New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-05
uJpSyrHmER SANITARY MEASURES

,vop,, on ,c,,r po.Rn OF uEALTH-THE CONDITION
ar ,,,p prvp poISTs-INTEREsTING MORTALITY
FACTS
The BOARD of Health at its meeting yester-
day accented an Invitation OF the Boaru Vi ioneo "
hold a JOINT meeting TO confer regarui"s 'uo 1.
10 be taken to enforce the sanitary oru'n""
householders to put garbage ana ashe' ~ p
boxes, and also requiring caftmcn W sUaa 80,
bage and ashes In separate carts. lho oo ~, -
inc will he held on Tuesday next at p. H. INC Po"co
were requested, whenever they telegram io'
a case of smallpox, to send the name Vi 'ii P
the attending physician. permit was is'uou W u'
Marr,ott 10 keep dog pound In tho Egn'eeu'n war;
Market with the condition that all the uoEs po Ao
hefore m in order that their bodies may DC removed
~ once from the city, Frank Swift contractor TOT tne
removal of offal had complained that ~nen 'nc Jugs
were killed late in the day he was not ap' " ,o"o''
tham until nearly "a hours later, by which tme they De-
come offensive the ofa boat making out ono "Trip oaS
~ Rarren Island and then early in the morning
Sanitary Superintendent Day reported that the san-
tarv Inspectors had inspected 2O buildings searching
for conditions detrimental TO health during the past
week The buildings Inspected were diVlueu as oio"s'
Tenement houses, 877 private dwellings, iS; otnor
dwellings I21 manufactures as Stores 81 saDies' ~
slaughterhouses 80 fat-renderlng factories 10 prev"
cries 8; courtyards, 81 cellars, 81 waste-ppes, o.
The Disinfectpg Corps visited 81 premises where persons
suferiug from contagious diseases were FOUND and had
fumigated 81 houses. and had strewed disihlecunH
chemicals in 1i3 miles OF streetgutters Tho following
markets were disinfected Washington Fulton Cath-
erine and sprngst Permits had been granted to the
of rs vessels TO discharge cargoes Oh
from the Health Officer Of the port.
letter was received from Controller Green stauns
that he had received the report Of sanitary inspector
regarding the bad saDtarycondtion oil the seets Ill te
vicinity Of the Five Points, and also the iet'ef Vi Oo
missioner Van Mort stating that proposal ior rehu
atng and paving the SAID streets had been sent 10 the
Department Of Finance June 25 and that no intorn
ton OF any action upon it had been received in return
Controller Green's letter then proceeded as follows:
The proposal was returned the 22d INST 70 the De
partment of Public Works without my approval because
the sureties although the contractor was duy ufeccu
TO produce Them failed TO appear and Justify The con
tractor had previously asked by letter addressed 10 TINS
department, for all extension of some days To ehaDe
him 10 obtain the attendance Of his suretes one OF
whom said TO be III and ample time was given MN
perfect ms proposal III respect TO suretes Tue sure
ties not appearing III due ;lme, lie was lnoIea' uaer
date the 10th ns that II they did not attend at this
Office before noon, of Saturday the 18TH INST,
should action upon his proposal. The contractor
thereupon asked that the time for producing the sure
ties he extended until the 2st ust when he promised
he would have them III attendance or substitute other
parties in their stead Upon the failure OF tie suretes
appear to qualify the 2lst inst the proposal was
returned to the Department of Pnbc Works on the fol
lowing day without my approval The delay therefore
this class OF public business and TINS department has
from the beginning made every effort to facilitate the
execution or the contract"
DR.. Elisha Harris, Registrar of Vital Statistics in his
weekly report stated that there 75 deaths reported
during the week ending Saturday Aug. l, 1874 against
deaths that verified having actually occurred
in the preceding week This decrease in the mortality,
last week shown two classes OF the deceased per
There 100 less deaths among children under
five years of age, and there were IS less deaths from
phthisis pumonals n older persons than In the pre-
ceding week. There decrease OF Go deaths from
diarrEeai diseases; IL from phthss IL from marasnus
from dphtherla, and from scarlatlna or Ill less ny
these five diseases. The temperature at Central
Park 1912 Fahrenheit last week, and iis' the
previous week. The maximum last week was s6'; ana
the previous week 900 Dr. Harris says that 50 far as
the records mortality SHOW the conclusion is that
human life enjoyed greater security IN this CITY last
(he last week in july than had been enjoyed In
week in the previous eight years eX-
ceptng 1867 1869 and 1871. the records Tor tho past
nine years the five weeks ending with July, show
that high temperature in this city, when II has continued
a attended by excessive mortality among
children under years Of age; ana whenever such
temperature coDoned with excessive moisture OF the
atmosphere the mortality reaches its maximum.