The New York herald., 1873-12-10
'sAN1TARY MATTERS.
Msss,ns 0, the r card Of Heslsh-A Gen

Meeting OF the card Of Health-A Gem
eral vacctp alton Recommended.
Al . meeting % the Board OF Health held yester-
DAY siternoonsa = report was submitted oy Dr.
stephen Smith on the condition OF the Harlem
Railregd above Forty-ninth street. The danger to
human life ia the present exposed state OF the
operations going on en- this line were pointed out
IN the payer. and IT was referred to the Board OF
Public Works. DR.. Jones, the Sanitary Superin-
tendent. laid report before the Board COM
plainiR! OF the want OF ventilation in the Eighth
avenw, cars and their unhealthy and disease
spreg ding condition. 1t was referred 10 the SAM
tsry Committee, who Will take action IN the matter
1un ng the present week. Ine IoiioW1ng rcpores
wV e received Gnd read:--
A GENERAL VACCINATION.
Bln DEPARTMENT Or n NHw osg qoas 9f Dee ssT fsns %
The ssna Committee a ss .hs
Immunity Of tins city s%s pSs ss
ey he ssnitary inspectors during the years is7ea
glos. sSilss
s s' cam ca shas Sy be s
gsalns hoase-iO house vscoinston. Not lar hSm rom
esps,..ioa, @ '' aud q these probably one
aeS m desy e ns attention. s
ne snps n s s %
sssn which the se
o aais New
Yea prgss: SA & ON an average SSA
could be US general and thorough s772
smallpox, except isolated eases, would be unknown IN
ana the pressure Of other sanitary duties less a that
should be an feature 81 ns pcy
chidres during that season;
BE- SV
we're 9 Which
much skill the OF the operator IN order to
a hs s and
sries in Of these The intrinsic impor
Of s "a Se oa4 e. as pec Se
made feature It its organ1sd @ plan Of work
F1-That inspector who vaccinates should have
ssod"ihat there should always DC an ample supply Of
pnre lymph the Central ONCE. heretofore the
lymph has been oosaned from other sources AZ consder
:SneS bs the Sa and at he
quantities tina; the stock may all times of the
there be the most
Se Of saecessu ssccnaon hss heretofore BEEN but
partially attended and the result has been that many
ep Of ne be These
should embrace the name age and residence Of each
person yaceinasd together with al the facs relating
The committee recolnme nd the adoption of the follow
fssoysd, That the Sanitary superinteade9t be and
vaccination by house-tohOuse visits in the tenement
mi, ne BOARD ne plan n the
secure the results contemplated in this report
'' STEPHEN SMITH, Chairman.
VITAL STATISTICS.
TO SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
% hs %ss ending on 9ss
~ s Of 81 over the % & and The
$ s5ss,s s"$ssa s. ssSnF
nd 10, 9 Of as
q j
mod are at present the most and fatal diseases
The death rate which in the last week of November
@ ss 20 @ per e the ie mssHy
tins show that this increase OF the death and
% s h ss ps
onSh aS NOT sos yet sm s @
Of the prevalence of the Infectious diseases OF
Ihe mortality in London in the week ending Noyep
SesE following Tsportss Per 100 M he
lcS while IN Gabn it $ pei l6oe glasgow ss1
,saa 70 2 per LOO annual rate. in Berlin q and in
The mean temperature in New York las, week the
h ame s
81 the atmosphere was 30 ss inches The conditions
Al
5 ,s ss Ss; isn sas central
iS'ossh j wards EsspecsuiIy nS%,sisd. snrs
SANITARY MATTERS.
70 rns BOARD or HEALTH OF THE HEALTH DEPARTxEST:-
The following is record Of the work performed the
SANITARY bureau for the ending December lS7s-
The total number OF inspections made by the Sanitary
And Assistant Sanitary Inspectors 17Ul. follows
viz S public buildings, 97 tenement houses l9 private
dwellings O other dwellings. Il manufactures and
workshops So stores and warehouses, stables market
81 slaughter houses 2manure dumps 3breweres, tat
rendering establishments, Il sunken and vacant lots,
pipes and drains II prvIes and water closets n
street cutters and sidewalks. dangerous stairways
other nuisances together with visits of the inspector
20 cases Of contagious disease.
The number of reports therein received from the Sani-
tayy and Assistant sanitary Inspectors were li5.
During the week IS complaints have been received
from citizens and referred to the sanitary and
sanitary inspectors for Investigation and report
The psinectng Corps have visited q premises where
contagious diseases found and have dsnected and
funigaed houses ~ privy sinks together with CLOTH
ing, bedding, &C.
six Of smallpox removed to hospital by the
Ambulance Corps
Permits have been granted consgnees of vessels TO
discharge vouchers from the Health Ocer OF
the port
Fifty nine permits have been granted scavengers to
empty, clean and disinect privy sinks.
The following Is comparative statement of OF
contagious disease reported at this Office the Two
weeks ending December 6 1873
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sIg.ss wsss s7y ~, sear- % kea. Dsgh- Small
SsssmSeT Scss%Ser e. e 80. q q Is g
W. DE r DAY, NJ D., Sanitary Superintendent
The Board adjourned TO meet on Tuesday next.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS