New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-10
NEW ORLEANS SATURDAY, TO- 1876
The Health of the City.

The Health Of the City,
New Orleans is to-day enjoying excellent
health. There is NO sign Of yellow fever,
and the small number of deaths last week.
only l12, promises an exceedingly low rate
of mortality for the year.
In order that this condition of things may
be permanent. it is imperative that sani-
tary laws should be obeyed. The city has
done nothing thus far to remsve the nui-
sance complained of on Tuesday by DR..
White. The matters complained Of are ex-
clusively within the jurisdiction of the city,
and the remedy for the fnOst offensive is
simple only covering of earth, close at
hand, being recommended. That the fifty
thousand citizens. more or less. who pur.
chase food at the markets near the Dump
ing ground, should be compelled to receive
it, contaminated by the touch of tho myf.
lads Of flies swarmine from the fostering
garbage, is an outrage, The air. too. is fall
of decompoaiDg matter, and made un-
healthy to breathe by this nuisance. The
too emphatic, and if the recommendation
Of the board is not carried out the city gov
ernmen. will be responsible for the incvita-
bic result:
New ORiEANs. July 6. 1873.
Hon. Charles ;. Leeds. Mayor OF New Orleans:
SIR-I am instructed by tho Board Of
Health to invite the consideration Of tho
honorable city government to che urgent
sanitary Necessity which exiets for the TN.
mediate filing or drainage into the river OF
that series of offensive pools which disgrace
the levee Of the First District, and to ex.
press its emphatic disapprobation of the
present custom OF nsiDg this batture as
dumping ground for city cffAl.
In the Second District = portion Of the
levee opposite the French Market is used
for this purpose. TIE extended surface of
purifying, offensive matter collects large
swarms Of flies. and gives forth most dis.
gusting and deIeterious odors.
These nauseating and 1OxiOus emanaciohs
are not alone annoying and unhealthy to
those doing business and residing in the
vicinity, but pei meating the atmosphere n
every direction; they invade the markets,
carrying with them the germs Of putrefac.
tion and deleteriously aiect the meats and
other food exposed for SALE
These are notoriously carriers of injections,
poisonous matters and the meats OF the
French Market ere liable to be vie;ted, and
GUS flies, which settle upon them imme-
diately after leaving these piles Of foul de-
caying matters.
The dumping ground on the fevee az tho
head of Thalia street il an intolerable nui-
sance of like character and of great extent.
The foul odors generated, and the swarms Of
flies attracted and fed by these II asses Of
decayine Offal penetrate the dwellings,
places of business and shipping of this |
The stenches emitted are
most offensive Go the senses and are exceed |
ingly injurious to the health OF all who live !
or are compelled by business to semain !
within their influence.
Last summer ell the persons living on
ship laid to the wharf between two of those |
been made were taken seriously Ill, the
captain Of the ship dying from the disease
generated by them.
The telegraph untruly reported through
out the country the sickness upon the ship |
to be yellow fever, 10 the incalculable in
Jury Of the commercial interests Of the city.
Disease may be expected to appear in the
referred to at any tine.
uncleanliness and filth create
reither OF those great scourges Of mankind,
smallpox, cholera or yellow fever, undoubt-
IDLY prevalence OF such conditions in |
greatly favors the introduction, |
and rapid spread of epiuemic |
diseases, and decidedly increases their
severity.
With yellow fever at Key West and an
experience OF two consecutive winters |
yhich tho banana has survived. prudence
,rders that conditions and influences so
inimical to health be immedi-
'tely and completely destroyed.
1t is recommended that all the garbage |
md offal now deposited be Immediately
overed with batture eand to depth of rot
ess than six inches, and that all dumping
4 such materials cease entirely except q
hick layer Of river sand be filed in upon
ach load of garbage as soon as deposited, |
y men to be there stationed for that pur.
Oee.
This series of fuisances along the levee |
as in former years been repeatedly brought
0 the attention of the city authorities, and
ONE merely partial and temporary methods
relief have been disconnectedly and re-
lctantly applied.
The Board of Health having, under the
Nv, no power to abate this serious evil, and |
esiring to be relieved from all RESPONSE
ility in regard to it, refer the whole sub.
ct to the body in whom the duty and |
over of action inhere.
The Board of Health respectfully presents
, you the portions of the city named as I
.tOlerable, shameful nuisances, injurious =
, the good looks anu good fame of the city; =.
curious to its commercial interests; uni iust
} the property OW ners, and to the crews
nd masters OF vessels in that vicinity: at i
resent directly and seriously prejudicial to =
lblic salubri:y, and for the future an abid-
e threat of epidemic, sickness and death. :
In behalf of the board have the honor to
D. very respectfully. WHITE