New-York tribune., 1874-07-22
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
A CITys HEALTH AND PEACE.

A CITIS HEALTH AND PEACE
RAID UPON THE CELLARS OF THE FOURTH WARD BY
TIE SANITARY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE
BOARD or POLICE FOR THE APPOINTMENT or
INSPECTORS OF ELECTION.
The Board of Health at its meeting yester-
day ordered the Sanitary superintendent to make a
thorough inspection OF all the gas manufactures and
OF the establishments OF such other offensive trades
as he might deem necessary, and to make detailed
report OF the defects OF each The Board OF Police were
requested to give orders to the police to circulate among
fruit dealers the circular issued by the Health Comms
a year in relation to selling unwhoesome
fruit. sanitary inspector reported that section OF
the city bounded by Fourth and Flfthaves and Ninety
sixth and One-hundred andfourth-st greatly needed
drainage The report concerning the district was sent
to the Commissioner OF Public Works.
Sanitary Superintendent reported that the sanitary
inspectors had inspected 1901 buildings during the past
week to discover their sanitary condition THIS number
included lO62 tenemcnthouses 2?3 private dwellings,
19i other dwellings, "a manufactures, AZ stores at
rendering factories, 10l stables market ~ slaughter
houses dumping grounds, and l9 cellars The inspect
also visited and had dsinected 2j houses IN Whlch
there persons sick with contagious diseases The
Disinfectng Corps had visited premises wherein con
diseases had occurred, and had dsnfected 2O2
miles strect-guters 95 courtyards and 81 cellars
Dr. Elisha Harris Registrar of Vital Statistics. re-
ported that there 100 deaths reported during the
week. increase Of $50 that Of the previous week.
The ratio of mortality was equivalent to yearly
death rate OF 22GO per 1000 in the week endng july d.
32 per 1909 the week ending July IL, and S95Oper COO
the past week For many years tne mortality rate iot
the third week Of July been the highest OF the year
In previous years the number OF deaths
has been 5j3 The increase In thenumDcr OF deaths uu
ing the past week has been chiefly among infants undera
year old 4)2 OF the 100 deaths were OF this class Dr.
Harris closed his report follows: Last week. as in
a.,
chiefly the oyercrowded quarters Of tho city and IN
every pubic Institutions that gathers up infants in city
buildings against the fatal days OF midsummer.
Inspector c. J.. lockwood with several patrolmen OF
te Sanitary Squad started from POco Headquarters at
yesterday, and going to the Fourth Ward there
entered nine cellars and compelled the occupants to
abandon their unhealthy homes. fortnight ago most
Of these cellars cleared OF their occupants by the
sanitary Police bat the residents returned after days
absence and have since lived In them. Tue Board OF
Health were Informed of this fact by Inspector Lock-
wood who again issued orders for the vacation OF the
cellars The persons who shall a second time disOoey
the commands OF the Board render themselves liable to
arrest and TO be tacd. Inspector Lockwood and the
policemen first entered the cellar No S33 Waterst La
it there found two beds The air fou that
the policemen could hardly remain in tho room without
fantng while they carrying the beds chairs. and
all furniture into the street. Sergeant Leiierts
lifted If the boards which covered tie
hoor. and found beneath it black pool of
water. two feet depth, from which arose sitting
odOr. Ihc occupants of the cellars SOS SSH ana 3os
MdtcI-,t had been evidently frightened Dy Inc second
order or the Board No person was found dwelling III
the cellars and upon forcing open the doors the OH 'crs
saw they bare OF furniture. A. No IA Dover
ST. the officers only found one bed and at No 20 James
It, no beds. BDth cellars have been abandoned PROB
ably as ghOscs. The police then marched 10 No.
Ig Chathast. Hero the cellar found 10 be divide
into nine small rooms. IN each OF which was bed
before the air XTemey foul, there was no Yehla
tiOu aud attention whatever seemed TO be pdiu 10
keeping the place wholesome. The women occupying tle
rooms we're driven into the street, aud the pOllce then
carried the beds, furniture, and Partitions 10 the SIDE
walk and locked the doors OF the cellar The premises,
Ms 10 ud % North WIilIan-st were the last visited
Both were rcoccupcd cellars, ana OOth were crowded
with beds. Inc la mentioned cellar Is what Is termed
a double decker" being cellar beneath cellar NOt
a ray Of igh ever penetrate INTO TINS suDceIar ana
the police EXPRESSED thtlr surprise that the women
whom they found there had not been suHOcded
10 ith Tue furniture and partitions OF these cellars
were also carried into the street. The Inspector ana
police then returned 10 Police Headquarters At the
meeting OF tie Board OF Health ii the afternoon PIcsl-
dent Mltse said that he would tell The captains OF the
urcucts IN which the cellars mentioned are situated,
that would hod them responsible II the cellars were
rroccupied "a second tlmc.
Tie following Is a comparative statement OF the CON
tagious diseases Of the past two weeks:
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