New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-05-15
THE NEW HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
OFFICIAL CHANGEs-INCREAsE OF CONTAGIOUS
DISEASES.


DISEASES.
The new Board of Health Commissioners
met at the Office OF the Department in Mulberry
st. yesterday, there being present Commissioners
c. F. Chandler, stephen Smith, S. o. Wander
pOel, and Henry Smith, the fun Board. Commits
sODer Chandler, by the authority Of the law
creating the Department took his seat as President
The Board then reelected Col Emmons Clark Secretary
Resolutions were adopted instrucung the Sanitary
Permit Inspector TO deliver papers and property TO his
successors and the sanitary Superintendent furnish
statement Of all property in the DsnectnR Depart
ment, the condition and present uses Of horses wagons
carts, with list Of articles that longer required
Resolutions were also passed changing the title OF the
"Oioe Of the Sanitary superintendent 10 that Of the
SANITARY Bureau" and that OF the Register OF
Records" TO the " Bureau OF Vital Statistics"
The Sanitary Committee were ordered to prepare and
report for the consideration Of the Board modification
OF the Sanitary ordinances heretofore existing with such
additional provisions for the security Of life aud health
a. may expedent and to specify such distribution
of powers and duties the members and employees Of
the Board they may deem appropriate The rules and
regulations heretofore existing, where they not CON
nict with the laws Of 1873, were adopted.
City Sanitary superintendent james reported that
during The past week the entire list Of contagious dis
eases had almost doubled 10 number III closing the
port he said:
Ibeiere that the increase In each OF the contagious
diseases accounted for by toe increased exposure
associated with the yearly practice OF househ1nting
and moving by which an unusually large number OF
persons, without knowing II, daily meeting with IN
fected persons things The same increase was seen
last year. When snalp OF which there were ~ cases
durng the last week la April increased during the hIst
week IA May 10 81 aud during the second week 10 l6,
the naGimum OF the season.
Mayor Hayemeyer IN letter TO the Board stated That
by passed in the State Legislature April q, 1919.
be had been charged with the duty Of licensing scaven
gers for the removal OF nRht-sO in the city, and 10
make rules and regulations specifying the duration or
licenses aud TIE for which they night be
voked He asked the Board 10 take subject into con-
sdeTatiOu. and IN view Of the intention the law 20
draw up such rules aud regulations will enable him
conform 70 It's spirit, aud will practically 10
the scavengers aud the community all the rights
both sides IT intended " protect Tue letter
referred for action 10 the Committee Laws and Ord
naQces
A Goodrich, agent Of the Connecticut Valley Ferti-
her Company, applied for license 10 teceve manure
Of the pier between SXty-seeOud and SiXtythird-sts
East River with the promise that the manure Will
removed stables IN rooted carts and that the
viii a. fast loaded be tOwed 10 the dumpin grounds
an the Connecticut River. The petition granted.
A ,eres of rules add regulations passed by the
fn.rd for INC government Of the department. IL
..iyed 10 meet every Tuesday and Friday at .. m
P,Ir Committee we're established those OF Finance,
sauitary. Laws and Ordinances, and on Applications.
or The M commfoe President Chandler s Chairman;
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