The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-29
CHOLERA COMING.
Important Meeting Of the Board
of Health.
THE FILTHY CONDITION OF TIE CITY
How LoathsOme and Disgusting Diseases
Are Distributed by Street Cars.

On the conclusion OF the usual routine business
OF the Board OF Health yesterday afternoon Presi-
dent Boswortn called the attention OF the Commits
sioners to the immense heaps OF manure that we're
now lying around the borders OF the island. He
said the medica, gentlemen Of the Board were APP
prehensive OF
THE ARRIVAL OF CHOLERA
during the coming summer; and II such should be .
the case they were afraid the consequences might
be terrible unless proper precautions were taken to
thoroughly cleanse the city before the warm weather
Set In.
During the winter months, the President said,
manure was dumped on the east and west sides OF
the city, until 1t became very dangerous enemy TO
the health OF the people, He had caused an inspec-
ton Of those places where the manure was dumped
to be made by one OF the assistant health inspectors,
ana the report sent in by that gentleman shows the
danger to winch the community Is exposed In the
event OF hot weather coming prematurely. II there
Is any duty that we owe the people, said Mr.. BOs
worth, 1t IS to have TINS manure removed. gen.
eral discussion enSued upon the question.
SOME or THE COMMISSIONERS FEARED
the manure could not be taken away as quickly as
the Board wished, while others Thought the LIST or
An order OF the Board was finally determined upon,
and 1t will be issued Immediately, instructing the
moved before i the f rs day In May or April H ''
the following report OF the CITY Sanitary Inspector
tered to the Sanitary Committee
In forwarding the special reports Of the Health Inspector
the sanitary condition OF the city horse railroad
ion that the cushioned and backs cannot
provided for ventilation adequate well manased
that the offensive conditions OF the cars as rule are owing
ride in them well illustrated IN Of the reports that
portions the city compared
which skirt It's borders The latter being largely paronzed
LABoRERs AND MEouANIos,
Ing with perspra,on Degrmed with dirt smoke
strongly Illustrated in the Tenth Railroad
The Seventh line specially mentioned as having
dirty greasy cushions and backs and filthy straw Thirty
cars on this line and all were found to
On the Ninth avenue line In OF the cars the vena
window each door, arranged upon pivot
ches in length by six inches in Width The straw was very
twenty cars were Examined by the health
On the Foy-second and Grand streets line the
the floors described hthy those having
cushioned backs and seats IN Objectionable
One hundred examined the Eighth Avenue
line and found nsncieniy ventilated. having open
In the Third Avenue 1o3 vehicles inspected;
badly ventilated The npholsterng unceany
In the Harlem Branch of Third Avenue road forty
three cars were inspected In these the straw is removed
Fifty cars were examined the Tenth Avenue and Belt
line Forty or these reported AS having cushions that
without exception dlrtv and and Glthy.
The Fourth avenue line although having cushioned
run into the depot every evening the cushions removed
the then washed inside outside. windows
cleaned. NO whatever Ia used tins line.
The Sixth avenue line Is reported In good condition. No
ID used.
Forty-six OF the line examined They
found to be all and In clean condition The straw
daily the every nleht.
The Of straw and the filthy condition of the
the great grounds OF complaint beng conducive the
spread Of disease and the discomfort of the travelling
public.
The following reports from the various bureaus
were received ana adopted -
The Sanitary Committee respectfully submit following
report the of the different bureaus
The City Sanitary Inspector reports total of ls nspec-
lions by the Health Inspectors follows, viz. 10 public
buildings 76 tenement houses Sc private dwellings, II
dwellings, II manufactures and workshops,
warehouses; 1871 stables, markets. brewery sausage
gut cleaning establishments, fat rendering establish
ments. 81
IS sunken and vacant lots u yards courts and alleys; s.
cellars and Easements ~ waste pipes and drans 81 Closets
stages inspected and 0 vaits to CONTAGIOUS Diseases The
number Of reports received from the Health Inspectors
@ During the week ~ so%Rans have been received
vesgation and report. His report shows that
DURING THE WEEK
the dnfectng have visited 70 premises where
gi0us diseases found and have disinected um
gated houses privy Sinks together with clothing bed
This shows that q sinks cespools
been cleaned and dsineced by the night under
from the city. Permits have been granted to IL
DsCuA ROE OARGOES
cinnating corps have visited iaa families il factories
and performed S46 vaccinations. Of which 63 pri
mary 1888 secondary There have 220 cattle
bruised and 10 badly bruised "A''A "''' '''A-
The following Is statement OF contagious
dseases reported for the two ending February II and
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