New-York tribune., 1873-06-25


from cholera here TO day Of which we're Of whte per-
SONS The people much more hopeful, and business
is improving.
HEALTH BOARD ALARM SIGNALS
DETAILED STATEMENT or THE MARCH or THE
CHOLERA - DISTRIBUTION or MORTALITY IN
rENEMENT-HoUsE THE FIVE POINTS TO BE
PAVED.
The Board of Health met, yesterday, and
transacted business OF unusual Importance. Sanitary
superintendent Day presented the following report in
relation to Asatlc cholera:
SANITARY BUREAU, NEW YORK, June q, 1873.
DR.. srEPHES SMITH, Chairman sanitary Commute:
Of cholera, so-caled, during the present year. For
many OF the facts on which this report is based am
Ihe Weekly ThibOfeduz Sentinel La, May II, saws;
"Therc % he no doubt that cholera is In midst
last Saturday have occurred" The Journal May 81,
says: "Tne Parish OF Lafourche and the adjoining
Parish Of Assumption have had thus far about 30 deaths
from cholera OF when number whites" Netc-
Orief1s Lg.-From the week ending March 80 TO the
124 cnolera morDus, 81 cholera nfantum 70 dIr
rhea, 81 acute dlrrhea /; dvscntery, L rhe mortuary
AMI cholera infan,m, 81 Yici,sbrg, AiSs-trou the
Ss 9s HdSE ons Nay IA deaths IN wee we're onfG rom
diarrheal diseases, OF which 10 called cholera.
Jlc.sOH, NSsIhe Canton Mtt, June II, says: IL Is
reported That there have been four deaths
from cholera IN JacRson;' and The Herden Gazette Of
June 20 says III - repored that the cholera s rag
ing i'm Jackson" Be Louisville Journal Of June IS says
that "n Jackson aud Canton business is suspended Ia
consequences OF cholera At Memphis Tenn ne whole
number OF u,ermcuts iOr the week ending June were
5j, The utermens OF the corresponding week last year
being %. From Jane 10 the l9lh the reported inter
22; the l6tn 20 the 10Th ncus there
cnoicra nurhus on the 2J there were II deaths from
cholera, and on the 22d there were Nashriie, TsgN-
From Ti 18Th June, inclusive, fucIB were
30 deaths the deaths during tie last 80 days being lul
winch % called cholera on the 20.n there were
70 dcaih-; Oh the ll5 So Oh the 22d, 81 dpach OF
June Is saws: 10 Is estimated that the exodus or peO
d AIspf he has
s estimated 2t,C0O GGttdtit, Icnn.-Ihe LOtiSrtte
/ Copric5-Jou OF June IA says; "seven Of
cnotra nave occurred at Gauduu four which proved
fatal" dispatch icOm i5Lylllc, June II. says: DIS
patches frin Glafin Lebanon Greeuville, and Otner
points, show that the carrying of great many
IN those places 3" anews dispatch Oi June II reports y
deaths o. date: one OF ths 18Th repor,s for that day
| new dcatAa-II coloTcG-Ind several new attacks
Louisville. hyA dispatch 20 the clty press datrd lne
grouudess.' Greeaetle, IeaH.-A correspondent wit
that place June Is gives details OF cases, and
adds There are several other serious cases In our
town. aud a great many OF lghtcr form" Pddtcdh, hg
On che IGth inst, deaths from disease resembling
cuoora were reported and deaths said TO have
! occurred on the 2Otn Cincinnati OAi0-A news dis
pa.c OF June u says: "Up 10 o'clock tuls evening
Acro wcre IA deaths from diseases Ok the bowels. SIX
cases CHASED cholera were reported FOR the day
/ Se,t eDciny lone IA ont OF a total or lC7 deaths
/ from al causes were from cholera mOrDus, 4 tIOm
! c.o.cri inldntuiI, and two from ddrrLea.
T1,a J,a,Ibs I'm the larger towns and cities OF the
south West and not IN tAe plantations on the river bot
fIus winch are reported suffered severely,
e1fhered from Western journals ana are matters OF
uuDlic knowledge. They DO pretend % accuracy
knt Eere is mo- doubt mat a disease resembling Asatie
cholera Is approaching us with gradual DuJ certain
steps The greatest mortality uas fallen upon the blacks
because the Southwest they are subjected 10 the
hygenic conditions. III the disease reaches thls
cty winch is present unusually free from darrheal
disorders there having been or The past week only "a
rars fr8m such 10 VIII attack the same class
those oho In tn, uad Air, and misery on street q
when narrow. badly paved or not paved at all aud
where 5ueetceahlug s dlnlcult nave hhd tle honor
to-day report the condition or the streets, 50 lar as
was able TO learn Il. rhe meagruess OF the report is
/ dino recent appointment OF many asslsi ant l-
.p.et0r5 and the duty thrown on the older ln-
enectOr, in educating them From personal OOserya-
streets the lower part OF the city, especially the sNth
uud FOur-h Wards an convinced tlat the most luot-
ouln diulection is necessary u noSc quarters, Aud IN
OF the not lmprJDdDe presence o. cnue.. ~ va.
midst during me two coinS months, & |Ilu re ls &
| mlly recommend That l0o DsiuiccuhH OcEp' DO CON-
] slderably increased.
| report was received from the Sanitary Committee
shoViu that there are certain tenement-hOJses which
annually have high death-sates. In 1871 there were %
deaths In O. houses OF this class IN average OF
deaths In each house 1lg deaths ia II houses or
deaths IN each house q Gea,ls in houses or deaths
in each house 80 deaths IN houses, or deaths in eacn
| house; and II deaths in l house. There were 1850
deaths in 39s houses average OF nearly deaths
To house An examination OF sanitary statistics dis
closed the fact that the mortality varies only little
,uoug either that the population OF these houses was
VERY Great or that there sanitary defects existing
which ,nould either be remedled once II the de-
fects cannot be remeded that the houses should be
vacated In view OF these statements resolution was
nassed directing Sanitary superintendent Day TO
cause an inspection TO be made OF the houses OF the
hovdecrbed class and report the sanitary defects in
each. with such recommendations in his Judgment
Will remedy such defects. The following schedule
in which SIX or more deaths occurred during 1870 and