The New York herald., 1872-11-14
D r I'm A g E.
Important 14port from the sanitsfy Committee
on the suhjsct-Reconstrustion OF House
vaults Sanitary Work Of the Week.

vaults sanitary Work Of the Week
A the regular meeting Of the Board Of Health |
Yesterday afternoon, the following report wgs
rccelyed from the Sanitary Committee and was
referred to the Ccunc OF the Board to prepare q
proper order;-
Low AND WET GROUEns.
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Fourth avenues and second from the tidal overflow q
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spring waters which aow from the high gronnds Of Cen
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portion ~us ss sDS Ss
process ming Be conducted =; e force &c the
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entire is ~ I'd. e the waiter aod s
viii be pressed towards me river and the tidal over
fs sT w he ns
a. ha N sas be snes
s,Sea ts suitably Gsnected proper
nat earth extraordinary 70 disinfect and
destroy the substances ordinarily inermixed with street
Of Public Works as provided by section chapter &c.,
aSIs sHssssEs5 sHsas r. Chairman conms
The suboined report upon the reconstruction Of
house vaults, now being carried out by the Board,
was also presented by the Sanitary Committee
and placed on file:-
During the past two week: there has much
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From Their lack propsr gases escape
iset i above above S sSs sqrroundns buildings when s6s
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The Sanitary Architect Mr.. Pfeier and Assist
shaft We're Of metal and was carried up the side Of the
adjacent house and several feet above its roof the exte
that IN the sink to create strong upward Current
through the openings Of the seats into the vault
rear use which was vas 50
1ectly such odors In some Instances the down
from the into the sink s 30 great as
ont Of the top of the shaft with considerable violence
t!aors have been introduced the enanty living around
the old sinks have expressed the greatest relief and IN the
most haitering language commended the WORK OF the
sAalHs srERHEN dRDfs. SM5fH. ND Committee.
REPORTS OF BUREAUS.
The following are the reports OF the work done
in the several bureaus under the Board OF Health
speehons By the Health Inspectors, foows-l public
building, Ga tenement houses 43 private dwellings, II
and warehouse ss Stables slaughter houses cattle
yard 10 fat rendering establishments, rendering dock
wastsppes and drains los prvies and waerciosets IS
Susnes ais Is @ Of he Hh
cases OF contagious Diseases The number of reports
During week 81 complaints have been received from
citizens and referred to The Health Inspectors for nyes
u premises @ Where contagious diseases were found,
and have dniected and fumgated Is houses, Is privy
o masox have % Been REMOVED to bostai By the AM
bnlance Corps Permits have been granted to 70 vessels
g discharge cargoes on vouchers from the Health Officer
offered to los families aud 90 vaccinations performed of
which IL primary and 70 secondary The following
ported ior the two weeks ending November O. 1S72-
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