, 1877-12-01
DIPIITIIERIA.

DlPIITHER1A.
Latter from ehs Health, Com nnalesfonas-Nec-
es.ary Sanitary praca uslons.
Health Commissioner 1)a Wolf las addressed
the following letter to Mayor tleatt, regarding
the sanitary condition ot The city. and the ne
ccssty for taking alcaslres to present the spread
Of dfphtheria, typhoid fcrcr an1 smallpox, tiIs
winter. fhc suggestions arH uf tho Highest
practical inpostancv. and will commend thcol-
selves 10 all:
s1s IT, ""ss 2.,sf s sE a,5;ss HIT Esr e. gs,ss
been rapidly built, aul little regard las been
had f1r The pfopsf sanitaty construction and aur
that II seems necessary 10 warn tic citizen asnin
snd amin Of ths dastget which he lncurs by sncl.
nsssct. To c'n,'ha'lze thls waning Il T. proper
nsccstatnc1 concerning the ctrcHn4tahtlat an5 local
ltstar! Of prescntabe causea Ut di.care and dcnth
~ %ss IL A. st.sssp p,sv,ssss r.; .asesses,
spr,ng has largely hbnttG. ti.rhthersa IL appear.
ting =, son,o ssct.ons Of the city. Hcar'et fevor
mistaken for aIphshcrla; Lus, asde from luis
error. lie fact II obsess cd that to areat extent,
ths.e ", txg donsst1e psstf!snces e1h!hlt thst
nriehhorhoods, anu surrounded by the sams con.
r.
th1 city Is not largely Influenced by sanitary con.
lttons. It as prevailed 10 about tho same extent
In Uns waEt ~ In another; but tho fatality IL
oaiow. .Yra!e "nelgIboshoods Of tho Filth and
Fonsteenth Wards tasn IN Tho Fourth and, Rav.
that dphthrra tnns'ke scarlet feycrl Is generally
due to uns1nllaFy conditions of sal1 OF dGmcllc,-
!. b9tn Of a.ta and sanitary neglect. willie tlko
ssryca where Gash Of somc Kin,t nlosl abouuta:
Ntnety.two cases Of oiphtherta In scyenty-six
n9nsss ,es ha. oa9n .eposa u s san 1ss
twenty -four recovered. This does moi oxhibtt tio
proper proportion Of deaths 10 actua! cases, Tor,
donhtedly cares OF recovery not reported. Every
houso reported aatnftcted VIII, d'nhiheria has been
+, IN ~n9 hS aa :ast
ng:. with statement IN dethl Of every fact which
son!d intsrc.t and instruct ms 'ras reporter (Nr.
lou*e* exaD!nea iheru aso only tonr tn i roos!
sanitary eonlttton: anl even these may b. found
st fault ~ .asshst esamiuat!os,; nefcctl,a,
satusntcA viii, lsh eate bastna tail md orunytvu
hsnscs llcd viii, fewcF xa. dark damp, ovcscroud.
dsainlng ull stops Into the .tIeat CUTTERS; nithv
personal labtta whtcn cur on.y bo characterized al
beaaty-all th1s tells ti.e story. iet In aouo ID
md sesupuluuay attentive to santtsry conditions,
and tho eausn IA only discovered By accident or al.
t1t aG fs:sa ns oesnt9ss tsSs ss = Of paasa
gentleman living in the Wcat Division Of The city.
Tho house was substantial and we'll butst in good
nsnt,nnahfc ~ o'"1 ~ n'can1nns Mote uhe1,
H. e191 Is ~ cigar
tha K, ~ -; thn ,. s no
s a. shot IT, up seveta eet Al @ oaops.t SuE bt
poisonous eas was cscarIns from nc sowcr through
xars sor,,om nsv1.r m x.sai.t aae IN. vas tae
:sS tSo 1y pps stG tae fhney ns. out
ps.tsa t. IN me y d. ntoHss ka,|y on the morn
tsnc " IL n,n1, naii.nt ~ ..s ~ ..h..
~ ~. ~ y, ns .,e a; n'J.. saf'n nipatnesia
si sS W. @ eacd ~ 5nasst 5xa;s
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nssn 'as n'''es sela9eu tao fol-
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