The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-31

are dead have the doctor tor tue others nearly
speak English well, out thluR the doctor calls il
sgue Every one complains about the nasty
mAsMAro DISEASES PREVALENT.
DR.. John Shrader, residing on tnfa avenue,
that whenever the WIND blowing nom the
east the offensive doors we're particularly notice
able. In ms pracnce he mad remarked preva-
lence OF malarial fevers ana miasmatic diseases
generally. Children who were not strong enough
e. throw on rne lnsidious poison were especially
liable 10 be attacked HIS experience was thai in
the locality spoken OF IN ermttent lever, III ltS
worst forms ana types prevailed.
AN oPPokTUNE VISIT.
The reporter then drove W the residence 0 Dr.
Williqm OMeaghe 1877 East HIN street. be ween
Third and Fourth avenues. Upon the subject or
the Harlem pest beds being broacbed the Doctors
lace e9ineed a mingled ieehng OF surprise and IN
sain TO the reporter, "Weil, tnis is certainly
singular coincidence. Here l am sitting at my
on that very subject. have suffered from mala-
rious diseases myself so tnat can thoroug MY ap-
preclate tue good work the HERALD Is doing"
REPoRTER-Wen. Doctor, this is certainly very
oppcrune; finish your letter and a. the end please
state what proportion OF cases OF disease arising
| RON malaria you meet with IN your practice Ia
Doctor OiMeagner was at one time Sanitary In
spector in the sdistrlct where ne now resides, SO
that his evidence is certainly OF Importance. Ills
letter was as lollows:-
TO rHE EDIroR or THE HERALD
garbage mixed with ashes and street sweeoings there
Smells Of which The are produeve The Waste
reweries. when decomposing evolves odor similar
Plenty OF this refuse Is allowed to into the flats
streets Inc refuse from which was another source OF
danger TO health Again, within the area Of the hats
Of %Sca are very
ground the vicinity is constantly saturated with the
Here here re sources OF pss IL saen to cau,
the worst forms Of disease, as every well informed
81 Srs sw sss aga sarsss
ThTd-Overtow Of prives.
s hos s0 1--WE eo and w05s sur
Is Iaacious Tor II is not generally true II Is only The
snp e Sood daeo AND ST yn IN tns
winch injurious fatal 10 delicate infrm consd
It's fact wen known to medical men who have
they orginae Of the lower Of and
are waited 10 tle highest and otherwise healthest
ground III the immediate vicinity
In conc1sion e5 me Say s9at street sweepngs contain
course, 70 medicine.
arising from malaria does the physician meet with in
such Localities now have no hesitation in saying that
eoalse aggravated by emanatlqns from malar,oH ION
cafe Children rregnan Women and their Unborn on
spring exempt, that miscarriages not
\ common from this cause alone.
AN INSIDE VIEW or THE MATTER.
Before tue reporter took eave OF Dr. oiMeagher
4 he referred 60 MS knowledge OF the workings OF
4 the Board OF Health gained while Sanitary In
spector, IN the following worus:- "lhe routine
work oil the Board OF Health Is very SUPERFICIAL.
They merely skim over the nuisances. They are
allowing these hats 10 be filed IN without thor ough
cislu .ection winch no doubt IS the chief cause or
the prevailing sickness. state tns positively and
without hesltancy. | am now treating several
cases Of oIphtaerla sore mr. az, commonly called
ucerafed sore throat, which undoubtedly have
their origin in the malaria arising from the nats.n
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
Rev. Father eugene Magulre, OF st. PauliS
Roman Catholic cnurcn IN East l17th street.
said :-"ln regard TO the offensive doors arising
from decayed animal ana vegetable matter the
best tnIng l can do Is to give you my own expert
ence and not depend upon hearsaY, nave lnva-
riabh noticed that coming up rom, say, Eighty
sixth street, even II in the Central Park II the
wlnd was blowing rom the east or southeast, II IS
almost suHocatng, stlnIng, IN fact; yes, use
stnug, Tor that IS the proper eptfhet.v
Upon the recommendation 81 Father Mcguire
the writer called upon DR.. john DIVER at No. 224
East l2tn street. II there IS lingering doubt IN
the mind OF any resident OF Harlem that the
nling-in nuisance y breeding disease IN that
DR.. Dwyer has 10 say on the subject,
REPoRTER-Have you read the report OF the
Board Of Police Surgeons relative 10 tue filing IN
oil the Harlem natsY
Dr.. DwYER-les have, and they were GER
tsnls very fortunate In the day selected for their
investigation; and while aon't wisn TO cast any
reflection or 70 dispute any OF the statements
maze 10 the report. ! am sure they would nave
told very different story nad the inspection been
mace az night or y they had been on ,ne ground
the 1ocsin OF alarm. Inc report, of course. is
cQuleur de rose, but the "perlumen from the Oats
Is anything but the scent OF roses.
REPORTER--iour experience. then, as q physt-
ciau II tnls nelghDornoou bears out the statement
OF the HERALD tuat the efiinva arising nom the
nleu-in district i breeding disease Z
DR.. DWYER-Certalnly II Goes. Every day my
pracuce calls me DOWN 20 the Injected region, be-
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