The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-20
SOME NEW BOOEs.
The Annuni Report Of the New 'Yorh Board
Of Health for 1873

Its Organization, May II, 1879 20 April 20, 1874.
The most noticeable sanitary improvements
eferted during tho wear In question appear 10
have been tho destructionof the vile booths
aboat oufpubitc markets, ara the general vacs-
tion Of underground Indications. The former
Of these important works was executed with
common abe nfmness by officers Of the de-
partmeut, IN the face Of strong opposition. Tho
forcibIo election 81 hundreds Of miserable troe-
lodytcs from their suotsuauean abodes seemed
a cruel proceeding, bat was really most hui
name ono
A treat Improvement was llkcwlse effected
durlne the year in ttaf portion OF the city, ON
the North River, known ma the Thirty etghtn
street nuisance DISTRICT" from which were
abolished most Of the noiaomc odors that had
rendered the locality such an abumiussion to
residents and Dtifhbors for several miles
around.
The various Individual reports which cuusti-
tute this volume are with some except ions sim
iar IN character to Chose of former years. Dr..
Day, tho Sanitary Snpcrintcndcnt. ably discuss
es vaccination ana tho method Of dealing
with smallpox IN rroat cities. lilo refers
to plan for the creation OF perm mont
special corps Of officers for gratuitous public
vaccination; a proposition since carried into
edect. Various measures for protection against
cholera and other Infectious diseases are de-
ncribed ut length, and arc supple mcnted bv the
| very complete reports OF DIR. II. Endemann.
aud Mr.. Ewvn Waller, on disiutection and
| disiufcctants. Mr.. Waller Ia forcet. 20 confess
that our knowledge OF the practice Of disinfoc-
ticn Il az vet very npcrfect, and cor ciudcs from
an examination Of the dsiifectarts sold in this
city that carbol!c acid IL by far tito beat disin-
tectant % all, and that, of the mon attic or nor-
ennic preparations zinc salts, or o mixture Of
zinc and iron salts, nitrate Of sesquioxide Of
iron, and manganese salts, arc the most efficient
The reports OF the various Sanitary Inspectors
| and Assistant Sanitary inspectors concise and
practical. These officers medical men OF repu-
| alton, who do an Immense amount Of good by
| constant, persistent, and quiet effort There
are two reports upon cholera In the West and
| South west by Dr. Peters and DR.. JuIson. II was
| spprehended In 1873 that the choh ra then pre-
| waiting In those regions might RAN, New YORK /,
| and DIR. Peters undertook an examination Of
| the progress Of tile disease within lhc country
| invaded. while DIR. Judson traced Its course
through the several States bv a careful scrutiny
| Of the newspapers. DIR. James, thJ Assistant
| Sanitary Superintendent, has a short .p0rJ
upon apparatus Tor roscuing drowning persons,
while various methods Of rcsuse tation are
set forth. Precautions against suusirokc
and hydrophobia are also expais ed. rhere
Ia brief but interesting xftlc,c by
| DIR. Hamilton on the liability OF car
drivers to certain diseases OF the. oircuiatory
al" nervous ays""s' 'hun'ep oS VhSr peculiar
""uo VI n'e' III hnpil'"h t"lhS' nav the
"'"' ~ "' "N''N"'Ne" 'a' u'Ne' '"""'' ne
'0~"i"'s"' ""u '"'' "e r"ou'" oe Iul hih"eu WIN
'','' ur' .'"'e sent III "n"'ier report II -
"ieeu 'o"e street cars sh"uid ne provided
WV" yates u. t"er 'front.' platform 10 pro
'0' '"o 'u""o "e''"st H'oueh's-" very
necessary measure, upon which the Board OF
| Health should insist. The pfohtlkion of
ous"'""s III h''''t cars WIS an "AoeiIs"t step
!" '"e i'tnt "Tec''oh' MT "aiivrs rcpott up'h
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