The New York herald., 1871-12-07

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and form OF order endorsed thereon M number Of suoh
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for the week ending Dccsmper 1871 :Csse 2: SHEEP q
S5c pounds, and dsh ia5 pounds: ,"'~f. Of 81
ending % December s SpPsals s from ,a un rspoF. n
during the The marked omissions were ths
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where there the greatest sanitary necessity for rssa.
COMMITTEES during week confirm the report police
The Uity Sanitary Inspector reported on the con-
dition or Madison avenue. aud sail there was Q
quantity OF Croton water pipes lying close to tho
sidewalk which materially nerfercd with the public
feet at Forysecond street. 10 which The attention OF
the Board was called. -,
suit against physician, named Joseph Corncher,
for being IN attendance upon number OF pauents
suffering from smallpox and Tor not having inade
report TO that eject to the Board
Upon the recon mmendaton Oi the City Sanitary In
to be vacated. Two double aud one single tenement,
Nos %, rs and y Leonard street were described by
the Inspectors who had Visited them as being III
DREADFUL CONDITION.
The roofs they said, werc broken through Ia sev.
were old alapldated ana unsafe; the floors OF the
rooms In which the people lived were covered with
pieces: the cellars Of these houses were literally
gorged with the most offensive nuisance, and were
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS H' s.t q
to the health OF the people In the locality the yards
were qnpaved ana the cutters ran % over r. WITH tns
on one side, aud supported only Oy the adjoln.
was in a similar condition with the others.
structure seemed to vlDrate; side OF the rooms
was considerably lower than the other, aud Il was
only with great dlficuIty stranger could safely go
ABOUT In them. Sixteen families. making popuIa'
ONE HUNDRED PERSONS,
lived in these dens and the amount OF mortality
among thenl from the condition OF me surroundings
may S easily ", %agnsa I1e ~ 9Fo
be vacated for similar reas0n5 These houses wer0
used as tenemcnts, and were. II possible In wore
condition than those on Leonard street. Some 0l
the rooms were so low that a small man could not
stand up in them, anu the Inhabitants Of the one on
the corner were col0red people OF tM9
A MOST DIsREPUTABLE r
character The cellar beneath TINS mousse is used a.
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length OF the building and IS made the rcceptacie
for all kinds OF rubbish and dirt: In these places
new homes before Saturday. the 10th OF December.
DR.. CARNoCnAs, the Healtn 0flcer OF the port
called the attention or the Board OF Health 10 the
case OF yellow said TO have been discovered at
bellevue Hospital. He said ne would like 10 get
materially aiiecteG the community at large Tho
faculty at Bellevue Hospital mad pronounced this
the Coroners, ana Dr. CAsNOcHAN said he would be
glad to learn how the case got into tho city: -, .
aIy examined the subjecr, and was OF opinion tnas
the man died OF yellow lever, aud when any such
unusual death occurred the Coroneis were always
called. The man, he understood, had come from
Havana by some steamship aud that was an IN
Dr. CARSocHAN explained that It was not now an
injected port, as the authorities there were giving
clean bills OF neah lie also said lt was not impos-
sible single OF this disease should slip into
the port, as IN these days OF steam the time or the
passage from one port TO another y much shorter
than the period OF incubation. Still, he did NOS
think the public mind should be suddenly alarmed
with
EE# CRY OF YELLOW FEVER
until 1t was established beyond all doubt that the
terrible disease had really come among US. lie
cautioned the faculty at Bellevue to be careful In
such important matters In future and added the
man question came TO this city Oy the steamship
Cleopatra Al the time OF her arrival here there was
no sickness board, and have the nOnOr 70 pro-
sent to this Board statement to that erect sworn
to by one OF the owners OF the weasel. lie then
handed In the following aindavit-
NEW YORK, Dec 5, 1871.
Alexandra being duly ,wora na says sa 's:s
charge the ldn OF the ships After arriving NJ mo
dock and a. SUCH was on board tho steamship CoopsA
OF arrival and during the time OF her un9ed
ing The steamship all paid on on the 18th
November and at that time there was no compsnt Q!
the and 70 the oest OF
tho knowledge belief Of depousnt sick person wns
on board Of the steamship Cleopatra me % n nst ar
rival. j. .. ALEA ~ y nh;
city OF New York HESRY CAMERDxs, Jr Notary Public.
The whole matter was referrel TO the Sanitary
Committee. .4 ..tt.s..,