OF DR.. CECCARINI the following was EN-.
bodied In an additional ordnance
From and after December l, 1870, the Strengthening
OF ANIMALS shall not be conducted In any place IN
the clty between FIRST and Eleventh avenues.
STREET CLEANING.
The following report was read
NEW YORK, August %, 1870.
TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF THE HEALTH DE-
PARTMENT OF THE CRY OF NEW YORK;
The Committee on Street Cleaning respectfully re-
port that In accordance with resolutions adopted BY
tbe Board Of HEALTH at meetings held July and
August authorizing the committee TO have GER
lain specified amount Of street cleaning done, have
performed the duty with which they were charged,
hv,o NirA fnllAvu noulf %I.a{,
rsngements with the contractor. The accom-
panying table, In addition 10 the extra street
Of Health gives the aggregate miles Of such street
cleaning done In each ward, as well as mileage OF
paved streets, 80 FAR as such mileage could be as
certalned from of1cial statistics. From this table
II appears that under the old contract and the two
acquisitions referred to- the total amount Of street
cleaning done In the First ward during each week
was nearly II miles, the length OF paved streets
IA the same ward being 10 miles. In the
Becond ward there are 4 % miles paved
the Third ward about 6h miles paved streets, num-
Der OF miles cleaned about lax. In the Fourth ward
Cleaned apo 10 In the Fin Ward there NJ ars
So miles paved Streets while miles cleaned 20e5.
In the Sixth ward there are Al miles paved streets,
number or miles cleaned, 20. In the Seventh
ward there are 1919 miles paved streets, while the
number Of miles cleaned is about 1917. In the Eighth
ward there are 81s miles paved streets, number Of
miles cleaned about "a. In the Ninth ward there are
15H miles paved streets, number OF miles cleaned
about 80. In the Tenth ward there are lo3s miles
a.
Eleventh ward there are S16 miles paved
streets, number OF miles cleaned, 34A. In
Tnlreentn wara o miles, ss paved paved and G'saa aaa
cleaned Fourteenth ward, miles paved and
10 cleaned Flsenth wardy9h paved, and
19% cleaned Sixteenth ward. 1875 miles paved
and 25h cleaned. seventeenth ward, 12h miles
paved and 81 lis cleaned Eighteenth ward 10 miles
paved, 10 cleaned. twentieth ward is% miles miles
paved, SO cleaned. Twenty-hrst ward, Tx miles
paved, 2l1s cleaned. Twenty -secOnd ward, 21H
miles paved, 35a cleaned.
In the foregoing the committee have confined
their calculations to the mileage OF streets cleaned
In each ward, and the number OF miles OF paved
streets as presented in the accompanying table. IL
ls further shown that according to the most reliable
Official reports at hand, there are 241 miles paved
streets the city OF New York, while the aggregate
amount Of street cleaning done each week since the
last reputation was made extends to about 5341S
miles
A clear estimate OF these figures OF the whole
WORK performed were equally apparent throughout
the city, all the streets would be cleaned about
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