, 1879-07-22
Mortality Of Last Wcck--Deaths Among
tho Children.

n building Is. The occupants pay no
rent, md don't know and tlon't care. 11ey
have lived in lle dirt ind brcatl,ed the odors 50
long that they arc indifferent. What is to be
done ~ auctl cases Is lard tu tell. The Health
Department has no Enoncy to spend In making
sewer connections cleaning privics, etc. All 1t
tan do Is tu throw Sumo disfnfectanis Into the
lattoe.
Tic inspectors hnvo received instructions to
tell tho tenau,s about the Floating Hospital,
and 10 luduco mothers to take their babes To the
North Pier. Most Of The little cues who are
uow receiving the benefit Of The lake air belong
to thu middle class, ant! are not the ones for
design was to reach Tic children OF
tic yerY poor, but tie parents OF t4la latter,
either through Of thu existrnce OF tic hospital
or indifference, hare not 40 far. except fu rare
tnstancet, ayaslt:d themselves of it, advantages.
TIE oNyr NEW THING
In health u,Attcrs Is the adoptton OF Tile use OF
postal -c1sis for reports. Hereafter, the tene-
inrut+luuRe inspectors, US soon Us they discover
nnythng out of the WAY, wili tfro3 postnt to
tho Commissioner, VINO will sec that the defect
Several uf the owners Of defective buildings
asn vcry much aunoyed at tho publication Of
ther names III the papers. nnd have written let
ters OF complaint TO d. u. Volt, throw
Ing tho blame. on the renants. While
tilr iat.er asu undoubtedly responsible In great
measure. IL Ia tho duty Of the l,ndlonl To sec
That his houses arc kent in repair. The systen
of inspection now carrying Oil will without
doubt RESULT In putting tic city In pretty fair
file following were the reports received yes.
terday: ...
THIRD WARD.
Dr.. Marv L. Vincent says: II visited thirty
five tcncnlc -lu1s6ts III the Third Ward, a,il
found tic sanitary condition ot things very
goud, With few exceptions Vcnttfation 10
ycrr good.
"No. 1!9 Twenty y-second street is ID q yery
bad condition generally.
mo. sll South Clark street. scuer-pipo
"Nq'. 81, s9l, os3. sc5 Clark street. privlcs
inns. Sss ind ss7 Butteracld street. rrlvies
mo i60 Nineteenth street. pslvy needs
cleaning.
t'Nn, 107 Cottage Grove avenue. privy nceds
mo II Tucn.y.sxt., street, Watcf-closet
and sastv-plpes out ii nrdrr.
mo. Bli snuth Clark street. Yard md base.
tncnt need d genera! rellnyatinn. \ family Of
five IN ttsr house, sumo ol whom, II lIut all, a!ccp
o,' u 1,ile Of straw IN Tho basement. They said
they wcrc Eo!lg 10 nloye.
~ found tho pcopeyary glad Of the sanitary
work that Is batng done Que woman was very
angry at ilrst, as 'sut thought # was gong 10
increase her taxes. She sail she woulu throw
to do with II Ent itt''
Or. Enlna +. t;astpn says: ~ herewith sub.
nit ing s'rst weekly report q The sunct,snt dis
s.ict ass!Sne to .',v III tl'e Third Wnrd: Houses,
30; iatnlltts, 1T; persons, 47;t. =
~ nln Eead to rtate sllhk the majority Of the
houses urc Us well ventilated as the presunt sys-
ten Ut tenement architecture will permit Nuns
ure seriously 9vercrowde'l, bms many are very
" ventilated. Bolnv moi ut ail, aud every onu
tecls to ba dsfnftctud regularly. found but
Two with covers over tlle seats. The wuser.cios.
ass aro NIL II, fair condition. recommend dis
the streets should t'e rcInuvcd daily. Tho acay-
engur-wugons nos Gull hut twico week. Dear
Uorn stree, anI Buttcrtcld stscut On my sec-
Iau1ll f'ays more ruobis]. than State alreot.
Dearborn and STATE, Is stnEnant uni fuli u[
debris. Amuser on lutterEcd. III front vi Nos.
sHS ainl 95l, Is very viTensyc.
t'Tlic yard VI No. tGW liuttcricld street Is
termed .,luisanec'' lccauac two horses uud
"Tlo yAra oi NJ. oso Is also unclcao. |
found dead dog aud rss beforu No. 0s}.
