New-York tribune., 1870-01-06
BOARD or HEALTH

REPORT on LEAD POIsONS - THE RUSSIAN
BATHs-TYPHUS FEYER-THE SMALLPOX.
The Board of Health met at 1 p. m. yester-
day. President Lincoln in the chair The Attorney re-
ported IA cases OF violation Of the Tenementhouse act
and IL OF noncompliance with the orders OF the Board
The Sanitary superintendent reported that the
survey finished. and the records OF each mousse
and block IN the city are on file in his office.
report lead poisons. which contained In most
cosmetics was received from Dr. Harris. The report
also stated that lead conveyed in the water from
the CrUton pipes. ,,,---
DR. stone said he had doubts to lead being con
yeyed in the Croton and Ridgewood water pipes Inc
assertion generally made Dy those VINO hio th-neI
pines 10 sell He moved that lie chemist be Instructed
make an analysis OF the Cr9tq ana m oo
and also OF the cosmetics ana that DE- Harris report oe
referred to the Sanitary Committee. carried.
Dr. Harris presented 4 report on IL Russian Datls OF
which It was stated that the pTopre,oIs, Win pumps
brought water which had been used DcIore one III
spector Dr. IuTahan, found but one bath IN which tue
water mad been repeatedly useu anu lntv & @pu,I @ ~
that had been cut out and the proprietor hau ptoseu
conimunIraton was received from HoratiO p.
Sprague, the u. < Consul at Gibraltar dated Dec IL
palermo the American brig John shay from Na!enca,
and the American bark UdO!a from LeghOrn' hhd an
left Gibraltar for this port without TAXING ON' oi
assistant Sanitary Inspector O. G smith transmitted
report in relation to the cellar at No. o. ChtIIysL'
owned by Mrs. Hernon and leased 10 MI. ana MIS- Mrs'
Hurley, aud by them kept as common lOuSlns hou,e.
The cellar below the level OF the street Dehg very
near The tide Level and only OO cubic feet OF
breathing space The floor about foot from tho
Jum n was 50 dark that the inspector had to light
candle before lie could make the Inspection len persons
we're found occupying the place and there were doubt
less several more who slept there @ dyPhns ieH6r mas mas
were Sent TO tne hospital Dr. Harris recommended that
the oportmcnt be vacated, cleaned, and disnfectcd
Dr 'Swinburne offered the following
ha. meeting Of thBosr held on the 10Th daT OF December
l declared tst sanisy district has been twice inaded by
disease las been traced the ralt' "ho have arrived at the port Of
s, SAID aforementioned st,temen borne ont BY ct'i
'na ,,. Since The organization Of the
tropo aa tracebo quarantine or newly arrived eH"h'i
M d That ,he Conres, United State nOrmed that
this oati which would induce them to recommend mat
% for sic United shall the commander OF
the which he proposes to take passage ee's 'uA
RsI That COPY OF this preamble aud these resolutions signed
b President aud Secretary Of the Board Of hssn % @ %
Nth the request that ae would lay the same before 'ue appropriate No
nr svpburne in Offering the resolutions, said that it
was notorious fact that out OF the ShOO chlueh porn
yearly this district there were Nacelnaeu only ABOUT
00 or 900 and that now over 10000 chit
ren unyaccinated In this city The smallpox had pre-
v,ed all through the western States and Canada. aud
the Board Of Health had taken no n9'oe oi u uhtl II De
cnate II the Board would vaocnate the children born
each year, would have no epidemo small poA. Ihe
resolutions which prepared 10 transmit To Congress
were passed his absence, ana were not passed IN the
form I'm which they had left the Committee aud he diff
lpred entirely the views therein expressed Rs To the
enidemIc being brought from Quarantine. There was
nor n case that had come from quarantine
Commissioners stone said that There was center OF
IN that harbor. and he believed that the small
pox came Quarantine, ana ne thought Ills opinion
would be sustained by medical ulen
Upon motion Of Commissioner BosNorth the matter
rferred 10 Dr Harris with instructions 10 repor;
10 whether ho had stated that the small pox could be
traced TO the emigration IN tue aEDoE AZ not u likely
I'm another oohmn viii be found reports on watered
aud sw mlks presented TO the Bo'rd Of Health yes