New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-17
THE CITT'S HEALTH.

INFLUENCES or THE HEAVY RAIN-FhLL-DfCRFAsR
IN THE uEArH-RArE-CAvsEs OF THE GREAT
MORTALITY AMONG CHILDREN-oNERCoMING
TIE sMALL-POx-INvEsTIGATio OF DIPH-
TERRA.
The heavy rains that have prevailed for the
past three weeks have improved the sanitary condition
parts OF the city, and have been detrimental III
other di~tricis DR.. T. & Janeway Health Commissioners
said recently that it still AN unsettled question
whether the general mortality Of this city augmented
diminished by the increase decrease Of the rainfall
and the humidity of TIE atmosphere The records OF the
Register Of Vital Statistics show marked decrease IN the
dearate during the past three weeks, hut this is attrD
the fact that tine maximum having been reached
the week ending July y. the subsequent falling on i'll
the number OF deaths was naturally be expected The
vital statistics tables of this city show that the deathrae
for the 27tn week OF the year l-67 wac 472, diarre
diseases causing "a deaths; the mean temper
ATTIRE in that week TO- mean humidity 65o.
The records from sd7 1875 for the Summer months
show that tie deah-rate rises To certain point A. the
maximum and then decreases unless there is some I'M
usual cause of mortality. such the prevalence Of an
endemic III mortality for the 27h week in 1872 was
1891 there G1s deaths from darrbea diseases
anon. children under Nv, years Of age The mean TEN
pcrature and humidity for that week were also hch In
the present however the temperature and mean
humidity excessive during the not weeks SHOW
III, the Arrest dcatl-rate.
several prominent physicians and sanitaTians have
been asked their opinions upon tie cause OF the rise and
flll Of the dea;h-raie in the summer months. They
agreed Say ng that Il undoubtedly influenced ny
The temperature and The Of rainfall Bat they
attributed 10 other which may be controlled by
care and sanitary that increase of mortality
from diarrheal diseases which is especially marked
among young children in tEe summer. phys'cian who
practices largely the Thirteenth and Eleventh Wards
said Yesterday that the desttutiou ii that part oi the
city was mach greater than wOud be supposed. There
are many families who have barely been able to exist
during the PAST wear The young children have suffered
most kcely The last Win.er very severe. and the
Icemcnt season lasted much later III the Spring than
usual Infants and Young children were poorly clad
ana deprived a. me care ana nutil@hNrhl mat Ft
weather found them ururc 0Hrcd 70 rith ;in S IN cS
they unable 70 lost he Unw-o'sOin ioOd gwen
Anorer prominent nhys ian SAID thai Tho extensive
rin-t I'd GnG"HhlcI hal YER m r ,,l. 'o Zee. "a "a
"diy 9u''- ,cfS 81 !r cl.f - ~ 49,, lam,
portions. IN me over as ilc-s J, th"' lS hh uth
have hcou Gle nsed Nher now yer people nVe - &C.
lars. some IS winch are wholly under ground, the
Lcavv rams rave caused greet deal OF sickness and sui
I--t L r S, Ca,sI IN h.. irrr..scj tl. MN
by " ca.~.- of r;i,nonary anl rheumatic d-'s'-cS
The clean Ing .''c, " the heavy rain, however II Is
,-n,I I,s a.,ist,d he Board oi H,alth b. controlling
.,na.l-tox TIE records show yer marked and steady
C.c-ei>s ;hc number o. cases 0 tl~ disease IL iht
rify Tor ne week ending July 20 ll3 cascs We're re-
po.tcf Ii thc rnda- jul, 3 he number o. cas-
~ smallpox fcll % - The u,Ii Wees endns iuy 49,
there a. ,ncrnS' 10 d From that t1e tAe Close
~ each eeAn- week Ia. marked steady d-c:a~".
Thus for The wee ending NY u ne: "rt ~ as
July 4. ~; Juy -. ~. and Nus. . a. ~ ti'la!
r,cn'n. only , ca-e- hai been Iciofrc since Aug
~ J.newav -1id tai he h'l,vrd tn IL TIE Boar, oI
H"atA could &c il' money u eli' oic II 1" comm e tl
wo,1 oil IL" Vaccrtlng Corls. the Disc. T0nli
-oon be a at IN ms c.iy Pro-. ~, IT
proved ronGa.i,ci. -.j the rs, possible li bad been
added ;hal ne ply rlaa. Who have been apponted TO
fat -cN iCt nave been iH most t 'r ut. l.tl cou"
ioe. they hc-...r u,nhci~ of The vaccine .as C0'i>
-l,aH - IieH irhi ..y 800 i.'' '.e io,.'''..-