"'rhc people, With two exceptions, seemed
very willing to be inspected nlll many were
very thankful ttsat something WIS gong to Gu
done to keep thu city clean.
~ advertised the .Flo4ttng Hospital autto
irre1y, 9lsd alnserel, hupc that ta eo'ulng week
Oh Lake Michigan tlan wrre this.
FOURTH wAn,l.
Or. 4. X. Stcele ruports: II have Inspected
twrnty-funr tluusca or !Ilucks IN htAtt street,
between Twenty.s'xlh ANIL Th!riy.uinth sereets,
containing 1naty.tfrec fums'les. .uatle up of l95
adults uItl III entlltren; Il total Of Bis 1ttlIs
GithlE MI aseracs u oulY about three .luu ntsu.
third 10 4 fantly,-rerta!nY not oyurcrowtleI,
thrtean ponp!u to II lu1ssa or l!oyg. III Vii of
the houses found the ventilation guod; roua,s
lnrge md nlrS; aaw Il few Alcrplng- -rou,us witt.
no external Windows, but they Communicated
with lor4u ruun,s, at,.l doors all wtu{joNa wsru
left open at night. Tho yurds, with two or
thrco exceptions, were ncr|lbul0tlslt clean utll
llower-buds along thu s,ie.. Ou one-fourth ot
the prumlses lound tlut tho priylrs requtl cd
cttanlnE md ufstneetlng. Many nf them ltaya
| NO hewer conneetions. AZ t~o places found that
the petvY.saults overflow after uYetY rain,
Al Nj, lvl3 atase s,fest, tho prlyy stands r4 IL
by tho corner of the holae, Il few feet from thu
hydrant, wllcro Il oyrrItows anu miaglcs with
staHnant Walur us.tier The floAse tronl ltakNs
waste.pf!le. THE yIuIt oughe to be clea.,pt! out
rear Ut tho lut. To.c arc Illc only pFe.I,es On
h.atu ssrve. taut fouiul In really bud condl-
ttors aud ought to WIZ b. attended tn In
complain. ubosl. si,e drums. Al Nos. Ial0 a,,I
1.+k} they wera broken or lcaAS. At tllc other
places found offensive ouors cItiIttel. ln youlc
wit, to tnuntlnu Tho brics boek, Nus. l4l0 md
l4ta. llers found ttlr cluset* a.ll slnks pouring
tostn sowsr gas. In als Ut tic houses s1ush Ut
rliFty-llfth street k1wer ronnrctinnt ought 10 be
InaIe. Since tic nov howvr Wus put IN the
old ditch tlat thu draIn-p'ics ausptted nto las
been tlled up, ausl tho consequence IA that in
most nf tho hoIsra tho voNtsnts Of tlie s!lks
simply Torn, u,Nlpr t!tr Aoases 10 DO absorbed
by lile soil or liz ntaznunt, giving damp base.
tnGnta, to EeueENte tntIsiha uf MALARIA, which tA
fnrGea backward tAruuyl tho 1luosa al,Il drains
intn the houses. Tt.ose fronting westward OBJ
! 1ect to making sewer CONNECTIONS until their
buildings are moved ba-I; sou,u tWuntr feet to
! thu new bu,lllug linz. Tals excuse dnrs not
ohtatu with tl0su uA this MAI sida oG lhu
street,
"At every place Iwas conllally welcomed, AMI
tho pcuule seemed W b. kestils alive to tho tlu
| portance ui sanitary precautions to prevent tho
| generation vi disrasr, slul warmly commended
| your ytgltAncU- / !uilnl t!le houses uniformly
na.t nlll cirlsi, aud hase notlI, but praise fur
| tic thrifty housewives vi lIy district. !
~ did not ind single ease Of ncuta slck,,ess
In any Ut lu lloltsrs, nor did iluar vi any ln
| {aclloua diseases III tlesn fur Tie past mouth.
| "stato street.-the. l.l0. DRAINS in very bud
| order; priyes uEcl eleatsllg Asld utsutocthK;
root !ea!1y; clustering ulf; 10 arAia;, ataRuunt
water nnder tollsu; Caso4Ee taruWa III
tn ha1 IA