The New York herald., 1876-07-21

mar and so little girl spoke broken English
and interpreted. There were sixteen families
babies in he FIRST house. The Doctor proceeded
through tho tenement Everybody was making
cigars-men women aud children spreading out wet
leaves, rolling, packing and moulding cigars The ba-
bics Serc playing on the floor, well and happy, no.
body sick IN the entire block. and the doctor spccu
lated upon tho wonderful dsinfecting powers OF to-
bacco. The next house was an Irish tenement. There
were thirty chiliren playing in the passage not
with shoes or stockings on. Pals OF garbage
stood IN the hall the sink was full Of dirty water and
the smell was ntolerablc.
"How many children are there in this house ," said
the Doctor, approaching lady whose only garment
was a calico dress.
"The house is full of them" she replied. 'MrS
Reilly, on tho first, has seven. ana Smith 1--WE; Tim
Finn, on the fourth, has eight and O'Mahony four. p"
The Doctor entered Mrs Reilly's apartment fol
lowed 10y four women and fourteen children OF differ
Mrs. o'Reilly in wrath drove the children
out and hcn took child OF about two wears of age cn
The iloor sayng:-"rhis ones sick. What do ye think
OF ihat heady There's nuthin' in It, That head amt
any good" The chi.d's head large and III formed
bur the Doctor explained that hc had nothing to do
with heads. The mother ntmated that she didn't be.
licvc II would live long and that she had six any
how This district, while representing variety OF
"llic, ala not reveal 20 many sick children as was
anticipated
.'cuARSsL HOUSES
are located IN Franklin. Baxter. and the surrounding
thoroughlnres Gown town On the low ground. Here
the houses were found 10 be much dirlicr moro
croMued nor ana disease breeding In one small house
between Centre street and the Bowery were found
twenty-five families, or one IN each room. Some OF
them take boariers. THIS house alone holds suli-
Gent number TO stock small village. ''How many
children In This housc:n asked the Doctor OF MRS Ma
gee, on the FIRST floor.
''Oh, there must be hundred more Lots Of them.
There's funeral this street nearly every day, and
they arc all the children -
The stencil on the stairs and in the rooms was terri
BIZ" I'm cans aud Wooden boxes with garbage in them
on every floor. Childrcn sick aud crying on every
door, without medical or any other attendance The
doctor prescribed aud gave excursion tickets, hu:
one woman refused to accept, saying. "Pocr PEOPLE
couldn't walk so lar 10 the boat through the sun. y
The corps yesterday made over 800 visits gave ad-
vice in $50 cases and away over 2nO excursion
tickets. The Board expect these visits WIZ effect
change in tho mortality next week.
AN APPEAL DRUGGISTS
At q special meeting OF the Board OF Health ycstcr-
day the following circular ordered forwarded to
the various druggists OF the city
To ruy DRrcCisTs CRY NTw yonx
The mortality children of the
classes during the heated term has compelled the
Health Department appoint o special
20 visit tenement houses ami to tor sick children whose
able emplny rhySician The
these will be simple but the dispensarcs
already overworked and cannot honor them We appeal
therefore, the interest o humanity begging
In ling the prescriptions signed by Assistant Sanitary
spcctors ynu will make charges posi-
Bile G. i. O. NNDil.R President Health Department.
NEw NOHH Ju'F 70 1876.