The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-27
DESTROYING DISEASE.
Street, Cutters All Over the City
Undergoing Disinfection.
STR II ET @ JARS.
The Upholstered, Cushions, Backs and
Revolving VNtilating Tops.
THE COMPANIES Tn SRE Prosecuted
THE COMPANIES TO BE PROSECUTED.

At the regular meeting OF the Board OF HEALTH
held yesterday afternoon, q resolution Of Commits
sioner Manierre was passed instru,:ting the secre
tary to inform the Common Council, in answer to .
communication from that body to the Board OF
Health, that the Board was In the habit OF disin-
fecting street CUTTERS and looked upon that work
as part OF It's duty, but that the reg uatons of
public urinals belonged to the Depa., tment OF
Public Works. Commissioner Gross handed
In a report OF the number OF miles Of streets
disinfected during the past week and the
cost OF the work, together with a list OF those
gone over. Upon motion OF Commissioner ma
nierre $500 then set aside to be placed at the
disposal Of Commissioner Gross for the contfnu-
ance OF the street gutter disncting up to the LIST
OF July. A list OF streets and avenues In need Of
repair was sent in to the Board and ordered to bs
forwarded to the Department Of Public Works.
Upon resolution or Commissioner Manierre request
was sent to the Comptroller asking him to place at
the credit OF the department $4,000, to be used
for current expenses. The report OF the City SAM
tary Inspector on the odorless method Of excavat-
Ing vaults In private houses that uncOnnected
With the city sewers which was referred to the
Sanitary Committee at the last meeting Of the
Board has not yet been acted upon, but the Com
missioners yesterday Inspected the operations Of
the new system, to
BE ABLE TO JUDGE
OF the value OF day work over night before grant
Ing Ing permit init. for Its use throughout the
rangement has been frequently complained
or. and the dangers to the public health
while people are sleeping are, in the opinion Of
medical men, incaculable. Very frequently these
vehicles break down in the street in the middle Of
the night and an entire neighbOrhO0d Is exposed to
the stencil flung upon the afr TO many hours before
proper cleaning or disinfection can DO effected.
The City Sanitary Inspector, in his report, now
under consideration by the Sanitary Committee
says the removal of all house refuse be
as well effected in the daytime as the night
w nv n ia RIG tn nublip haotf nd
of the odor and obnoxious gases that breed much
contagion in large cities where the system Of car
rying away the soil In buckets Is still sanctioned
II is well-known fact among the police that more
thieves sneak into houses during the night while
the vaults are being cleaned than at any other time
during the twenty-four hours, and, with these
1T to the public to be able to get
when the propretors Of houses look after their
property and watch the operations of the scav
engers. The test given the Board yesterday fully
proved the efficacy OF the alright pipes and showed
THE IMMENSE ADVANTAGE OF MACHINERY
over unprotected hand labor, not only in the time
all offensive odors. The matter is still in the hands
OF the Sanitary Committee and will be reported on
at the next meeting.
The several inspectors of the department COM
plain that the companies are still running with
cushioned seats and backs In violation OF the ordi-
of street cars In the city was inspected and the
numbers of the cars on each line given
IN 3d.. which the upholstered cushions and
were referred to the counsel of the Board,
with Instructions to prosecute the several COM
panies for running cars in violation Of the ordi-
nances OF the Board. These companies have not
only offended In the matter OF backs and cushions,
but they have neglected to use the proper ven
tating tops ordered by the ordinance of the
Board. In some OF the cars, the open Ones for in
stance the ventilation is not required; but these
vehicles are still encountered with the backs and
cushions, and SO come under the power OF the law.
The following is report of the operations of the
several bureaus during the past week.
The City Sanitary Inspector reports total OF 6o in
spections by the Health Inspectors follows,
public buildings 697 tenement houses SO private dwell
lin9s "a other dwellings, IL manufactures and work
shops, Is stores and warehouses; 81 stables, markets. 81
slaughter houses, II fat and lard rendering establish
courts and 46 cellars and Easements pipes
and DRAINS 40 streets cutters and Sidewalks dangerous
stairways, ctsterns and cesspoos piggery 81 other
nuisanccs, and ~ visits OF inspectors to
CASES or CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
The number reports thereon received the
Inspectors was 329 During the week 100 complaints have
been received from citizens and referred TO the Health
Corps have visited 76 premises where contagious diseases
were found, and have dsnfccted and fumigated 70
houses together with clothing bedding &C. Sixty
OF smallpox removed to hospital and dead
bodies to the Morgue by the Ambulance Corps Permits
have been granted to " vessels TO discharge
vouchers from the Health Officer Of this port The vacc
mating Corps have visited 14O6 families and performed
6,39 vaccinations, OF which All primary and 1922
secondary.
The following is comparative statement contagious
diseases reported for the two weeks ending June IL and
June ~ lB52-