, 1879-07-27
SANITARY.
Another Batch Of Reports OF Vol.
unteer Inspectors.
Nuisanoes which Need the Prompt At
teution Of Landlords.
One Of The Sources Of Our ailk SHpply---Slop'
Fed Cows.


Of the Health Department submitted their re-
ports to Dr.. De Woif yesterday afternoon. Many
Of them show that steps are being taken In
many Of the districts heretofore reported uoon
to improve the condition OF affairs. New regions
have also been visited and inspected, with the
results as given below:
THIRD WARD. -
E. F. CASTOR reports as follows: "With the
exception Of the few places reoortcd during the
past week, my section OF the Third Ward Is in q
very fair sanitary condition. 4 liberal use OF
disinfccrauts and q praiseworthy care OF little
things on the part Of most OF the owners and
tenants is tending to prevent the development
OF disease in their homes. Have found but two
cases OF acute sickness this week."
Mary L. Vincent reports: - The sanitary work
Of the tenemcnt-houses Of the Third Ward has
been so thoroughly attended to previously that
there ia very little to be done by inspection"
- SEVENTH WARD.
T. K. Ross REPORTS: II have examined fifty
tcnenent-houses in the Seventh Ward, on Bar
ber street, from Halsted street to the river. I
found most OF the houses, yards, and out
houses clean. I should mention q very filthy
privy In the rear Of No. 123 Barber street. Tie
tenement No. 112. is occupied by five families,
and is very dirty. The house should be white
washed. I found on the north side of the
street, from Jefferson to Canal Street, no sew
ers, and no. drains at all: This property Is
owned by MI John Wentworth. At present It Is
but moderately dirty. Tue occupants are obliged
to throw their filth in the alley or into the street.
The bitches are all filled up II we were to have
wet weather they would be In a swamp. They
complain, also, that when 1t rains these privies
till up. At No. 81 found woman whose sick
ness was caused BIZ the dampness. The basement
of har hopse has baen fnoded for some tima:
me Taros OF Nos. ~, %, -. aaa 70 t"nefe
they nave ples al,u cn1Shenel ase uut5
=. Moore reports ooue VI tue HOUSES ~
LloeEty strcel, FepoIeeu oY ne 1ast nesh as ~
oau osues, nhs ~ o,i,;,g ~ra vat ihe +'f at
No. - is in very bad condition in the
hack mart Of the house. Some OF the families
in me hnuse Womb like to have things kent in
h.rter order. They complnin of a bad smell
sronnd the hvdrant. and that slops are thrown
aronnd tne nrivy. At No. so tile priyy which I
renorted as in bad condition has not been clean
ed. The last rain caused it to overflow aud
onne1, feorfnllv. Several eotuplaints are made
rhat garbage is not called for as often as it
shou1f he.D
Dr.. Charles Gaylorfs reports: "l find de-
cidrd imnroyemeot generally since last report.
win few ercentions rhe houses visited are now
in a rood sauitury Condition.. I would especially
ncnlion Nos. go and 3Ol Blue Island avenue,
otru Died by poor Germans In contrast to these /
renret TO direct your especial attention to Nos
5I9 and 521 Canal street. No Improvement
since last rcporr, These premises are occupied
by thjrty-eirht human neipgs, twenty-one of
whom are children. The whole premises are
rcek,up with filth. Only one privy to the ten
familics, The whole thing, in its present over
crowded condition, is pest aud nuisance to the
neiyhtorhood. No. 5b1 Canal street is still
fIthV. Have failed to clean back ward, as prom
ised last visit. Got severe blowlng-up at NO.
AZ Riuc Island avenue bg q lady ininare for re-
nnrtins IN last visit tint staenaut water was
fonnt] in her basement, The abuse however
was received with the best possible grace whcn
1 found that the basement had been nicely,
cleaned. At No. 573 Canal street no improve
ment since last visit. Back yard and alley filthy.
EIGHTH WARD.
~ naa1;o Rim ranorts. aFo,+ar c+reet
s,n,h n % Harriinn is nayei. md II lie swI.
ort as,,-cort AMI scavenoer were mt strangers
~ Sars ~ ~ ,,on;d aven ha aes,rohis sfre.f
hsv.. vsited VI se7en houses in Ibis portion. con
+,;ninv rwent r.two families and 1{b nersons
earh :rhe garoare ia either burned given to
friendly COWS. or Thrown into the yard or street,
Tie street north Of Harrison is not paved, and
nhahitei only On one side, This part oi Foster
street is made n up 10 Of mouutans o rubbish and
nshes. The swjl-cart COMES several times a
weas I visited SIX houses here, conLsiniug
seventeen Families and sixty-hye persons.
Throu.rhout 1he entire street the majority Of the
families are scrupuIousiy clean, the ventilation
smnerior. rhey are more sinned against by the
c,tT and landlord tnan SHINING. Only two :.
nriviea have covers. and are connected with the
sewer. Tie minority Of the priyies arc too old
for. the safety even OF the children. They
shoud be torn down and replaced. The vaults
are merely holes in the ground, seldom emptied,
and the ground for yards around their circun1-
ference has become SO saturated With the con-
tents that the boards leading to them, the floor
iny. and the stoops ABOUT The back Of the houses
ore 'cnntaminated with the sickenng mass. the
oId vaulrs should be filed up and new ones
made.
.uN,a 60 - - F,e+ar e+raet ha,a .no11 ,,a-7,,.
~ -, oi'on aers d;rt,, nr;r;as f}
nsJo si. e,Gan h,dnts @ -, hoct 5ssaants s',r
uaiu ioi. ;. omr,.a 10 ,1,.t.r ,r;<.'-,;aa.
Iouuueu VIII auoe, e WIZ. +;.e G1hisns ,'as
Lhrou.u con51autJ. Gunseqoen:e' en'11e oase-
nens ~e5 10 al,u ~ u"ueaa1ay. ,.esa a;ct ,
~. ~, ,dIo ,enJ 10y "lsu aSue2 ano loose
rupp'sI1 W aats ~, ma1t t a.anoe asoono o'esant'
pfis1 y, wv, 1oa auaa1c. a.la 1ou'.
No. W, Jasu IL sooo cono'uon' ou1 aouse
needs rcpa1rins at once
No. !o4' larse @ yaFu, r1 tuil Of asnes and Litter;
"aler staMus nn afouau uiurant; no ailey-
mo. poSnas sR lamlies anu elghteen persons;
Eouse neeos cleau"s' pr'y very 1ou1' water
around h1dran!s: ~ . .
NO. %, yaro nt!eo w WIN water which ought
n F0 n