The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-17
HEALTH MATTERS.

Preparing FOR the ChOlera-The Police to Sec
that the streets Are Kept Clean Contin.
uance Of Uptown Nuisance.
The Board Of Health held regular weekly meet
ing yesterday afternoon, at which considerable bust.
ness OF Importance was transacted. The City SAM
tary Inspector, DR.. Norris reported total OF 3O1
inspections by the Medical Health Inspectors as fol-.
lows:-Two public buildings, 3O2 tenement houses.
81 private dwellings, ID other dwellings,, 40 manu-
factories and workshops 10 stores and ware.
houses, 81 stables, 81 slaughter houses 8 fat
rendering establishments, markets, 8 dump.
ing grounds, 20 sunken and vacant lots So yards,
courts and areas 4S cellars and easements Al waste
pipes and drains, IS prvies anu water closets, 241
streets, cutters and sidewalks; IS piers and bulk
heads, IL other Duisances, l street catch basin, s
dangerous stalrways, cisterns and cesspoos, b2
cases Of contagious diseases. The number Of re.
ports received was 502 During the week 81 COM
plants have been received from citizens aud refer
red to the Medical Inspectors for investigation and
report.
tos to S s s
revacclnatlons was 1868 making total OF 1851 vac
The Sanitary Committee reported. recon nend,ne
that the streets aSled IL the sanitary Inspectors
renor. q. .;5ldsy be cleaned daily and ri'waeH; US
recommended, and that tue streets unpaved and
out of repair be submitted to the Department OF
Public Works, With reques1 tnas :scy 70 repaired
s sd Po Pc t 3Fsawr copies Were ORDERED 70
on motion Of Mr.. GROSS Mr.. Bergn was appointed
an Assistant Health Inspector without pay, during
Ing the condition Of horse and COW stables
DR.. RUSSELL reported that 1t was almost impos.
to get
THE CLERGYMEN OF THE CITY
to send In marriage certificates according to law.
peared In the newspapers, when they were com.
pelied to do so. He asked that an inspector be
every To and
on motion OF Mr.. GROSS the Police Board was re.
quesed to strictly enforce the ordinances in rela-
ton to garbage, ashes, &c.
A preamble and resolutions were then submitted
Communication to tue Secretary Of War requesting
him 10 forward orders to the commanding officers
of Governors Island and other posts in the vicinity
of the city in which United States troops are sta
toned within the limits, TO make prompt and accu.
rate reports OF oil contagious infectious and pesti.
lentla diseases, as enumerated In section or the
Sanitary Code. now existing or hereafter occurring
among said troops: and also weekly statement OF
with the cause or causes OF death in each Case and
further requiring such commanding officer or onl-
as the Board may from time TO time adopt.
Adopted, and HIS Honor the Mayor was requested
10 forward such communication.
DR. RUssEL's REPORT.
DR.. Russell the Register, reports $50 registered
deaths ior the past week. being an excess OF over
responding period Of 1870 zymoslc affections
develOpmental 81 and violent causes 40 The total
cases OF smallpox diminished from Is TO IL. Mea-
slcs OccaslOned deaths; whOOpng cough IL, and |
typhus fever ], being In each instance The same |
numbera In the preceding week. Eighteen deaths |
were ascribcd to scariatina and to typhoid fever,
On increase OF aud respectively 173 deaths were
due to daI rhoeal complaints, 20 more tnan in the
previous week. out 80 less than In the correspond
ing week OF 1870 Phthsis pulmOnalH produced 81
leaths, an increase OF D.; sunstroke was the coca.
sion Of deaths. Among the
DEATHS RES ULrINa FROM VIOLENCE
we're those OF eight additional victims OF the West
ied disaster, making total OF eghtyone such
reported up to noon on Saturday. The following were
he principal meteorological features OF the week.
Mean reading OF barometer 80, 003 Inches; minimum
temperature IN shade, 80 Degrees maximum tenn
)erature 62 degrees; mean temperature 70 degrees;
mean degree Of humidity, .6s.
report was presented. but not read, by Mr.. |
Charles Craney, President OF the East Side AssOcia-
ion, setting forth that IN spiet or the order issued
the further dumping OF city refuse on
econd avenue, between Ninety second and Ninety.
ighth streets, the nuisance still continues. II FUR
hermore calls the Boards attention to pools OF mud
a the same avenue, and the old nuisance In the
plague spot"