New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-09


The city i has been most prevalent in tho section bounded
by Four,have. and the East River, and Forty-trstst
The city sanitary Inspector complained the Board
Of Health yesterday Of the filthy condition OF Thiryrst
ST. between First and SeCOndaves and declared that its
condition such 10 endanger the public health se
from This block the hospital within two days Com
missioner Smith said that there were $500 people hVng
Ou that block aud that hearse might be there
IONS diseases The attention OF the Board of Public
WORKS was called 10 the condition OF the street. and it
Wa recommended To have il cleaned and repaired. The
report of Thomas p smith Consul al - Rochelle France
setting forth that smallpox raging there, 1900 cases
tuE reported and the hospitals nm, was received from
the state Department at Washington, and referred 10
Heaith OmCer CaIlOcsan The following report was re-
T we're registered 20 death, from smallpox against the
tr DE previous fes ficis which that
co. r If h.. been pevs5g @ aoi oriy non ID. aas y t1s
n.i ~ oo' q, \ ~ 1919 ~ .. f' ~ 49,
eos Feb lt' deaths run ~ causes included % ,n THIS dssase
A. DE- rae Che oeaLs frn smallpox u ety would lave
r. Is Isl Loaoa l s5 N @ F5 Il r 20
~ s-r a to ~ u Ne.Y6r IN Liverpool sail poI during
L.. v'ss o. eaca We eTs advised esasei % death.
og testhraie Ner,ors would ta1e given mortality
81 past y,4f :, greater AID Na much severity,
IN s3sy " s sa 'sS RR r 5 is p s 5 J c5;
spos leei Of 1870 from Jan 70 Nsrch there oeeared "a
yaL Dolg de r quaiter Of 1870 there we're rea,red 81 Deaths
qasIs, Darr he seonl qos Of 40 4. oa,r from soi
e 90 owing undoubtedly the .orOas uo1
IL EEooKLYN.
In brooklyn also the contacon has passed its hight
and is ~ present. under complete control At no time
has the number Of been large as at the cor
responding tine last year. It first discovered in the
Fourteenth Ward, early in January and supposed to
have been brought from tho eastern portion Of New
York The district IS mainly inhabited by Irish, and
Jcary an the cases were among that Cl2s8 The Board
of Health by emerge tic measures soon succeeded in sup
pressing tie disease iu t locality but in proportion s
they conquered there il appeared in The Sixteenth
Ward. where the population ia mainly German. There
the disease spread rapidly and Tor eight weeks 10 was
confined 20 this Ward alone The inhabitants seemed
have ttls fear and WOuld not take the trOube 10
employ the necessary sanitary for proven
f1U "a one time The Board or Health had persons
whose sole business 10 60 through every house from
garnet 90 cellar, aud vaccuato every man, woman, or
Cbid who had not already been thus operated upon.
JlcFe vigorous aud prompt measures soon checked the
VcstiltLCt. and when IL was once in subsection
thrr. the IuspcctOrs had little difficulty with
the other portions OF the city where II began gradu
ally 10 appear The recent CAGES have been distributed
rrowieOuFlv the city, ana no trouble whatever
r. reu experienced in keeping 10 in complete subirc-
ton the Iuspe tors near or case the victim
A. removed Iiatbsh Hospital, where he receives good
Treatment An ambulance has been ntted UP especially
a., ne uuruO.c. and tbs r. well arranged that the
fferf ucrs no risk OF taking cold. Mhen the lnspec
for. began their work their Orders Tor removal 10 the
b0spif. were almost invariably strenuOuay opposed,
and i'm eOue instances force was threatened u they
attempted 70 carry out such change. But as friends
ber4ug tat such removal was not only best
Tor hrr own safety and that OF Their eghDOf Dut Was
also Tar more probable means OF saving the c OF the
Iaticut they yielded Willingly, and az present scarcely
any objection is made. Tie figures publshed oeOW SNOW
fIc rs progress and results Of tire disease both il the
case. treated al home and in those removed u the
hospital. prove COncusvely that patent III Tar moro
ey 10 recover AZ tie hospital than any where else inc
table shove the UrCrcs u the disease by WeeEs Deeh-
niuR January 1871, aud extending 10 the week endhs