The New York herald., 1874-07-29
SANITARY MATTERS.
At meeting Of the Board Of Health. held yes.
terday afternoon. the following reports were re-

terday afternoon. the following reports were re-
cetved and adopted:--
The sanitary Committee respectfuly report that on
orceent Of the "rainahce re9rns to
separate ashes and garbage. The action was taken at
he eeanSs ss Bureau %s 81 prepaeG
tneroughly perform its part by providing separate
Ins Board proceeded issue notices house
keepers to separate the ashes and garage would be en-
complied With the notice, against thesa who did not
suits were ordered 70 be commenced low inr the Bu
o oM ~ by hs eo%ss Nm S Snt ,
base only one cart Is proyided and tins receives me
ssnsqTs ts Board Q. Health rsauiIns them to
the ashes when the cartman does not disc rinnate bur
again mixes them-in his cart.
always been deep concern this lsoard. II
c s a Of the the te m r OF s
more liable to contamination from this source than
material have aimed to secure its prompt removal from
,.e house and from the city IN the least
s M for he ,ro % Of
na e% s g under de ns b.
hods it responsible Tor the execution ali its details
When the bureau @ a. aperaa
is WORK OF a nh the Board OF Health receives the
the recent effort Of the Bureau Street Cleaning
arSao his ON appcSn OF OF the
President of the Board OF Police undertook good faith
the duty.
made OF the neglect Of the cartmcn to remove the ashes
nS to n to i csr mater h q Of ant nfres e
the Bureau OF street Cleaning performing its part
Health compel the people to be to the trouble
ana expense OF sspafatna the ashes and garbage II the
removal
he committee recommend the adoption of the follow
Sesoyed rhat the Board Q. Police be and Is hereby
ures now in course Of execution the removal of
the IL ssse. s city
sepsracart and general the success witch has al.
TINS so, ssSs M fi's d. Seisafs
In the week ending Saturday, the 25th inst, 81
dssh II this ha s the
correction shows that y Of the deaths reported during
deaRs the
week There was no other marked increase OF NOR.
,slity las, week and in the pTeyisas than thar
ialts he increase occurred in infants under years Of
age Upon % map OF The city now sbmted the places
curing The past week, and special symbols show where
The mortality the past weeks has remained quite
steadily ~ az AVERAGE Of l5 deaths DAILY. The deaths
cent or three liths q the total mortality while over
e sese 's rhre sa aea un were G m chased to
sr direct OF OF heat e and n to
temperature the week was one degree lower s
degrees fahrcnueltl thHn IN the
a a" Week xHs %s9 afsr the hu-
The excessive infant incre
OF diphthera-ron 81 to 81 fatal incrc
IN the toai mortality OF persons five age,
marked characteristics OF each the past three
deaths occurred IN the city. II the dav of least
mortality several On the 18th INST there were
IA deaths sby the largest number that will occur
in any day i'll TIE year There days in july
1873 when more than 1jO deaths occurred Ia this city
The infant mortality then as at present maintained It's
part in the increase.
During perioa like the present, when the whole
pOplation over years of Is enjoying degree
heahfulncss quite unusual Tor the season The causes
which combine 10 destroy infant lite may be more
little group of infants that swept of ,cpalv illus
the chief of fatality among The
badly housed and badly nourished During the mont
OF June misguided woman. In the name OF charity
gathered young children from mothers, and before the
oth OF July OF the pcrished. the same time liz
other tenement houses and throughout cicrnlv
sections Of the city. infants rapidly sickcned have
been daily dying rom the which spring
tivity in and about such tenenclfe whenever few
weeks o continuous high temperature prevail What
described several producing
the fatal result Bnt s safe to that the impuriiv
the atmosphere OF the places where these children
scken and die 50 nuinerou>y must be charged with an
eqa, share OF the esi which continued summer heat
implies and which gultv and noursinent of IN
ian.s also help produce Therefore, ii is desirable
that all parents and careukers young infants souid
under medical advice, test the saving value %, the
larger parks oi the city OF hills, in their
city home enforce absolute cleanliness and constant
ventilation ELISHA HARRIS, n. D.
Registrar of Vital Statistics
The following - comparative statement of ca ses of
onag0us diseases reported at this Bureau the two
weeks ending July 20, ls4:-