The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-22
TylJn4 Typhoid. SnrtL Measles. theria. por.
February H.. "a 2s ~ g

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were I deaths g
Week OF & % haa s M m
constitutional ls local ISL opmenta &C. and
Ssa from 81 to Is hose Of cases OIL '"Ap0' dAlh'
80 DIrnrHRRIA AND GROUP
and those Of diarrhga complaints from % to -
The preceding Week TIE mortality OF scaraina rose from
ssa's
and to the local respiratory affections against n and 81
ss sff FOL
aesess sa haS 'ns Of
sn
attorney report. follows:N Il judgments
ia evidences of M Of al Of
plant III number Of complaints by inspectors examined
complaints examined and returned tor further examination
The Of the sanitary Of police report.
following as the amount Of meat fish & seized and COMBS
'e a s s o are reported as beng in
good sanitary condition.
The City Sanitory INSPECTOR presented the follow
ing report upon the new system OF erecting dwefl-
lngs IN the city and the manner IN which the con.
tractors and propIietors provide for house sewage
and drainage -
BUREAU OF SANITARY IspKcrroS Feb. q, 1871
70 TIE BOARD OF HEALTH, kNMoss CLARK, secrslary:-
The subject of defective house drainage and
and the incurred By neglect Of these sona0n. .
e psS & that eae in %
household such examination of the condition Of
sanitary ocers aware the
pipes In private from the
EnTUrE r OF InE mnAnTI Laws 1o
made, as is the with tenement houses
.s%
nen House act i becomes the duty OF the Health Depart
~
Health upon complaints health inspec.
these very orders which hnd the dincui to have
s1ecuted in a proper manner .,n .,. III, -.
nci.nce and IN spirit Of economy even ParmSny rather
The law il overcome rather Than to institute and
radical remedy Indeed sucn is the spirit OF evasion in
Piled necessang frequent inspections and orders upon the
origin of these evils, however generally been
ae ana m1s desvs
che introduction Of tina, boom Cotoa water the
resulted These have caused new '-''
soURoRs DANGER TO HEALTH
among citizens OF their Introduction alto
gehe but BY of their faulty construction and meth
OF years system oil building has been introduced
Of eo%psge Sonsrscts and sabconrscs has prdascsd
tendency to cheaper and :: conse
Whole blocks Of dwellings constructed one Time the
under contracts Which, by competition, taken u the
s a NTH %oad rum Il. he
temptation. therefore, is to do the work in the
and most scr from nss sn1
and 70 n the JOB at the s ssns DAY. ne
inas available As possible In order 70 .voi the
sewerage house drainage
.srsa The when ne hSI's Is nscss
whether there are proper
Ss are s or
ana son pips. iso The dwslnss il this particular
Perperated, and from the active competition among
have: produces S0% ss.s
eas pipe pc thar s% s haS . Il. w.s all ap
the force OF Croton water sopcocks always
gas and pipes sSa, make such
ss and re SO s and 0 ans that no s n
20 methods Of laying them, can we
ss go Sns drain sa
70 sss for single % pPs Ss,s We ss
freaue, examples The eject Of this thai the moment
-.' TmS MAIN COMMON DRAIN
gases outlet eohstruction
s mere ssns ss s1s 1 seeS @ pipe.
retained IN them others cited with cap, which
ss.n simply eap whou, any means Gse Of
and our Experience in II. U a ssese own two ~
KINDS Is that there no packing used between the and
the escape Of the Eases directly from the
from pipe unrequenty the screw cap Is found
found snd BE- ss S0T the Pe Iron
Joints and without sleeve to the shoulder the
3onts securely cemented.
Again we frequently find In the cellar bottom cess.
pool without stencil connected directly with
pipe These generally have either pipe
perforated with holes the purpose of
Ing any accumulation that the
openngs Through these the poisonous
constantly emanate and gradually
Insdiously permeae the upper dwelling Sometime
the heater supply Ia taken on
from the cellar having shaft box leading the
and through this source not only the foul air
openings carried directly into the dwelling, sitting
sleeping rooms. .
estimated. The inhalation OF these insdious and acvel
poisonous gases which enter the sleeping rooms AZ nigh
through defective pipes, uncovered trap In so
pipe untrapped wash basin waste pipe. defective waite
bath tub water pipe, cannot ut produce such
suits may be observed In many families when complain
f made sccpess nights violent headaches languor lass
tude appetite fevershness as some OF the sghte
symptoms may be described, all OF which may pass Oh ate
coming contact with FRESH pure Atmosphere but whc
may ii continued long, result IN prosrative slow
rapid fever which will be called typhoid, yphus remen
Intermittent spotted fever, the poison tmbibed
elect produce Inoe there good reasons for beev
these channels contaeis nnds ready Trans
since the com nimnicaion forwarded alta
PREVIOUS NEETtNG YOUR BOARD
careful In several houses has convinced US ina
the deaths by spotted that occurred In them some thre
weeks since later caused 10y detective sewerage
As striking instance n may be mentioned that IN
private brown stone dwelling In West fortythird street
where little chnd died from spotted fever last week, aite
only Few hours Illness found 10 the cellar bottom tive
separate cesapoos having direct pipe connection with th
man sewers without any traps whatever, being In fact
snh'g ne Tor the escape directly into tue
house. ftiuu an nuen totnt