New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-06
TIL ppo,usE OF A HEALTHY SUMMER.

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THE PROMISE OF A HEALTHY SUMMER.
~ rScoURAGING PROSPECT - THk HEALTH or III"
cry ExCrLIENT--THE PLAGUE SPOTS cLEANShD
THE TENEMENT-HOUsEs UNDER CLOSE iNsrE0-
TON. go
RESPONSIBLE as the duties OF the Health COM
,ssoners are AZ all times OF the year. that RESPONSE
bity is increased threefod during the summer mouths
by the necessity Of guarding against pestence Inc
populat,on OF this city have not suffered from any
epidemic disease during the past Winter, ana tho mum
Der OF cases Of contagious diseases has peeh small i"o
outlook for the Summer is also good On Iuesuay as'
DR. stephen Smith, Health Commissioner, stated that
the city had rarely been in such an excellent CONDITION
TO ward of the epidemic diseases peculiar 10 summer "a
nj present The frequent rains during April and May
have thoroughly cleansed most Of the streets
All the impurities in the streets from wnch uhuor tho
Summer sun diseases often spring, have apparently
heen swept into the sewers This is shown by an nspec-
ton of the reports OF the Sanitary Inspectors whose
duty 1t is during their long tours through the city to
note the position OF every unwhoesome looking slough
and report the fact of its existence to the Board OF
Health In the reports at present few OF these eoughs
are mentioned and it is evident that their number ID
small.
The Board Of Health ia also fortunate in not having TO
encounter at the beginning of the unhealthy season Ger
tain nusances which until very recently nave ehdah
gered the health the inhabitants OF large sections OF
the c,tv Former Boards OF Health in early Summer
have been compelled to take hasty measures for
the suppression of these nuisances. which from
their gigantic nature have survived all Official
attacks The chief Of these nuisances were what may
be termed manure manufactures. They were two IN
number the proprieters Of of them having three
lots facing the East River between Forty fifth and Forty
eghthss and those OF the other three lots between
and Thirtycghth-sts, near the North
| River The process very simple 1t consisted IN
permtting the owners Of stables to put all the refuse
straw they desired the lots during the WINTER anu
then after the Spring rains had Thoroughly sa'uacu
with water the OF straw to have them turned
over occasionally by laborers. so as to permit the
poxious vapors to escape The manure produced by ns
| cheap process was sold to farmers and remover III
barges The odor from the manure heaps WIN iaVor
| able wind penetrated houses o mile ds'ant' '"ho
| greatly increased the death rate OF tno Popuia
| ton residing in houses near the lots for"er
| Roards of Health have permitted the owners
| 70 mt the straw upon the lots during the Winter
with the understanding that all the manure would be
removed by May l. This promise mas lnvarlaoly peeh
broken by the prOprietors, and the Board OF Health
Spring have been informed by the inspectors that
there were enormous mounds OF rottlng straw wnich
the propretors OF these lots before the present
Board Of Health last fall and presented petition tney
fold that their request would not be granted I'M
less they willing 10 give bonds to large amount
that they would fulfill Their promise Aer straw
was stored upon the lots usual during the past WIN
Ter ou6 o men 70 Work and upon May l. for the first
time in many years, the lots were periecty ciear Vi
The Board adopted similar course in regard to the
Algonquin the hulk OF shpofwar IN which machinery
for the fertilizer from bones and scraps
has been placed There good for the suspi-
cion that noxous vapors evolved during the process
were not consumed In the steamer but on the contrary
eseaped into the air and became of annoyance
and III health the population residing in the neighbor
hood OF the vessel which was anoored at the loot OF
West Thirty ninth-st. This dsagreeabe 0dor was per-
ceptible, and especially deleterous in the summer
time the windows OF houses were Kept open Inc
Board permitted the owners OF the Algonquin 10 carry
on their business during the Winter after they had
signed bonds they would remove the vessel beyond
the city limits Mayl. This promise the owners OF
the Algonquin have kept The Heath CSmm'ssCGer'
have also heard with great pleasure that W H. Mcneil
whose fat rendering establishment at the FOOT OF west
Fortethst was the subject OF many complain, oy lno
Sanitary Inspectors has removed MS factory 10 New"
Jersey. o.. ,oo.o., ,o,
ty IN number have been mainly engageu III nsPectne
| tenementhouses. They have mad orders to examine
the attic describe fully nuisance they might DIS
and to report the acts At G bSo 70 s at it's
meetings the of the nuisances as they were
one another and has issued orders 70
the owners such buildings that the nulsanees must be
abated. If the command be not o0eysd SUITS VIII DE
begun at once against the offenders Inc SANITARY an
spectors have gone on with the Inspection OF the
tenement houses day after day untii ,hN az o .1e
| present time the worst districts IN the cry
have been explored and their condition determined III
marked upon map in the office of Assistant Sanitary
superintendent James as having been examined are
Manhattan Island of 200 years The districts exam
ned thus embrace. FIRST large number OF tenement
in the vicinity of North Moore-st and thirdly large
number at the foot of Grands The sanitary Inspect
ors have reported to the great satisfaction OF the
Health COMMISSIONERS that they have found the tene-
ment-houses better condition than usual at this
| time of the year. Comparatively few complaints OF
nujsances have been received.
One of the causes of the good health of the city is
douhtedv the extraordinary GOODNESS Of the weather.
DR. Elisha Harris Registrar OF Records reported at the
last meeting of the Board that the third week OF May
was marked by the least mortality OF any week during
the past twelve months The death rate was equal to
On 95 per 900 persons annually. Last week the rate
2l2O per 1000 III London during the second week In
NAV the equal TO 20 per Loo annually in Edin-
burch IS in Paris, "a; and In Vienna 90
The Board Of Health intends to take further measures
during coming TO guard the city against dis
ease An effort will be made TO have all the bust
ness OF slaugherng animals done In an abatoir-Der
hans two or three abattoirs each side Of the
island The plan has not yet been perfected. however
nor has the Of the engaged 10 the saugh
| terng business been gained.
A REPRESENTATIVE STRIKE.