New-York tribune., 1874-10-28
HEALTH IN THE METROPOLIS.
DECREASED GENERAL MORTALITY - INCREASE o
DEATHS BY DIPTHHERIA-THE HEBREW ORPHA

DECREASED GENERAL MORTALITY INCREASE OF
DEATHS BY DIPTHHERIA-TKE HEBREW ORPHAN
ASYLUM GUARDING AGAINST SMALLPOX.
The Board of Health held their regular
weekly meeting yesterday. and transacted the usual
routine business beside passing several orders Of more
than ordinary interest The Sanitary superintendent
reported that the inspectors had made 22s2 inspections
in the past week Seventeen OF smallpox were
moved to the Hospital by the Ambulance Corps The
following shows the comparative number of cases of
contagious disease for the two weeks just passed
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Dr. Harris the Registrar of Vital Statistics reported
that mortality for the week ending Oct "a
52e. while that Of the week previous was S4s This
decrease Of the death Of IT, The mortality
from dphthera increased that for the week ending
Oct II being as while for the week ending Oct "a 80
deaths reported from that disease
1t was voted by the Board that the Board OF Public
Docks be requested to dredge the slip between
Thirty-eighth and Thirty -nnth-sts. This slip has
been complained OF as being filed with the
refuse pouring OF the mouths Of two
which empty into It, The siphas become
filed that when the tide Is low there is a space for
feet from the wharf that is utterly uncovered Ex
posed the sum- this spot evolves injurious to
health and the stencil Is at times overpOwerng. The
Board of Public Docks sent word that they would
dredse slip If ordered by the Board of Health This
ofUer was passcu W oeRun
at
A communication was received from the managers Of
tho Heorew Orphan Asylum In Sevent ven n-st be-
tween Third aad Laxngtonavea. saying that the small
pox prevalent IN their neghborhood and called at
teuon the danger Of their S inmates They therefore
asked the Board Of Health to vaccnate the children
froIn II years OF age. The Board voted that the
Sanary superintendent DO ordered To send the yaccna
tiop corps TO te asylum, and then adourned 10 Nov
DIPHrHRRIA EPIDEMIC IN TENEMENTs.
Tne rayaxes or diphtberia are increasing, but the
number Of in the past week have been in
thickly crowded enenents both the east and
west the city While for the week ending Oct
there rs Of dphtheria reported for the
week following IS cases registered. Thus there
iDeease Of ten in the number Of cases and Tour
In the mortality by dpbtherla The ylruleDoe OF the
disease also. has seemed 20 increase, Pnysi
malignity has OWING the condensation OF the
poisOn from the increased number of cases in eacn
building. The disease has been mainly confined to
young children, large number OF the eases being OF
Of much aval, especially in those cases that have
occurred enements mainly, however, because those
having the children charge have neglected TO call III
ply at a sufficiently early period OF the ATTACK
There are few diseases that require more prompt or
more active treatment than dIphtheria. With all the
appliances of treatment that a skiful and scientific
suggest the mortality Is great But when
precautions and active measures 0r dis
infection and treatment neglected or postponed;
the OF attack Of phtlera is soon beyond the
been according TO the ordinance passed al the
meeting OF the Board of Health nave enabled the
outbreaks the disease be located and mapped. BY
carrying this ordinance with care and honesty,
recording localities OF the disease, tne question eau
be solved beyond doubt how much locality has 10
do with the progress of the epidemic.