New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-07
PUBLIC HEALTH INTERESTS.

THE PROJECT OF A LARGE ABATTOIR TEMPORARILY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AGAINST FILTHY STREETS
THE FoRDuAM POLICE COURT BUILDING DE-
NoUNCED AS UNSUITABLE.
| The Board of Health met yesterday, Prof.
Charles F. Chandler presiding. Sanitary Superintend
ent Day reported 159 inspections by the Sanitary In
specors during the past week The Disnfecting Corps
visited 63 dwellings where contagious diseases were
found, and disnfected and fumigaed 50 houses and
their outbuldings. The Ambulance Corps removed 80
persons sick with smallpox to the hospital The fol-
loving is q comparative statement OF the contagious
diseases for the past two weeks:
ws T T, TP Pe f sas' M ppe s P M. S91
h hs5i1 s 81: 10 q g 9 sS 81 g
There has been a marked increase in dipiheria and
smallpox, which is chiefly due TO the change OF tenn
perature and the wet filthy condition Of the
I'm the tenement districts. DR.. Elisha Harris, Register
OF Vital Statistics reported 565 deaths for the past
week. against COS for the week before The decrease OF
mortality for the past week has been principally In
lung diseases, pneumonia being charged with % less
| deaths than in the week before.
A communication received from W. T. Martin.
Secretary of the Union Sock-Yard and Market Con-
pany withdrawing application Of that Company for
permit to slaughter animals, conduct the business OF
fatmelng. &c. in building to be erected on the lot
bounded by Fny-eg hth and Fify-ninthsts. and Elev
| enth and Twclthayes. Tho reasons for Withdrawing
this application were tnlt tle
prise had shown to be great and founded upon
such false premises that the Company prefer 10 wait
| short time and present TO the people carefully
prepared OF the result OF tho trial OF abators
| that have been erected aud are now In active
operaon IN various cities OF this country. The Com
paDy are 10 have inspections made by competent per
sons of the aDattOirs IN this country and,
possible full report Is to DO made publc. Tie COMPANY
hope, by such report TO be able convince the public
| that the feeling expressed at the last hearing
the question before the Board OF Health. that all abat
tors necessarily nusances IL based on false impress
sions Then another application II 10 he made for "a
permit, and II granted, the Company viii then
with the work OF erecting the buildings Tor the abatO
The Company believe that this course VIII overcome the
| present public opposition to their plans
petition received from tue Inhabitants OF the
Twenty-tAIrd aud Twenty fourth Wards. representing
that the building selected by the Common Council for
holding the police courts aud for Use prison II
suitable for that purpose IN sanitary point of view.
The building In F0rdham the depot aud tue Gel
lar Is damp and unhealthy Prisoners cOnliuej Ia
proposed cells woud DO la great o serious
lacks OF disease 1t therefore urged that the Board
OF Health should interfere and condemn tho building
ent inspection report. The Secretary. Col En-
mona Clark, reported the amount OF fees received
| for searches aud transcripts OF births. marrI-
| ages, etc, TO DO tsJ which was paid To
| the CITY Chamberlain. W. 4. Prentice, Attorney
| of the Board. reported that he had Instituted
actions. by order OF the Board, against persons
against whom complaints had been made for violations
OF sanitary ordinances Sanitary Inspector Viee
ported that u ghteenths between SECOND and Third
ayes WIS IN nlthy cOOilu0D The report roio-rcd
| To the Board Of Police Commissioners
Dr. MVreau Morris las sent lottor 10 the Board,