, 1873-08-13
THE CITY'S HEALTH.

NkGCdtnH OF THO tRGE1sE& ak0aFus~lkGp0Fk
Of tho Sanitary Observation-Disclosures
Deaths Luat Week, 1solng 05 Less
shnn During tho Corresponding
Week Lnxt Xenr--5O8 NtlintIMccs
Abntch--.Tho CITY in EKcolfcnt
lhclllth.
At tho regular meeting Of tho Board Of Health
yesterday afternoon, the Sanitary suporintond-
ont presented his report upon tho mortality Of
tho city during tho wook just onded, of which
tho following ia d synopsis:
REPORT OF THE 8ANrTARY SUPERINTENDENT.
rho totnl number OF deaths during tho wook,
322, being, strange to sny, the samo ia during
tho wcok previous, and 95 leHs than during tho
corresponding week laat yoar, which largo do
Grouse, loopng in view tho faot Of tho city's In
creased population, Ia very gratifying. OF tho
deaths, 1G8 woro Of males aud 154 Of females.
Tho report shows that 159 deaths were Of chill
dren lnlor year OF age, 52 OF children over
aud under 2, while pooplo ngod from 20 to 30.
according to the report, soem, outside Of those
worry young, to DO most liablo to q visit from
tho "Rcaper." Tho list OF diseasoa, with
tho number of victims Of each, shows TINT
cholera infantum carriod OH 102 victims con-
vulsions, 81 consumption, 20; diatrhen, u
dyscntory, II Incidents, 10 fovors OF dlt-
foront kinds 10 ); suicide . tho remainder being i
caused moro than 6 tloaths. In addition to this
list, premature and still births arc reported;
OF tho deceased 57 woro natives of tho city and
157 Of foreign birth belonging to othnE parts Of
tho United Btates, 40; Germans, 80; Irish, II :;
tho balnnco being foreigners from various lnnds
Tho special attention given to tho smallpox In
| tho report, reveala tho fact TINT only 6 doaths
| occurred from this disease during tho wook, OF
| which wero OF children Of tondor yoars
| The moan temperature during tho week was
81 dogrocs less than tho previoua woek, tho
thermometer showing monn Of 7o.8 dogrees,
while tho rainfall w'aa .08 inchos loss. As COM
pared with the corresponding week Of tho pro-
7 vious yoar tlo moan temperature was ~ dogroes
! lower, and tho rainfall MAS 9S Of an inch less.
| At tho conclusion Of tho report tho Sanitary
| Superintendent mndo q few romnrkB regarding
the appearance Of cholera-morbus In tho city.
Ho said that tho caseH reported % cholera NOR
bus In tho city do not dffor materially from casea
that occur In the city every yoar, mud would not
DO called cholera II the disoa.o did not exist in
eomo other points in tho United st9tes et pres
ment, and in the general course Of tho disease
the percentage OF deaths bud not boon large
There woro moro deaths III proportion every
pss df 5r dnap as past from m'ny SSas
this woek was less than the correspond,
Ing woek Inst yenr. Tho Board oi
Health had not tried to suppress tho fact that 9
number Of persons bud died Of II cholera morbue
and Htroots, and have provided Tor tho treatment
of indigont casos.
| HEALTH OFFICERS REPORT.
Tho report by DR.. Reid, Health Officer, showed
that during tho woek Gl9 notices had been sem
and COG nnisancos abated. The number of sowo1
connections mado waa 80. The commission
houHes and retail Btorca are visited daily, and ar
ticlos unfit for food nro condemned, 800 pound
Of cornod boef having. beon appropriated las
week. DtBinfootion Of premtses whore conta
eious sickness has boon is carried on thoroughly
, two Of the sanitary forco going from house +
house from Thirty ty-seventh to Forty first street
on Butterfeld street and vicinity, aud diR!nfoct
ing all foul places they omae across. IN view 9
, tho fact TINT tho continued uBo Of well-wator
, that vicinity is tho mhn cause Of tho sicknoa
prevalent therein, dienfoctante hayo boon pouro
into tho wells AZ far south as Forty-tirBt hsree
aud diainfoctants arc supplied gratis to all wll
may bo in neotl thereof DR.. SlmonB has bee
placed il charge Of this district to render gratr
| itou8 services to Buch aB may require them.