The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-28
SANITARY MATTERS.
Meeting OF the Board or HeaIth-Re ports
from the Vital Statistics and Sanitary
Depa rtments.

from the Vital Statistics and Sanitary
Departments.
At meeting OF the Board OF Health held yester-
day afternoon. resolution was passed ordering
the issue OF circular TO all practising physicians
in New York, containing the penalties
they are liable to for falling to properly
report cases OF contagious and infectious
diseases under their treatment 20 the health
authorities. This action on their part is neces-
sary, the Board says, not only for scientific pur-
poses, but also for the application OF measures Tor
arresting the spread or these diseases. After the
transaction OF some minor routine business the
following reports were read and adopted
HrAL1s DrrA@rAyST OF THE CRY o. Ssw
To the SECRETARY OF the BoARD OF HEALTH
t week we're that ended on ri, e ssa tine n
% q6 IN the preyoT: week There was less
eG tx o. Ge past month and there was no marked
phths died han IN previous wees No
yaSa ~ None @ yphus lever and only six of
,r ihs mean temperature during the week s6sde-
sree the minimum Wa 20 ams 4 OF warmth was % de-
the oegy
rate S S morality mort vs does not thai
ssaSjas i psr2id as %s
has eGu ALI ,d Ss per LOO The death London
Y per 90 but in the week that ended the 10Th inst
reported Tor in the weeS ending the s n shc Fs sr
lin and Vienna reported their death previous
The returns to the Board Health from the TWENTY
city yPsS % pswy
y.sx deaths occurred within those limits during the first
scarIaina smallpox Certain forms prevenaD Hs
in the built old Of aa ns Ely Respect
Registrar OF Vital Statistics
SANITARY BUREAU, New YORK, Jan. %, 1874
desire to call the attention Of the Board to tae i'm
aaI regions in the territory recently annexed to the
The time fnDy ~
q %
Board Of Health should be consulted
% s
sewers s hereafter. and much future eSpense
nat hs Pc
to to h ns Bo4a their Sr a sna
r,. bH F. DAY D. Sanitary sppe5ntsndsnt
M That the ne Of roSc Works and
without consultation with this Board.
SANITARY BUREAU New YORK. Jan, 2I 1874
hs S sa 81 thu Il
Assistant Sanitary Inspectors 1861 follows, viz -:
other dwellings, 81 and woR
a%Sher Houses packing Cleaning esS-
lishments manure pumps II rendering establish
mepU, breweries pier and dock 10 sunken and
vacant lots 81 Yards, courts and areas cellars and
easements, 80 waste pipes and drains l0 prives and
water closets ID street cutters and sidewalks danger
and Is visits of tho Sanitary Inspectors to
contagious diseases.
The number reports thereon received the SAM
tary and Assistant Sanitary Inspectors was 4it
During the past week y Complains hsve been received
from Sae
premises where contagious diseases were found, and
have dsinfected and umigated So houses and IS PRIV
sinks together with clothing, bedding, &c, &c. Five
cases small pox removed the hospital by the
Ambulance Corps Permits have been granted to CON
sgnees Of % vessels to discharge cargoes vouchers
from the Health officer of this port Ftythree permits
have been granted scavengers to empty clean and dis
feet privy sinks
The following is comparative statement contagious
diseases for the two weeks ending January 81. 1874
Week 7yDhns Typhoid Scarlet Dph- Small
Ending -, feSo. Fersr. Fsrer Measles heria. Dor
Jamnary T. r. So g 81 z
WALTER DE r. DAY, ND,
Sanitary Superintendent
Action In regard to the nuisance OF the Harlem
Flats will be taken by the Board at It's meet
ing, on Tuesday next.