New-York tribune., 1874-11-11
THE FOES OF GOOD HEALTH.
CAUSES OF EAST RIVER sTENCHEs-DipHIhhhiA
STILL EPIDEMIC.

CAUSES OF EAST RlNEh
STILL EPIDEMIC.
Persons living on Murray Hill who have COM
paiued OF tho senches arising from the East River nave
dopa so with good reason AssisantSanitary Superin
lanes who made the inspection OF the causes
Of these senches several weeks ago, was interogaeu
Yesterday upon the subject tDr James said that lo
senches which annoying to the residents Oh ur
ray Hill are not under the control OF the boaru Vi
Health In this city At Greenpont and Hunters ron'
there are oil factories situated that when the ~nu Is
in the right direction the Murray Hill district Is hed
with worry offensive odors Perhaps worse than
these are the stenehes from the rendering estaD
nshments and the IIferti.izDg manufactures IN
Williamsburgh. The gas works IN 'nis ei"
are now using the most modern appliances for deodor
izaon and though the neighborhood OF any gas "orAS
WILL at times, be pervaded by offensive odors unaof
the present management Of the Board OF Heath 'heso
offensive odors have been reduced to minimum ino
sanitary Rureou of this city are ready and anxious said
DR. lanes 10 do all in their power to aoae nusahces
and oenses against the public health but cannot ac'
where the causes beyond the jurisdiction OF tno u
partment DR.. James added that he had ta'keu win
one of tho members Of the Brooklyn Board VI
Health and explained 10 him how the Iactories unu
establishments under the jurisdiction OF that Board are
the cause Of serious complaint TO the Ne@fork boara
Of Health The offensive smells supposed to come from
the gas works OF this city have been clearly SHOWN "
proceed from other sources entirely
The Board OF Health did not hold their regular weekly
meeting yesterday. several of the members wero ~
Philadelphia attending the American Puphc heai'n
Association meeting. The Secretary OF the Board re-
ceiyed the weekly letter Of the Registrar OF Vai et
tiscs Dr. Harris gives the whole number OF deaths Id
the citv for the past week IA than for the
week nre yious. Dphtheria Destroyer o. nVes IN .o
mast week-53 children and adult-and 19 In the 1ouI
weeks previous. This record shows that the useaso
must be declared epidemic. and Dr. Harris recom'ncnus
that such sanitary precautions be taken as the
ing mortality calls for earnestly Ihe pecullaity VI
the endemic has been that sanitary measures nave co
trolled the yrulence OF the disease Where the u"c
inps are upon high and welldraned gr0und eltner III
the city or the surrounding country, the ianies re-
siding there have been exempt from visita,ons ol
diphtherla In the low, drained sections, that uh
tbe families in the enements have been aieteu Win
frequent vstaons of diphthera that IN some instances
hayg DESTROYED the entire household III E almost uSeess
for the medical officers in these poor districts 10 r2e
sanitary and the isolation OF cases tha 50
necessary TO the recovery OF the SICK. LNch II tho
nareus could appreciate the necessity or sanitary meas
nres they are not situated that they can carry tS
ont in such a manner to make them eHoctlNe. IN
mother whose 18 months child perhaps Is stTlckon
with phthera ls usually nursing an infant, ana mas
two other children. and years OF age respectively.
Ali occupy one ROOM the children bed This mother
must he the attendant OF all, and how can sle aNOu
carving the infection from one 10 the oIher nang
even the affections and maternal Instincts dangerous
IN her ofspriug The records show steady increase vi
be foe to childhood and physicians urge the necessity
OF hospita where the may be Isolated, ana where
scientific medical aud sanitary measures can De Drought
to bear 10 stamp out the epldemIc'