The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-25
TENEMENT PICTURES.
Adventures of the Visiting Physi-
clan in Pearl Street.
GIVE US WORK, NOT MEDICINE"
The Board OF Health and the
Prescription Difficulty.

Board and that by application there any OF the poor
who destitute 10 pay for the putting up OF the
prescriptions given them by the visiting physicians
can obtain what they free Of charge The writer
was urging that some arrangement should DO made by
which the poor people could have their prescriptions
put up the dispensares ana quoted what Dr. stur-
gs SAID as reported 10 the HERALD several days ago.
DR. Sturgis expressed himself con ndent that such
an arrangement could be mado If the Board
would apply to the dspensaries. The writer
cited tho case OF tho unfortunate mother
of seven little children, whose youngest babe was
SICK but who had not had the PHYSICIANS prescrip-
ton filed, though she bad received It week before,
because she had not tho money 10 pay tho druggist.
He urged that the details OF this case, published In
yesterdays HERALD. showed that at least one lie mad
probably been nscdlessy LOST and that even ii only
four or i've similar should occur during the
season il would DO we'll worth while 10 make the
simple arrangement suggested IN order 10 save the
four or five little Dr.. James admitted this. but
he urged that with the provision made BY
the Board of Health TO distribute medicines
gratis at its Office, and with tho general
willingness the part of many of the druggists,
II not all the city to fill the prescriptions Of tho
Boards visiting physicians at cost In cases OF neces'
sity the difficulty greatly reduced. He admitted
however. that the ignorance OF the people whom It
sought to benefit was a serious consideration and
might frequently operate bar in just the class OF
cases referred TO- And he also admitted that in so
good work this visitation mo loophole ought to
be lott open, and that long as the machinery was
In operation ready to hand thought TO be applied
He did not promise, and probably could NOT that the
Board of Health would make the arrangement that
seems necessary with the dispsnsaries but his man
uer seemed to imply that an effort would DO made 10
perfect such an arrangement
HEALTHY DISTRICT.
Yesterday a tour OF inspection was made by tho
writer in company with DR.. Silver, OF No 10 East
Third street, who assisting DR.. Bruce In the care Of
mis- district Ho (DE Silver) was assigned st FIRST to
district north OF Grand street, the East River,
lnd finding that there cemparauvely little to do
Shere, the tenement houses being few, he was as
signed to assist Dr. Bruce, whose district las was
shown In q former srticle Is among the worst In the
city. Hsartsick at tho horrors seen for few days
past the writer suggested probably there might
be a side 70 tenement house lie which was not
altogether squad misery, ana that some even OF The
poor people, might perhaps have comfortable homes,
even IN downtown districts. selection was ac-
cordingiy made OF Pearl street and us immediate
neighOorhoOd, which IL probably tho very best Of the
district named, and dozen or moro OF the houses
containing "ihres or more" families were explored
HOME
No 439 Pearl street seems = most respectable mousse
II Is tall wde brown stone front house, Boosting OF
Two front doors, the inner one OF which Is ground
glass door, and rejoicing in Intricate system OF
halls anG short starcases emineatly calculated 10
mako the visitor think he is lost Tho first flight OF
stairs seems a cursory examination TO be built for
Ihe purpose OF enaLng the tenants 10 get TO the top
oil another Ight leads down to the back yard,
but on careful examination II appeared that this
not the soe object, for another Hight leads up
from tho landing at right angles to tho second hail
The house seem "a clean and there was NO positively
III SMELL though seemed close. All was dark, and oLly
by standing moment TO sccusLOm the syes ILe
gloom could i, be seen that doors leading
from nall iesumaoy into some oil the apartments
and that there was ng.! o. ssAfs eaa'ns UP SIN
brought no response, aud the Doctor, becoming I'm
patent beat tho devis tattoo on the Iourth WITH MS
n
said
al want 10 speak 10 you" said the DOCTOR
"weii, speak riRht along"
'.Open the dosr."
But tho Doctor had time in this fashion,
SO he went on up the STAIRS and the person inside
some one was found who Was able TO say authorita-
lively only four families living In the
house, though IRON the mJstcrousy vast appearance
II might supposed that there room Tor forty.
DISTURBED AT HER TOILET.
little further along Al No. 4l3, there was similar
difncuity IN oblaning any response to knock at the
nrst that found, and the Doctor. seeing the
door ~ns 0Pen Sesep n ans a,s,pr room l. wss
empty. and he stepped into The next room, which was
bedroom and also empty. Bsins determined TO go.
room, wrch was The parior or sitting room. The
writer behind and md his face In confusion as
he a very pretty young woman, very scantily
dressed, rush toward the door, angry demanding,
"wnat are you doing hspW
"wnat DO you meanr How dare your Get out OF
here ~ said the young woman, holly.
Al this critical moment porty German appeared,
coming from the hail, and Tor moment a battle
seemed iGmnenL There was blood his eye he
repeated his daughters orders before stopping for a
marley: but wnen the Doctor explained his errand
ana said no wss from the Board Of Health tho Ger
man gentleman grew calm and three layers sub
ssquenty disposed Of with great satisfaction
feet umity.
sentiment unceremonsus calls oil III. physicians
Is expressed Nearly all are good-naiured, ana many,
especsly among the irsn look upon Tue alter
HAL n An IN Il. ni fne ct
them with perfect potensss ana many apologies for
The dirty faces which the children ali have. MANY
are Iovia, avorite joke In reply to the question
.'Are tnere any children hersf" Is the remark by
some stout woman, "l'm the only baby ia the
family"
In No. 2o7 William street. behind which is
is IN pretty bad order fresh looking young woman
was found whose baby was SICK and whose gratitude
for prescription and an excursion ticket was very
touching No. 265 provea TO be In much worse con-
diton, though there was no rear house. The htto
as full as II well coulc be OF children, dogs and gar
bage barrels In about equal numbers. The stencil was
over child, abou, eleven years old, bent wash
ing clothes. The house Is i've stories nigh,
and though there was g., door s open I" 'he top:
through tho roei there was LILLE ventilation throu n
the house. and me balls ana stars were lar 700 ary
lies have two rooms each, Tor which they pay IRON
IS to $40 month, according TO their height. those
nearest the ROOT, AID consequently the bcalthiest
though the most inconvsnisnt bringing the least
rent As the house iull the annual rent accruibg
from IL not less Than 81, 800 ~ O00 aside IRON
what the two stores on the ground flour will bring.
ON the nitn floor, IN Two back rooms, lives q family
In which are Two little chidrsn The elder Is
strong healthy looking little fellow, about Two and
half years old, and is remarkably beautiful child.
HIS little brother, however, Who SIX moatbs
Old, n sufferer iron the hip disease, and
hts mother, good looking young woman,
said he had also the summer complaint She was
shocked when the Doctor told her she did not feed
him properly and she SAID, Indignantly, "Indsed
Try 70 give him all eau. give him crackers and
milk, and meat, and nurse him very often He gets
Wild Tor meat every time he smells II flying" Bat
she readily understood that such q diet might not be
tne best Tor child six months old, ana gratefully
took copy Of the printed rules OF the Board OF
Health for the care OF fants promising 70 read and
follow them. An excursion ticket and prencr pton
made her happy. and she smiled nsr thanks as tho
Doctor left.
ii wish they'd send somebody around to give us
WORK ana let living, instead Of send ng