The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-23
YELLOW FEVER IN BROOKLYN.
Meeting OF the Board or Health-Th
Reports Contradfctcd.

Meeting OF the Board or Health-Thc
Reports Contradfctcd.
Yesterday afternoon the Brooklyn Board OF
Health held special meeting at their rooms, cor
of Court and Livingston Streets for the purpose
of taking immediate steps to allay the ears which
many may have entertained in regard to the
reported presence OF yellow fever in Brooklyn.
The Health Commissioners, having made q
thorough examination Of the cases reported,
say that they do not find any
positive symptoms OF yellow fever among them.
DR.. Conkling said he thought it was necessary, IN
der the circumstances, to call the meeting, in order
to correct an erroneous impression. DR.. Segur
then submitted the following report
sR-withn the past days four cases Of fever two
Of them fatal have occurred the lrst two at IS State
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sixteen years of and woman about twenty have
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M ae on e and de sa S the
treated by his physicians remtent fever and death
m da not see the
the fact that his sondense in the CORRECTNESS re Of his
ance Of the vomted matter especially its Black color
thought better to act on the mere suspicion Of death
neishbohocd have been informed BY p6ysei who
Always been Unhealthy that those Who scRen there
are to die Accordingly Icaused the prompt Of
of the premises. Sanitary Inspector Cotton, who has
had long experience as public health officer and has
ful inquiry into their origin, does not find suti
GENT ground for the opinion that yellow fever
has occurred in Brooklyn On the morning of the
q Nos % sa sssf s.a theme peT ws
reported to have black vomit it, but on careful exam
examination found that this incorrect This woman
had miscarried, and her case was much like what
have seen of puerperal fever that expect
to conclude The three, cases seen present z uni
form type of fever, and bear sufficient resemblance
to the description of the first justify the opinion that
Commissioner OF Quarantine, and familiar with Yellow
from experience in the United States Navy, does
find in amer v death 10 se
yellow fever. b. A. SEGUR, sanitary superintendent
DR.. CoNKLINa offered the following
Whereas the statement that several cases OF fellow
fever have recently occurred IN our city has obtained
wide circuatlon has been deemed proper to
this extraordinary session of this Board and in order to
aay the anxiety such reports must occasion, it Is
Resolved That from repeated personal visits upon the
consultations with medical gentlemen whose familiarity
with the disease renders their opinions Of great value It
yellow fever now exists or has occurred in city
during the present season.
Adopted.
General JoURDAN remarked that he was rather
surprised at reading that the Health officers were
reticent in regard to these cases.
Commissioner HUTCHINSON did not believe 1t was
judicious to suppress anything.
II was reported that there were several stagnant
pools on Columbia, Furman and state streets, and
1t was decided that General Jourdan should call on
the Board Of CITY Works to-day and have them
filed up.
The buildings in which the reported cases OF yell
low fever existed are to be inspected and thor
oughy renovated.