The New York herald., 1878-09-25
THE BOARD Or HEALTH,

WORK OF THE SANITARY DuREAU-THE CIIY's
MORTALITY RATE-NUMERoUs COMPLAINTS
AGAINST NUIsANCEs.
At the sitting Of the Board OF Health yesterday tho
Sanitary Bureau reported shat 165 complaints against
nuissnccs OF various kinds had been received from
citizens since their last session ard referred TO the
sanitary inspectors for investigation. Ono case Of
yellow lever removed to the Quarantine Hospital
and three cases OF typhoid fever removed to
Riverside Hospital by the ambulance corps BY the
comparative statement Of cases OF contagious dis
reported Tor the weeks ondng on tho 81 81
inst appeared that there IS cascs OF typhoid
fover In tho iormst against 20 In lattor week. "a
cases Of scarlet isvsr against 20 respectively In
the snme PERIOD; l ngaiust OF ccrcbro- spinal
meningitis, against OF measles. 10 against - OF
diphtheria ana OF yellow icvcr Ia tue later week.
The Bureau OF Vnxi STATISTICS reported that 47I
deaths had occurred In this city during the week end
Ing saturday, september II. Th's Is increase OF
but 80 loss than the Number during
Responding week OF las. year. The ao'nni mortality
1872 loss than tho average weekly mortality ior tho
past hvo years. and represents annual death ratio
Of 209 IN every LOCO oil the population, which h esti
mated at l,0S6, 2S5.
COMPLAINTS.
CompEint was made against tho soap factory OF
William Pinners, established at No. 142 West sevcn-
teenth street. by tho neghbors and workncn IN
Weber's factory, VITO alleged that 1t is nuisanco
abcttod by c0liusioD with ccrtsin parties not men
toned. The complaint was reicrrcd Tor future re-
port The people VINO 1.-Two In the section prised
between Wcst fourteenth aud Eighteenth streets aud
Filth and Sixth those considcr tnom-
selves mostly aggrievod
Complaiot has been fnado against some vacant lots
situated Dewcon Esst ll2th and Han streets, and
Third avenue Denr kighticth street; also one tho
north side of seventy sixth stroet, noar Third
nue.. Ii appears that tho lots unienced and
ject TO overflow aud dumping OF garbage. Tho side
walks iuil of holes otherwise out OF repair
The owners names could ne secrtaincd, and tho
matter was, by resolution, rcforrod 10 the Board OF
Aldermen.
Complaint made agninst tho condition OF Tenth
avenue between Fifty yourh aud Fifty .Gfth streets
The pavement there Is iul OF holes, In which stag
napt water lodges and Ia source Of nuisance. Tho
Case referred TO tho Board OF Public Works
Complaint was submitted against the tonemcnt
house No. 78 Grand street, owned by citizen named
Roche, who lives al No. 245 est Fourth street The
tenement II - alleged, Is occupied by Italian and
bone pickcrs; Is III diaptdated condition. the walls
arc nitby, tho ceiling broken and tho stars rotten
and dangerous Sanitary superintendent Day re-
ported that inc building Is unit Tor occupation and
dangerous 10 lifc and no recommends that II bc
Gated until properly repaired.
On the lGth inst Mr. John Savage, clerk of the Ma
rine Court. No. % Chambers street. addressed cotn
uDicaton TO lho Board, IN which he stated th tho
Presiding Judge and several members OF the Bar
sick account oil having unored IRON the wretched
condition OF the court rooms. DR.. Il. b. James, AS
sstsnt tSupsriutcadent, VISITED the premises found
the roous IN state detrimental TO heath ngcr-
Gus to lie. He recommended tho removal OF some
wnter Closets which were the cause oi the mpsint
and directed that tho upper portion OF the building DO
closed.
The attention OF the Board was called by President
Wood, Of the Board of Education, to tho detective
street, near Thiru avenue The complaint Was re-
pOrtou by MT Georgo White. inCtpa Of gchool.