New-York tribune., 1871-03-30
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
PRIVATE MORGU Es-THE ORDINANCE RELATIVE
TO PHYSICIANS RETURNS-CONTAGIOUS DIS


PRIVATE MoRGUEs-rHE ORDINANCE RELATIVE
TO PHYSICIANS RETURNS-CONTAGIOUS DIS
EASES.
At the meeting of the Board Of Health. yes
terday John McGraih, undertaken of No 81 Carmine-s
was charged by Russell, Registrar OF Vital Statistics.
with removing body of stillbOrn infant from the
residence of it, parents to his place without permit
and retaining therefor two weeks. unt his bill was
paid Inanother instance and for the same purpose he
retained for two weeks body for which he had obtained
n burial permit. Or. Russell recommended that these
"priyate morgucs7 be abolished.
complaint received charging that the contractor
engaged filing Northumberland nineteenth ST., be-
Third and FOURTH aves. uses garbage aud animal
matter Referred to the sanitary Committee Assistant
Secretary-Of Stale Davis sent communication from the
United states Consul at southampton setting forth the
prevalence OF smallpox IN mat port ana tht PaSten
on steamers bound to TINS port ana tonehhg at
southampton allowed TO land and walk through the
streets Of the city, thus rendering themselves liable to
infection.
The protest of number Of property owners in West
Fifty yseconds against the erection OF saughterhOuse
at the Of that street referred to tho Sanitary
Committee for a hearing. Committee from the East
for the repeal ordinance compelling return Of
deaths from infectious diseases 10 the Health Board
within q hours OF deaths from other diseases within
hours the ground that 1t adds nothing to the pres
annoyance and expense 10 the physicians of this city,
The Committee were informed That the ordinance was
copied almost verbatim from State law, and therefore
the Board had no authority To repeal or abrogate it,
Nevertheless, the Committee will be given hearing by
4spectar s ' oTrss Eeeky letter IS as follows:
hsve the honor submit the foo.lg comparative statement Of
taous diseases reported this Beau or the weeks ending March
| 25, 1871:
| We,k ~--ysvERs.---- Small Meas Dph-
ending TyPhgs Typhoid Re'Png Scarlet rSI les thsn'
| March l3.. / 20 81 %
March 25.. I II IS III 81 10
following Of the work performed by Special As
Inspectors ang IL week ending March 25 while making
| house o house visits:
Total number Of mes visited whom vaccination has been freely
offered 1884 to vaccinations, primary, 1856 total revaenatons
secondary 97 making total persons vaeenat during the week Of
Pupils the necessity
tou. 400 Of whom so found ard
vsnAtei With Of the Boas Of Elucaon such
measures have been adopted with tie assistance Of its officers that
thorough examination aBl II necessary reyaccnson OF A children
Attending public schools making
DIR. Russell Registrar of Records submitted the follow
| ing record Of deaths for the preceding week:
Deaths registered during the week jJ7 being Of %
the previous week and the highest weekly mortality by three since
Jan Compared with the corresponding week Of 1870 exhibits
Smallpox caused % deaths . In the preceng
scarana p against The mortality
diminished considerably within the preseut month but II persons
having been ofb during the past week The fatal typhoid
fever o much reduced oa II having
been registered weeks But death from phu fever has
within the period The deaths from phhis pumona last
increased ~ 49, and those from local respiratory affections
| tUu.5 10