New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-13
THE PROCEEDINGS.

DR. C.. A. Leas of Baltimore read paper at
she morning OF tho American Public Health AS
socaon upon Sanitary Care and Utilization OF the
Refuse Of Cities" recommending great care ana regu-
iry IN removing the ashes and garbage from the vr
GUS sections Of city. He urged that carts should be
empoyed in this service and that ashes and vegetable
matter should be kept in separate receptaele and
enpted at regular and stated times. This sy stem has
been in operation In Baltimore for several years inc
paper advocated the adoption Of this system in all the
large cities Economy and efficiency would both be pre-
served accomplishing this result by employing boats
py which this sewage matter could be conveyed 70 the
proper dumping places there to be converted INTO fer
eiliZers.
Dr. storer OF Boston read paper the same subject,
recommending IL change in the method OF dlsposne or
the ohal az slaugherhouses. The most efectual way
was 10 buid chambers four five feet square,
where the gases and steam may be burned. Public
health demanded that the Ofal and dead animals Of
city should not be permitted 10 accumulate.
Dr. White OF New Orleans followed with few OBJ
servatoDs on the system adopted in his city. Dr. c. c.
Cox IN a report upon said it had been ever
yeYed and question from the earliest times TO
the present day the ofia OF large cities could be
erectualy and iDofensiyely removed. he described
the system adopted in Washington.
Or Russelrs report on yellow Fever IN Louisiana
was read by Or. White OF New-orleans. He cited a
number Of cases mostly OF steamboat men. which had
proved fatal in NewOrleans deaths occurred in the
hospitals Of leo fatal In house, family
OF three persons died in three days IL was reported
deaths occurred the s!oop Ada on the Tor
angas some days after she had sailed from the berth
occupied at Dy the first feyership, The
Valparaiso. or the 96s patients, only 65 were women
and girls Many physicians did not report their cases
untI they had proved fatal The at Shreveport
aud Memphis not more malignant imam al new
Orleans The sprinking OF carbohc acid and hyglenic
measures almost TO moderate the disease II is
strange fact that single cOlOred person took the vel
tax NJ l.
norcey epidemic Thirty squares and % half squares
we're dsnfeceI ana the decrease in the disease was
prof Chandler said carboc acld il product Of coal
obtained when coal Is al very hlgh temperature Coa
Tar is the material from which Is obtained, the hght
oil or naphtha carrying with 1t in the distiaOn the car
bolic acid To get largest amount OF disinfecting
p1,d for the least money l. the question For in this
city said he have dead oil and FOR streets cSrOohc
acid 10 applying these disnfecants we applied 10 per
rcDt Of carbOlic acid and chloride OF zinc and IRON
precpitated from scrap tin which we used through
water carte by hose attachment oy Whch thrSe men
going fast horse could walk could sprinkle each
gutter, ana hy this means we nave spilhAen 100 mites
rame to us. We able with dead oil and zinc sou-
ton 70 disinfect about 30 out-hudings day There
Is 600 tenement ana II was oi course lmpo'
' DR. Wkite SAID IN New orleans they sprnkled carboo
ncId on and silks in houses dsnfectants,
ss II could Dot destroy coiors
4 BUSINESS SESSION.
The business season, which was postponed at the
speniuc because Of lack OF quorum, called at Il
a. NJ DR. stephen Smith IN the chair. large number
rf names OF applicants for membership were read,
among them Gen Egber L. Niele OF the United States
army: F. A. J.. Barnard. President OF Columbia Col
Iege; Gen f. A. Walker superintendent OF the United
Hates Census; Prof Austin Flint OF New-York; Prof.
David d. Smith Of Yale College E Delafeld Smith, Cor
ooratlou Counsel Aaron G. VanderpOel DR.. Il. c. NIL
iers superintendent VI Chicago, and Dr. Beck
the New YORK Hospital Dut ltappeared tat tDere
wac no quorum pr H Wo1Srd IT, Wb" held that
stider the Constitution OF the Association, as II thcn
doOd they had been several times prevented from act
ing, Association adjourned sine die. Immediately
nit however
those present organized Public Health Associa-
Ion, d. Smith in the chair and committee OF nve,
headed by Dr. Woodward. at formed
to frame a constitution for the new body which
attendance OF - a. quorum for business.
sJT WOodward's committee, after short conference,
recommended TIE adoption OF tne eonsl OF Tue
tate Health Association, with two exceptions. Tue
Eresident the Committed thought should DE elected an
G1aly, while the secretary having charge Y records
.bouid have longer tenure OF oihee, and should
70, me TRANSACTION Of business shond be reduced
from 40 60 nme. The report was accepted, the con
ton aud the Association, ar reOrganized, assumed
che Deo0niary liabilities OF the OLD organization.
Committee now consists OF Drs Vanderpoe Morris,
foner Woodward. Bel, and Jarvis, who reported that
candidates elected members OF the Association
resolution was adopted recognizing the Importance
office. recommending that physicians should send
S4uE npCdiCai pamphlets a. might he OF value,
sIATIsTCs MORTALITY.
Gen Frlncis A. Walker, Superintendent OF the United
sfaes Census followed In interesting paper Re
iai.oDs u Race and Nationality to Mortality IN the
United states" The census OF the United States 10 OF
much value said be, a system Of mortality. The
aatiscs Of mortality the least part OF the work
of the United States Census Bureau. The reason IL that
n record Of deaths be fully and properly obtained
only by registration of deaths under system OF severe
.snaltes for omission made at The time OF the occur
renee OF such deaths Under the methods OF procuring
IN, efafiscs OF deaths, variety OF carhes interfere
win an absolutely correct result In the first place The
ssnsus marshal sometimes fails 10 pot the questions
xoh tnev are required by law ask, whether there
bas beer death such and such family; OF lac f"ils
10 make record OF the reply Hence the returns OF
death, Ina The cepsns fail the facts Of the case by
from KS Ia 80 per cent that proportion OF deaths being
omitted Tie proportion OF Deaths anOEg all casses
from alt causes war shown; ,,