New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-19
CLEANSING Il CITY.

WORK OF THE DIsINFECTING CoRPs-THE CITY IN
EXCELLENT SANITARY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ATIoNs FOR THE PROPER REMOVAL OF ASHES
AND GARBAGE
The Board of Health met yesterday afternoon
and after transacting routine business adjourned
until next Tuesday The report OF the Sanitary Bureau
showed reports bad been made by the Inspec
of their work for the past week. The Dsinfecting
have visited the premises OF contagious diseases
IN ca cases. have dsniected and fumgated A houses, "A
outbouses, and large quantity of bedding and cloth
ing. One OF the important duties performed by the
Corps the dsinfectlon of 1884 miles of street
cutters the various wards They have also thoroughly
disinfected Catharine Fulton, sprng-st and Washing
ton Markets The block bounded by Eeventhave, North
River. Thirtyseyenth and Thirty eighth-sts known as
the "manure dump" dlsufeeted also 729 closets
1877 yards, courts and areas and IS cellars and base
menis This work has been thoroughly DONE and the
city generally in excellent sanitary condition. Fifteen
Of small pox have been removed to the hospital
by tho ambulance corps during the past week The fol-
lOwingis comparative statement OF the cases OF
Cerebro
..dsc TypSla TYPHOID Scarlet Measles taeria nss I poa
A Aa:s:. 81! $sSS u g Z $ss
After the adjournment OF tho Board of Health they
into joint session with the Police Commissioners.
and the question of garbage and ashes brought be-
Tore them. Inc Sanitary Committee, 10 whom
referred the questions relating to the care removal
and disposition OF garbage, made the following report
There Is scarcely any branch OF sanitary work this
city which equals In Importance the proper care. re-
m0va and disposition Of kitchen refuse. It is OF vastly
greater consequence to the health and comfort Of the
people than tue removal Of ordinary street refuse In
the large tenements the pollution OF the within the
rooms If largely due, especially in the Summer. the
animal ana vegetable matter which is constantly accu
mulatng while the external air is rendered foul by the
from the garbage and Stops streets
Indeed, II gi,cben refuse, slops ashes, ana garbage
from in tha
act of removal the common street dirt would do little
harm. The Committee, therefore recommend that this
Board Board of Police the necessity of so
reorganizDg tue methods OF work as to make this
OF street cleaning efficient If branch of this
service suffer the expense of the other IL would
be better for the public health that streesweeping
should yield garbage removal. To perform tins work
the sanitary interests Of the city require the meth
DDS adopted should secure:
First Proper care Of kitchen refuse By the house
keeper. This can be accomplished by requiring house
keepers to st apart or recess next to the street
kept This should be enforced in the large tenements
well as in the private residences La the tenement
properly located room should be constructed for this ex
press purpose and with all the necessary conditions TO
MAINTAIN IT IN a state Of perfect cleanliness: No one
should be allowed TO remove the vessels from this
except the garbage collector. No garbage, ashes. nor
slops should be allowed 70 be thrown into any street
Aud the house should be held responsible for
such deposits IN front OF his residence The separation
of garbage by the HORSEPOWER should not be
required If the separation can be satisfactorily made
sis alleged by contractors by means OF screens at the
dumping boats. II, however, IL is necessary to have
the separated at the house, II can he done to advan
tage in the garbage room.
Second. Ihe proper removal OF Kitchen reIuse Dy
contractor. In the first place garbage should be re-
moved daily from every house and TO this rule there
should be exception. Secondly. it should be
veyed water-tignt the refuse should be
prevent the OF ashes and foul doors
Thirdly the garbage collector should be required to
enter premises and take the garbage vessel from the
house. ana return II to Its place when emptied this
plan adopted the ashes and garbage could be
eectuay kept from the streets and the collector would
have direct control OF the vessels
Third The proper disposition OF kitchen refuse 1t is
sufficient under this head TO that the ashes should be
used for filling sunken lots, and the garbage should be
fedf m
doubted, and IT has repeatedly been demonstrated that
the garbage be probably used as food for hogs
After the reading Of the report, the following resolu
ton passed
,,oled That the st.orney Health be
requI c,ruBcon with the counsel Of the Board Of Police
drsit ordinance ordinances necessary
OF the Sanitary Conmee expressed In its
respect and disposition Of house garbage
The meeting then dissolved The Registrar of Vital
Statistics reported that during the week that ended on
Saturday the 18th ns there were T22 deaths reported
in the city. Though there was slight increase in the
total mortality there decrease OF infantle deaths
and OF those from diarrheal diseases Both have the
significance and by tbs decrease about 80 Infants
under TWO years OF age were saved. There were "a
deaths caused By phtbis 20 by dphthea, 10 by scar
latina. and IA by smallpox.
DR. Thomas Terrill County Physician OF Elizabeth, N
j. called AT the OF tue Board " Health yester
day afternoon and stated that smallpox was creating
great str In his district An immigran, woman. whose
sey CRY. bringing with her bundle OF bedding aud
clothing. THIS went to Elizabeth by the Central
Tor WORK. was ascetsped that e ead a.
house ia PiDest IN the Second Ward after she began
to sick smallpox Dr. Terrill said that her bed
ding aud clothing would probably cause the disease 10
spread the Deighborbood where the woman had BEEN
The WOMAN taken TO the hospital, and DIR. Tcrril
who IL the Health officer OF the city, said that active
would be employed 10 ulsnieet Tine uisrlct
exposed 20 the cOntaglon.
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