The New York herald., 1877-10-12
PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION.
NEW YoRKs SANITARY CONDITION AND WHAT
WILL IMPROVE IT DISCUSSED BY pHYsI-

NEW YoRK's SANITARY CONDITION AND WHAT
WILL IMPROVE II DISCUSSED DY PaYsI-
CLANS.
A regular meeting Of tho New York Public Health
Association held at their rooms, No. II West
Thrtyrst street, last evening. Only about dozen
members OF the society were present, and apology
made Tor the absence OF Professor Chandler VINO
was announced to deliver the principal address upon
the occasion.
DR.. Janeway presented report OF the standing COM
mittee on the sanitary condition OF Now York. He
prefaced his remarks by giving an account OF tho at
tempt made TO remove the oil nusances from Hun.
tcr's Point The condition OF the city's health
next alluded TO- The deaths from the different zymoc
diseases had been than usual during the past year
deaths from darrhoal Diseases had been some thr rec
hundred less than in the previous sun mer Part OF
these diseases wore attributable to our climate Ii
We had tho climate OF London We would
hnvo, perhaps. less than one-ha tho number Of inal
cases oil darrhma We were recently almost entirely
frec cases oil smallpox This diseuse very easily
sos under suUjoo.on proper remsdius were appieu
2 1870 less children died IN this city than in 1876. Dr.
Janeway next pointed out how tenement houses weo
productive of spreading contagious diseases, such as
scarlet lever smallpox, DC There the hLh, close
confinement vitiated atmosphere, led to weakening
the constitutions oil the inmates How to improve tho
condition oi these inmates difficult problem to
solve. These people Wooded the old system OF
living and could not be Induced TO leave their uar
tera Rapid transit, no doubt would greatly improve
the condition OF tho poor In these tenement houses OF
course tho expenses to be incurred by landlords OF
these tenemenls would ultimately have 10 be borne by
the tenants IN increased rents. Therefore the difficult
ties in determining and feasible plan to
lieve the people In this particular wcre manifold Tho
excessive cold in winter led TO pneumonia and tho
cessve heats In summer led TO diurrhsal Diseases
which caused about onc.tonth OF the death rate.
some OF tho medical gentlemen present contended
that the keeping down OF the death rate from small
pox principally due 10 the Efforts Of the Board OF
Health and the effects OF vaccination
Dr. Peters argued that the sewers ght to bp I'm
proved Those sewers should not have been permitted
TO end at the docks and empty themselves into the
rivers Tho Health Board deserved TO be defended by
Its friends every direction 1t wcll known that
It's powers had been crippled materially.
DR.. Harris contended that the community OF this
city much healthier at the present time than
during any ormer period of It's history. II the
blessing OF the lancet in vaccination that protected
us from the evils Of smallpox. The liability to puer-
per lever in this city very great, where had
about forty thousand births uuring the year. The
spread OF that Infection itself was subject OF
tho various hospitals with Increased wa.chiulness
the health OF the people generally there had been
q great falling OF In cnterio diseases.
Alter some further discussion on the above points
the society adjourned.