The New York herald., 1874-11-30
FluctuatiDg Nature Of the Disease and How
II Is Treated BY the Authorities
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM.
Statements of the Physicians at the Deaf
Mute Asylum and Others.
UN Err CON tt ROL.


in the city during the past week. Most OF these
were removed to the hospital on Blackwell's
Island, waicn, though crowded. is still apable OF
receiving all the patients likely 10 be attacked with
the disease The authorities do not look upon
this unusual increase as IN the least alarm
ing, from the fact that they feel not only fully
competent to deal with all dangerous growth but
able 10 ARE est o rapid progress OF the sickness.
Smallpox Is OF all epidemic contagious diseases
the most nuctuating in its existence. 1t may ap-
pear IN strong presence, was the case last week.
for a short time and then not be heard OF again
Tor an entire season. single locality,
too, may suffer from It's ravages to
severe degree and the remainder OF
the city be entirely free rom IL. Among the
sixty-hve cases which have come within the knowl.
edge OF the Board OF Health are counted all those
reported from the Deaf Mute Asylum at l62d street.
and that the disease has reached the fullest ex-
tent OF its power in that Institution the author-
ties appear to feel satisfied. They have taken
every precautton to check Its further spread. and
are now OF opinion tnat the residents OF the
neighborhood need be under no apprehension. In
the early part OF the season corps OF vaccna-
tors was appointed by the Board OF Health, and
they are now steadily at work throughout
the city. When q case OF smallpox Is os.
covered by one OF the inspectors or assistant
once reported to Dr.. Day, the Sanitary Superin-
tendent. The case is examined, and II ascer.
tanned to be smallpox, and II the patient Is un-
able TO afford sufficient protection from contami-
nation OF the neighborbood ordered TO the hos
pital on Blackwell's Island. One OF the ambu-
lances belonging to the Board OF Health
is sent to the home Of the patient, who
is removed to the Reception Hospital
at Bellevue Hospital, where another scrutiny OF
the case is made, and II without any doubt 1t Is
established TO be what 1t Is supposed, the patient
is sent TO the island. good deal of feeling hav-
ing been manifested against the appearance OF
the ambulances, the Board OF Health have
given orders for the purchase Of coupes
for the conduct OF patients to the
Island. In the poorer districts OF the city, where
people are crowded in.o very narrow space, the
inhabitants are easily alarmed, and the suspicion
OF contagious disease in their midst often In
creases their susceptibility. The health authorities
find great difhculty in inducing many Of these
persons to allow vaccination, SO strong is their
PREJUDICE TO THE IDEA
OF the disease, and the appearance OF an ambu-
lance Is very offensive 10 them on that account.
the substitution OF the c0upes for the ordinary
covered ambulance ia to endeavor to numor the
objections OF the people and create as little sus-
plclon as possible as to the nature Of the disease
which the patient taken out OF house is suffering
from.
Professor Chandler, President OF the Board OF
Health, is now endeavoring to effect the transfer
Oi the Smallpox Hospital from the control OF the
Commissioners Of Charities and Correction to
that the Board Of Health not that any objection
exists to the general management OF the Small
pox Hospital, out that the health authorities be-
neve the public would have greater confidence
In the institution II It were Immediately under
their control. The Board OF Health insist they
are the legal controllers Of the Smallpox Hospital
and refer to the following section OF the laws re-
lating to the Board OF Health to prove the nsttu-
tton should be under their charged
SECTION 8, Chapter 636.-Said Board shall have
the same powers In respect to persons inflicted
with any contagious, pestllentla or infectious dis
ease as are given by section 10 OF chapter IA OF the
Laws OF 1866 in respect to persons afflicted with
contagious diseases ;sshall have exclusive charge
and control OF the hospitals for the treatment
to provide and pay for the use
such .persons as wen as to designate such. and
said Board may cause proper care and attendance
70 be gwen to persons SO SICK, OF removed when
1t shall be made to appear to the said Board that
such person Is SO poor as to be unable 10 pro-
cure Tor himself sucn care and attendance, or
that the public health requires special medical
care and attendance.
At about one O'Clock yesterday afternoon Health
Onicers Drs. Day, Taylor and De Marmon accom-.
panied by DR.. Porter the resident physician made
visit OF inspection through the Institution Tor
Deaf Mutes, and also to the mansion house adjoin-
Ing the asylum, temporarily used as Q smallpox
hospital After they had finished their examina.
tion HERALD reporter conversed with Dr. Por-
ter, who made the following statement:-
The medical officers from the Board OF Health
and myself have visited the establishment, and
they have approved OF what has been DONE With
reference to the inmates in the Mansion House
ouHa frou W. rio
seven OF whom are deaf and dumb children, and
the three others are attendants. some OF the
cases are cOnvalescing The cases commenced
supervisor OF the boys, Noodle, ne was attended
by DIR. Goodrich, a homeopathic practitioner, at
Noodles own request. The treatment Of Moodie
was exclusively homeopathic, ana Dr. Goodrich
reported when he died TO the Board oi Health that
the cause o death was 'black measles" We are
not responsible lor this. DR.. rockingham and
myself had absolutely nothing to do with the
treatment OF the case. ] helped, however.
sent twelve children TO the Smallpox Hospital on
Bacxwell's Island. They were only suffering from
ger the health oil the others by their remaining In
the institution. With reference to the children
thar have been sent home, have only to state
Thanksgiving week, ana not on account OF any
panic. In act less children went home during
last year. We are all exerting our utmost en-
deavors to stay the progress OF the disease. Dr.
Frothlngham Is consulting physician and one or
the executive officers.
BURIED AT TRINITY CHURCH CEMETERY
One OF the children sent over TO the Smallpox
Hospital Is dead, and was buried to-day at Trinity
church Cemetery, situated In this neighborhood
The nrst case sent to the Smallpox Hospital was
that OF Emma ]. Whitaker. About the 10th inst.
We commenced vaccination, and up to sun
when, as l was not getting on quickly
enough, called In the assistance OF the Board OF
Health. With reference TO the case mentioned in
to-day's HERALD, of cnild removed from the In
stitution, and OF which the father caught the
smallpox, | would say that the child was re.
moved from here suffering from diphtheria, and
the lather, subsequently, caught smallpox, how
we do not know. Mr.. sawyer, the undertaken OF
Noodle and OF the institution, who Keeps a shoe
shop near the congregational church. denies that
he has been suffering from smallpox. l do not
think that more than three or four children have
been removed from the institution to-day, bat as
IL Is a boarding school the parents have the right
to remove them when they WILL We nave about
four nunured children here at present. and the
statistics printed in the HERALD to-day was airly
correct. we have told the parents and guardians |