The New York herald., 1871-09-07
DEPLORABLE DIRT.
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Frlghtfui Condition OF the
,'i'1 1.5 i''' Markets.
SANITARY STATE OF THE CITY.

Diseased Diet-Rsfuse, Rubbish and Rotten
a.s Food-Ths Tenement Houses -Cholera
h.i sae Cases and Vital Statisi cs,
AZ 4 meeting OF the Board OF Health neld In the
Court Room yesterday the regular reports were read
from the various buieaux.
Tho Sanitary Committee respectfully submit the
following report Of the operations Of the different
ibureaux for the week ending September 2, 1871
the tenement house reinspection, ordered BY the
Board, has been prosecuted by the entire force OF
health inspectors. The same systematic examine
tton Of every possible OF nth and uncIeapli-
ness Ii pursued, in May and June, and cleansing
and disinfection enforced as the inspection pro.
ceeds The inspectors uniformly report chat
thus far (and they began with the worst
class OF tenemens houses, they have found
these dwellings In an unusually good con-
tsdiraon, and the landlords and tenan
have shown disposition to promptly comply with
their directions.
u THE SANITARY COMMITTEE
have advised and the City Sanitary Inspector is
cutting renspection Of all stables, cattle. sheep and
hog yards wharves, piers ana vacant grounds, with
directions to have them thoroughly ceansed OF all
accumulations Of nth, and hereafter to be kept
clean and to be regularly dsinfected In this re-
inspection special attention is given to sailors'
boarding and lodging houses and to the quarters
where seamen and recent immigrants fnd lodgings
with view to secure as perfect cleanliness as pos
sblc and enforce daily dsnection Of water Closets
priviey, &c. Instructions are given to the keepers
and pr0prletors Of these places in regard to the care
or sick lodgers and the necessity OF reporting every
case Of contagious disease occurring In their houses
Dstnfection has been performed as will be seen by
the accompanying report In most liberal manner.
1t has been the aim OF the City Sanitary Inspector
to apply proper disinfectants to every species OF de-
composing organic matter which could not be re.
moved whether found In the streets and CUTTERS In
cantlots or damp anu alleys or in prtvles THIS
work has, in the opinion OF the committee, been
very satisfactorily performed, and should be CON-
dnued until the cold weather arrests rapid decompo-
sltion The City Sanitary Inspector, Dr. Morris, sub
nlts the following report OF the work performed IN
the Bureau of Sanitary Inspection for the past
week.. s s.s.q q',ti -.rl
Bureau Of sanitary Inspection Morcau Morris,
iows:Mi public building, 7ss tenement noa ses, 81
toriss and Worfshops. 81 stores and xareSOases
70 stables markets 5aSnery, 40 manure manure
Houses oaSer nssnces 70 sanse ana va
cant lots, SO yards courts and areas so cellars and
oasements, piggeries, 81 waste St pipes and drains
sldewatks, catch basin; rs cases Of contagious dis
eases VISITED The total number Of reports received
coxrfxISTs HAVE BEEN KrcSrvRp FROM CITIZENS,
andreferred to the health inspectors for investiga
Hon and report. He also reports that the Disnect.
ing Corps have visited, disnfected and fumieated
eghtynine premises where contagious diseases Were
% sers tzPsrt Bsxte ' MUSerry Ezsoetn srs Fe
QeyEs jersey, Centre Market place, Greenwich.
Spring
;ssds Duane Jay rrsnE!,n Norh Moore Beach
nrn lnrtn
isSTens 6RnersS. Water 6e Dover % OAK, CITY Hall
place Rose Frankfort, vanaewater. Hague. First,
Eig6In, Ninth, TENTH Eleventh. Twelfth Thirteenth,
first avenue, avenues A. b and D. Edridge, AZ
isnoey Rivlngton, stanton and Houston. A portion
OF these streets was dsiniected with fresh Stacked
with the Grarlln disiniectant also the following
marIets:-w ashington, West Washington, Fulton,
Catfarine and Spring street Markets. During the
past week 147 sinks and cesspools have been cleaned
and dsinlected by the nlgnt scayengers under per-
moved rom the city. Eight complaints concerning
street pavements, &C., were referred to the proper
departments. There have also been 32i5 cattle IN
one were found bruised and
EIGHT BADLY BRUISED.
ono COW was detained In quarantine. The
Cty Sanitary Inspector congratulates the Board
on the general heathfuness OF the city, az shown
BY the absence Of any epidemic diseases and
rapid decrease in the number OF contagious dis
eases. The statistics OF deaths from oil causes dur.
is7l shows a large decrease In numbers. that for
July Deing esS less than for the same month IN
1870 wmle that for August shows diminaton OF
-' :" STATE OF TnE PUBLIC HEALTH. ..
teW WEEKS as Compared with previous years was
remarkably good. There has been notable ilml.
mutton Of al conragc%s diseases @ ana at no time IN IN
this city from contagious diseases. and especially
from those which generally prevail most severely at
diseases because they originate In or are aggravated
by local conditions Of nltn and unceanness, give
IL AaRl mn NM
The Registrar Of Vial Statistics reports as FOL.
vious week Of is ana an excess OF 10 over the cor
responding week OF 1870. Zymotic affections Occa-
sioned 2l$ deaths; constitutional, IO1; local. 1915
deveoDmental, 49, and violent causes, ls. The
preceding weeks had decreased from II TO !, rose
again In the past week 70 Is; Tnos: OF measles d
sned @ tro There Ssg Were 01 Gea o nm
whO0ping cough and from
decrease OF ana respectively; II deaths were due
10 typhoid fever-its largest weekly number during
the present year, These cases were not confined TO
dnccd loo deaths-an increase of 4; % deaths were
asoribed to phthiss pumona Is, agalnst 64 IN the
previous week The following were the principal
meteorological features OF The week as recorded Tor
this department. at the Cooper Union Mean reading
OF barometer, 90. 500 inches. Maximum temperature
In the shade. So O6 degrees; che sun, llo degrees;
minimum temperature, 81 degrees: mean tempera-
or period during ys past a ea
years; mean degree OF humidity, 65.24 During
the week ending August 10 the fatal cases Of
smallpox In London declined to So--the lowest nun.
Der since January. ltere were Lilo deaths in that
city from all causes IN the same week. Dlarrh,ca
Te no % eTe
turned S2s deaths Tor the week ending August IS:
In Vienna, asa for the week ending August IL and
In Berlin s34 deaths for the week ending August IL
including i20 from
eMAIIrOT
ana 800 from infantile d,arrhua. In Rene
for the week ending August o. there were
registered 131 deaths In population or 225 000
Tie Sanitary Permit Inspector reports the inspec-
tion OF places where permits have been granted,
and that he 1nds the parties fully complying with
oil the requirements OF the code. Captain fule com