The New York herald., 1874-12-02
THE DRAGON DISEASE.


Death Route Through New York-An
Examination OF the Pest-Maps or the
Board or Health-Diphth heria ana
Smallpox the ScOurg Re-
port of the Sanitary COMMITTEES.
Many citizens believe the reports OF deaths by
diphtheria and smallpox have been greatly exag-
gerated, out the health officers OF the city know
that the warnings OF the press. and their recon-
mendations In regard to the above diseases have
sought 10 prepare the public MIND to ceal hon.
estly and intelligently with the grave subject Of
tne sccurges rather than to create unnecessary
alarm. The danger Is actual as any one may dis
cover for himself II he will take the trouble to
visit the ofaces OF the Board OF Health and exam
Inc
THE PEST MAPS
whicn nave been prepared under the orders OF
that oody. There are two OF them and they have
the sombre headings OF .Diphtnerian and Small
pox." Blue and red spots are marked in nearly
every block on Manhattan Island and some times
they are so close that they almost make sinister ,
blot in designating the ravages or the dreaded
destroyers OF human life.
On the diphtherla map are To be found about
four hundred OF these terrible blood marks all OF
which have occurred during the months of Octo.
ber ana November. Upon analyzIng this frightlul
record yesterday HERALD representative dis
covered that the bulk OF deaths seemed TO be
marked from Dover and Frankfort streets to the
East River, extending IN crooked lines to the.
North River, with varying vrulence on both
sides OF the island up to Central Park From
Roosevelt street and the New Bowery to the East
River these blue and red marks are thick. Espe-
ciaIly Is this so IN Madison and Henry streets ana
in East Broadway In the neighborhood OF Tomp-
ktns square they occur with sinister regularity,
and are mournfully suggestive Crossing over to
the west side-still following the Dragons trail
from Hudson and Greenwich. and through such q
group OF cross streets as Charles, Christopher,
Grove, Barrow, Commerce, Coynel1a and Carmine,
the death blotches are painfully frequent. In
Twelfth street, both east and west, up to Central
Park. they are clearly rraced but through Second
Third. Lexington and Fourth avenues, on the east
side they almost cover the outlines Of the blocks.
The destroyer pauses after Fifty-fourth street Is
reached on the west side, as If srrangled by the
keen, sweet air OF our lovely park, but gathering
strength among the hollows beyond It's fair bor-
ders, the hideous spots appear again on the block
bounded by 12Sth ana 10th streets. Fifth and
Sixth avenues; l7oth street Is especially scourged
IN the neighbornOOd OF the Kingsbrtdge road, and
the deaths there have been really alarming.
The old plague smallpox-to which also map
about $50 in the two months OF October and No
vember. The west side OF the island Is nearly free
THE DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM.
and from l56th TO l6lst streets where numerous
sssI the map such as ana
streets. on the west side also, the blue and red In
d,cations Of alsease and death are FREQUENT. on
to Eghteth street, ranging through all the
blocks, and from avenue D to Fourth avenue,
smallpox marks dlsfgure the fair CITY map Citi-
zens who would know the truth would do well to
study the following report OF the Sanitary Com
mittee in connection with this visitation Of
disease and death submitted to the Board yester-
day by the Sanitary Committee -
HEALTH Drr4nrsr o. Ssw 1Tg Tar Tnr, o. sc N.T
Hs submit hs %
% Sosy deductions rom nys,ssaons Of The assss test
and most competent medical authorities
Dpnthera caused y inocuatien Of the air pas.
seu the Whole the oca
attended with ae Crmaton am
D1phthera Is therefore q contagious disease mot
q O Be
o II the .cs and the
&c. q kissing eoashns pfsins spsezns q by ths T.
&c The poison siinss with great tenacIty y certain
after the lapse OF months
Ike
days then is marked prostrao dryDess Of throat and
1oa 'Ss
q the s sra s Or n mild os1 he ey so
4 YER these may nay be e
PRKDIsPosING CONDITIONS
dren between the Of and years. great
est being IN IL the S and
ened BY previous sickness and those suffering from
Social ReiaiionsXi classes liable 70 diphtheria
where II Is prevailing but those suffer most severely
drains or surrounded by offensive matters prlvies.
cellars; in ovcrcrowded ami unventilated apart
Seasons -Dphihera is not affected by either heat or
cold, drought or rain
Ia, The Dwelling or Apartment t-Cleanines in ana
around the dwelling and pure air In living and sleeping
tagous disease prevailing cleanliness tends both
aa and ii p hoae ks "d o.
and @ ssssa should S o b
Should be ana 1antsts wien
ys with
washed and WOODWORK painted the carpets
upholstered turniture &c, exposed days fresh
sasissted des5ess should be thus aisiS
o 1'
% Wen Chi Children a diphtheria Is prevailing
tSose s sasras d,ssus"s eus.o S
Sd sSaep ss other
than diphtheria) should sleep with be confined
Il Ssy 70
o ne s nTNa so be- ca Win Il s
When In the house or IN the family The
,h5sus6 the ar WIN
rooms should be rgldy guarded Every attack Of
1es s
Mf a!asa
e. % ssYs sh & % % ahs
heated by Hre in an oren nre place. all discharges
containing disinfectans solutions Of carboc acid
sapaate 20 Or npon cloths which are es
under disinecna fluid ii