, 1870-02-08
THE RELAPSING FEVER,
Its Euls History.


From the N<o York lfai', Feb. 3.
The regular weekly neeiipz 81 the Board OF
Healsh Wss neld 5eaferoaV. Psesidsnt Lincoln oe-
tpR IN The cnair Tne cnief ooJlcs Of in1efess vas
the report of RE Sanitary Superintendent Harris
on The re1spatng fever. IL wn1cn be etags:
"lts disease 90 nncn lke The ,sypa7s n 1nd ,aa
city Ct New Yp1k, except 1he physicians td1ng
In hospits:s, OF Oh u6fy under the Board OF
Heath H. es reported eaie q ths eoaEd e
But It diuers frdm ell otosr dIeesses in the oEe
particular which gives tnis fever lta name, to vi:
eonspupg OK i've % siz. u CT ' sersp % days, " ' ioi.
oaed ny remsl kahe. cessation Of lever. aud the
apps1ent 1egttutug Of cuhvaiescsnce, these tWo
ve1I nearly fourteen oa5s-aad then. suddenly,
the sppateuIly recovered or couva'escent pstieut
Ia se'zed win violent RELAPSE ot revef, tson
ich recovery a 70 slow that tue su0eIer REMAINS
an Invalid for maps Weetf. The GER ontJ and Sc
verify Of the relapie st the etd Of fourteen DAYS
th 8 fever may be dt.cossred Whefereri 8 proarsss
OF history II the iuatssuus1 patients caa i. under
observation by pcgssciaa for t~o weeks IeIs
ease We ktow of, excepting Aslsrc cholera. the
ralapsipR ferer 10 an1e 10 group its victims IN
lists. aLd IN closely assocated and successive
cehtrss Of epidemic prevalence. This fssef
!19Ss1 eoS':s'esa a1r:assss aef &
@ tasia1s, o i /. ii asie. a. espsrte1ee @ sD a.resay
shows 10 spEead IN llmi ed degree to all classes
and sges: eus its Old Il 50 appe'!attoa, :" famine
!saet, aL4 ~ aeImau 1t 1auH au9xEI tyg1ust
Fortunately. 1t III noI yery fatal disease, aud,
nrforuI aely, It 4 Of OILY scoutge Of porer;y,
unnn inr ,v1dnsa anG m,aa s, st basoss ~
noat connou v'csims. Tha patients remain DIS
ii hs1ewith fran.tnis = Hst cf etobtv- -four easas
af re.ansf1r q fever. together with mnn sno Tin1
Ensre The fever hess hare been Or are nov found.
nsss had nom tour to eight Of nine casea aud bY
lrqutrlea hIch have np time ma 10 recouur IN
dc All 10 tic 'tosrq re nad that soma or the
separate eroups mad 8 direct and cIGss depand.
eGce ire nEe betrp roeretg an nn3hoot tron,
Sns ans es For sasp ne
kueclor in the FoufIn Ward "a rransrer
ali fbe fever patients "a tne huspi:ai iran Na 81
stcate the eoaraa o,ss for c,osinu ths Ioatnv ~
cellar It tta! p!ace. ne fst sIck sefe piseed il
Wttn hi, IN .ha sneotHrna riaftnrs ana finN1ses
ran M. q Tanes sfreet nan hv 1nterenors. md
1rJ1 nnrs1v ,org,ns st ma Gnerry s,raet 1saI nn
Tsce@ me isss aeaay ne o9asa not aT
nIf fcnnd n nscnsas1r 49, tna nsr ~ rn
1atie1 reiIa- IN n,ve fne ~ ire Ishc1s1 SaT
cs,rea hv nm Tns ie.ses ~ ms rsi,ar en1 e,1
bis 1oJsera Transferred themselves to safe ousI-
ttrs, aid eucn bedding az could he permitted TO
20 = a. fent In The Ensrd If Health wagnns Ia
the 1ew 1oJQ1uss above ground, after many
| hop1s OF ppfl1catloo. Tea. family has Re.
