The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-18
THE HEALTH OF THE CITY.

MELTING OF THE BOARD OF uEALTH-THE
INSTITUTION OF ''HoUsE TO HOUSE" VISTA.
TIoN-REcoRD OF VITAL STATISTICS.
At meeting OF the Board Of Health Yesterday after
noon letter received from DR.. Taylor, Inspector
Of Vaccination In which no stated that tho CON-
mencement OF the warm weather the corps under his
charge paid its attention entirely sick suffer-
ing children During the past week 143 children had
been prescribed for and LAG tickets Tor tho floating
hospital been distributed. Since July 1870 visits had
beon made The Doctor thought that there was more
sickness aud desttutiou now than former years,
and spoke II an exceedingly complimentary manner oil
the floating hospital
THE NBw INSPECTORS
The following resolution WAS offered and passed -
Resolved That the selection of the medical inspectors
Presdant aud Chairman Of the Sanitary COM
70 nave has
perence in treating the diseases Of children
In accordance with the resolution the following ply.
sicans were appointed
j. l.. Terry, No. l02 West Forty ninth street; A. A.
Mooney No. 262 West Forty second street; William
Kelly, six.y-atn street and First avenue; Charles
sherman, No. 15z Clinton street; A. Campbell, No. 80
East Twenty ninth street; j. A. Hcaly. No. l6l East
rbrty third street; T. d. CoaD, No. 3o2 West Twenty
Twenty street: NJ. b. Early, No 50 Macdougal
street; b. Crosby. No 307 West Forty eighth street;
snoou w. Leo, No. 1903 West Fiity-nflh street; f. A.
Maxwell, No 2o7 East Fitch street; w. L.
Hardy, No 800 West Twenty seventh street;
W. T.. Mcfarland, No 30 West Twenty eighth street:
s. 81. Roberts, No. 235 Filth avenue; George Hart
No 50 West fbirty-nith street; T. Hene No. l03 East
Tenth street; Alexander strong, No $50 East Ninth
street; II. Gold,hwaltc; j. A. steurer No. 1l3 West
twenty second street; Henry a. silver No. 10 East
Third street; \. H. sturges, No - West Twenty-sec
ond street; W. A. Jaynes, No. 135 West Twenty-se
ond street; w. y. Duncan, No. Z3S West Forly-nith
street; j. W. Rob,e No 157 East Forty .nn,h street;
j. W. Reid, No. 100 East Fifty second street; Leopold
PUBL, No. 252 East Forty eighth street
BuHKAU OF VITAL STATISTICS
Eight hundred and thirty ono dsutns were reported
to nave occurred In this city during Tho week ending
saturday July H. which Is an Increase OF 15S
pared with the number reported the preceding week.
and 465 less than the reported during the COR
responding week OF 1876 The actual mortality dur
ing the week ending July 4 1877, was 100, which Is
liza below the average Tor the past five years aud
represents death OF 81 "a per 900 por-
sons living, the population Is estimated ut 1917 400.
The mean temperature Tor The week, furnished by
Director Draper OF tue Central Park Observatory was
- degrees, Fahrenneit, which is I.6 degrees above
that OF The proceeding week, but 90 degrees below
that oil tho corresponding week OF 1915 The deaths
oil children under nvo years. during the week,
$780, against 449 tor the preceding week S62
corresponding week OF the year 1870 Tho residents
Of the tenement houses appear to have suffered the
greatest during the week. 563 cent Of the total
mortaiity IN this class OF dwellings. Darrnuai
Diseases children under i've years age caused 800
deaths, against go Tor the preceding week. and go
fer the corresponding week OF lssA