The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-16
BOARD OF HEALTH.

PROPOSED DISPOSITION OF cARBAeE-wAR UPON
swuL MLK-PRoTEsr TO THE oovERSoR-
VITAL srAr1sTrcs.
The regular weekly meeting OF the Board OF
Health TOOK place yesterday afternoon.
communication was received nom the Board
o. Police, notifying the Heslth Department that
certain quantities OF strees cleaning material for
the use OF the Commissioners OF Charities and Cor
rectlon on Blackgelrs Island lay on the scows oil
the street Cleaning bureau. awaiting the written
approval OF the Board Of Health before It's removal
20 the above destination. on motion the COM
munlcatlOn was placed on lie. aud II was resolv ed
tnaE the Board OF Police be requested TO notify the
sanitary superintendent; every morning or the
location OF all scows filed with material 10 be
taKeo 10 Blackweliis Island.
BURN UP THE GARBAGE.
letter was received from hr. samuel Buen.
recommending the destruction o. garbage by IRE
as the easiest method OF solving the garbage
problem. Mr. Buen stated IN his letter that from
personal experience. ne having been conyersant
with tue method TOT years past, housenoiders
would be benefited In every point 81 view by con-
signing all their garbage 10 tue flames u their
stoves or ranges Instead Or TO barrels aud other
receptaces trial. tue writer said, would con.
vince the most skeptlcal OF ITS feasibility and
MILK ADuITERATIoS.
on motion on Commissioner JanewaY the follow
ing resolutions were adopted
whereas this Board had the call the attention
Of Hlg ENGeiieucy the Governor 10 the Objectionable
character 81 senate bill 30. l-3, when relates 70 the
adulteFaton 81 milk and whereas "a wa. then supposed
that tue bi oblectiouebie simply because would
practically egallze tgo watering ~ muk an where's
board nce learned tnat the real object % said
Olil egaiize swill MIX stables, and whereas tue
Health the city BROOKLYN fully cOncurs IN
the expressed by tis Board as 70 The dangerous
isesoved That IN the opinion o. this Board the milk
OF fea upon dstilery Swil u not heaitkfu and
that IL will seriously increase the rate q mortality
Resolved ThaI liz ony eject o. this bill should Il be.
~ the addt0 water in the TORN o. ice and = 80 A.
ize the swq milk nuisance tie Governor be respect
ialy recovered 20 witnAoh his stgaatufs tasfeh0h
RELIEF FoE NTLBROoK DISTRICT.
The same ConDlss Oner SUB .nitteQ the loloWlnQ
wnicn was also ad0ptedi=
whereas ne condition Of Albrook and The adjacent
dstric such 10 call Tor immriate eief therefore
Resolved That the Department o. Public Parks Dc
questcd 20 inform this Board a. % what progress has
been maize t0war the construction Ola trunk sever
tie limo 3 the above mcntiHnea brOOA.
TIE report the Registrar OF Vital Statistics
stated the NUMBER Of deaths lcported last week at
407 against 5ia 81 toe previous week.
The loIowinQ j. comparative statement of
diseases submrte1 by fhe sanitary supern.
tendent Ter tue week ending June IL, lsT5:-
Dsseases Jaae5 Jgas ~
Typhoid FEVER 5000. stssss.tsss44t*t4
NCaret FEVER .ttsstss..ss4 s..t*ts.tsxtstass ~ p
Measles. Y.t.s.s.sss4*t. ~ ~
UphtheriA.s .ss..s........s..t.. W m
smallpox. I'D
Cerebr0 xpihat meningitis st..sssss.