The New York herald., 1871-11-30
THE HEALTH BOARD.

| Meeting of the Health Commissioners Yester-
day-Fnvorable Reports Of the Sanitary
Committee and the Health Omcer-Com.
plaint Against the Street Cleaning Con.
tracIors-Gates TO AL the City Railroad
Cars.
Health took place yesterday Mr.. Boswortn the
President, occupied the chair
There were reported ten cases Of violation Of the
act relating to tenement houses, twenty seven cases
or noncompliance with the orders OF the Board,
and one case or violation OF the Sanitary Code in
all OF which the attorney was ordered to commence
suits.
permit was granted, on the recommendation OF
the City Sanitary Inspector, render fresh lard on
the premises 100 Monroe street, condition OF the
ordinances OF the Board being complied with.
On motion OF Mr.. Mannere trench in Madison
avenue, by which several accidents had occurred
was ordered 10 be examined from Twenty-sixth to
Forty second street.
The Sanitary Committee submitted the following
Ieport:-During the past week scarlet fever has
considerably increased In numbers over the pre-
vious week; smallpox diminished but two
in comparison with the previous week.
ana since Saturday last twenty-five additional
cases have been reported. The most prompt and
effective measures with reference TO Its control are
constantly applied These the protection OF those
who have either been directly or indirectly exposed
10 each case by vaccination and revaccination. the
fumgation Of the injected premises Immediately lol
lowing the removal 10 hospital OF the patient the
dlslniection OF all clothing other articles that
have been exposed to the Infection and burning OF
tle ped. The corps OF vaccinators are kept con-
stantly employed and are vaccinating about four
hundred persons per day. During their visits In the
last three days they have made over one hundred
and hlty primary vaccinations upon children whose
parents had failed TO have this operation performed
The report OF this committee called the attention
Of The Board TO the fact that, for the past week,
several oi the streets were not cleaned, while many
more were never cleaned at all. The garbage has
not peen removed as required by this Board,
IN the most soveny manner, cripples and Old men
being employed. who are utterly unable to do the
1 work properly. The Board ordered that a COPY OF
the aoove report pe sent 10 the street Cleaning Com
| mission.
OF Peter Dolan. OF No. 202 West Twenty fourth street.
and owner OF the buildings IN rear OF Nos. s. ana
ordered to be vicated, asking TO be relieved from
/ complying with the orders OF the Board, In the
are in as good order as II is possible to make them
Ihe petition was denied, IL being shown by the re-
potts OF several inspectors that the buildings can
not be made habtable
The three story frame building l5s Washington
street was shown 10 be unsafe or unit for human
occupancy, by reason OF Its want or repairs, aud
the Board ordered that IL be vacated within ten
days from date of notice TO that effect.
DT. CAREoCHAS reported that the ch 0lera had dis
appeared from the port, there being no new cases
since the l4th and no deaths since the 10TH. the
steamer Franklin was still In the Lower Bay. The
passenaers transferred TO the Delaware We're in
good health, but they were still under observation.
Those who had been sent to the hospital ship
were now convalescenr. lie thought the Franklin
ought TO be allowed up n twenty days from the
14th inst.
Mr.. MASIERRE thought II was unfair simply TO
bring up the Franklin ana her crew: lie thought The
passengers who had been transferred TO the Dela
ware should also be permitted to come up.
Dr. CARSoCHAS said there were 600 passengers on
the Delaware, and lot OF trunks which would have
to be opened. The crew would not be allowel TO
come on shore, and the vessel would be but TOUR
DAYS In port.
No action was taken by the Poard, and the Frank
In VIII come up on OF about the ID proximo, II no
other cases occur.
DR.. STEPHEN SMITH, Commissioner made long
report on tue subject OF railroad cars, by which 1t
appeared that the fatal accidents this year were
fourteen, or thirty-ihree and one-thrd per cent
more than IN 1870. Out OF these SIX occurred IN
getting Oh, six In getting OIL, one pushed on by the
conductor and one iell or lie recommended that
gates be put on each end In sucn manner that
neither raI nor step can De visible. Referred 10 tue
COMMITTED on Laws and Ordinances.