%srea sct Tee ,som fever oss
| lodR1pE house at No. 19 James street, cellar
Of The better ciess that had not vet been ordered
hot Ded Of rs,apsirg fe7er. AtteS ipe rniTd csss
1 had been tIarHieffed to hospital Monday fore
| toon: the keys OF thst cellar were immedIately
| given to our foreman, Df. Eudeuarp ana the
place uaa forth th cIsicfec ed the rena3t OF rhe
| janlly and iooKels baY,nr meanwhtie nepn casa
1qEqfq s1S a. foiS to tsesn aad assa
pect 10 nbd three OF Iour mere Of ine latter crpup
ready FOR notI 81 cafe Iefore sle end OF tne pre
eeEt week We Fnow wnefs tas fsGai,y IL. a. ID ~
ha ;o3e s}s - X, -
that tue JaInes s.rett Eett = entc:nay hTnSer m,
On the sth Of JaruafT We toot sissiiar nroceep.
1prs in reusfd t0 had nest ar rhfa fever sr M On
! Cherry street and Ia sln.Ie Forenoon succeeded
| III transferring ali the renaI.lrg scS to tosotsl
and the residue OF the cellar selantz 70 healthf1i
| fever has rce occurred On the premises at No,
! 20 Cherry street. Eur among The people ne IN
| duced 10 10 70 another block. At NJ. 2aa Weat
| OF r1re cases that had been Started BY exposure
IN enc person 10 hospltsl ward. After macn et-
.Ia ina premises afe noH se.lg pu1'nea- CshAzs
aId oscrc1owced and n1th5 confts are The pres
ens an Will be ire future, centres u prefalence
| upper stories 6f tenement noo.cs as vel AZ It
der cels 10 tho dismal cellar lodkl1x- -houses. At
noIse, q gToup Of seven or e:rat Gases lad Or.
cured be fore mad any jpforp atlcn about f. and
| inep It was Uncovered by tracing back hospital
asee fbA, had passsd thrt1un tns brutnarv chan.
| lei u dispertnfT i,ckcts 10 ncsoI,ais 80 q, No
| s3i FIrsr a7elue, on the top njor, Ne found a
| orr nm mat had nfen c3Nspd he t1e tHmnntnfF
| srb,Inr If wsrfarer frnm ,hs do -ntnwn IL
..Sr1 tSa ts1st IN Gs1s ~ ht4 scknssa rvs ,Tan
lte.s ~ s,t t'9s ~. tn ns,t ~ ~ p
@ nc E1,S sn nss sir,n s,Ha Nee's Aa'
1ts1 - soc ~ p,iasno ucsn1,f 1,r a,o,7,
rart ~ H. sns,fn F,ins ~ sna ~ noos
IN ~ taar 1ns ,arar -, A., 1snnnt
@ a ratss sxu m4s yp4u w.
ea5 IelapsIR. me oppGl9e..es. ios aoas 80, az
aacn sncca..Iva s1m15nrss ~ aaass an,cn
1Gn ftaar and ~. ~ o,p o .cna,a.
t1 ~ t c.,t -, ~ ;;,, esM,a ~
1n, on ~ ~ ,n hoen,1ai - .'11 oe
Tna eos saIi,asf ~ asia an se totx FIR any
a.1 asa ;neI ~ h,o neon ~ raan ~. ~ e 1"t
~ - * tSata ~ SsctDst anH 80 ,hat oa-5Gn
ss! y us n1suule y. oetoIts aEu - Aaat peIsun
cnsIcsa % oe taseh 10 .ae nosp1tai 9u a9e e,Snta
Ut n1nt1 Gay a!Iel s1e nlst ocset tauu, q Euusde
ID 1fe week Of iLterIlsslon q aer le'efl ~. and
her LuIses and pa. a'claus pro ested agalnss hsr
| rcnah,rR ~ the wsrds. aCd 20 ehe walked aoma
only 10 tBke her Teiap5e IN her WIetched tene.
II cit in Baxter atreer. which soon gave is'ne 70
| tTu otter cases IN success1on-paMelY, her hus-
| bsrd. VINO Dulted her, and . a0mau that vas
h'reo from Pearl street 10 come over aat wash
the CpthrG left bJ her hQapaud alter he mad been
tafen to ho.ptal It ts By 10 means Improbable
that this lever usy naye neen introduced early IN
I Sent mber. L. rtEau 10 ap{sad IN L0p1Ol and