New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-11

in introducing itself NewYork 10 really very healthy
city BY comparison with some other cities appears
10 have higher death rate but this Is only apparent
For instance, the given population OF Phiadepha Is
fictitious, and the death statistics are not complete
They therefore DIVIDE smaller number Of deaths than
really takes place in larger population than they act
uay possess The result is comparatively low rate OF
mortality in NewYoTk the record OF deaths Is maze
about as complete rs can be-"
How do you account for the early return OF yellow
fever at Memphst"
"Ithink 1t is due to inefficient disinfection Those
who watched the Of the epidemic last season
reported that dsinfection failure done believe
il was fairly tried. There little no genuine DIS
infection. Distinction is The OF chemicals to de-
stroy the germs of disease, and powerful agent ID re-
CURED believe that the dsinfeotan used last season
was either diluted and thereby rendered pracncaiN
useless was too spariugy applied Very rev. persons
seem understand the difference between ueoIo,hg
aud "a disinfectant. The dco1Orzrr docs not 9eslIoR
the germs Of disease 1t OILY corec'S bne O'G cen
emitted by putrid or decayng matter leople ia Ls
era think that when the bad odors OF an lhiSeleu
trict have been OvcrpoWered dsuiecton mas Deen
Gals that merely stay the process OF decomposition.
ants he continued our experience has been that
thcv are mostly worthless. Some one comes INFO our
office every days with newly discovered aSnec-
tog mn first when We ask for the elements OF the com
uostion We tell them, You may as well impart your
secret We are chemists here and Will resolve your cou
uouud into its constituent elements, 10 learn Mhd' ~ -
uotn a before
fectaps turn out 10 he practically useless either on nc
count of the OF inferior articles or because iel ao
diluted to make them cheap We prefer 10 nug IIIic
chemicals and prepare our own dslnIcctaht our us
injecting corps goes ont tomorrow, ana VIII WISH tue
tcueInent-hOuse districts" ,,.-,-.
DO YOU think n IS possible TO dlsinfcct such district
rs Baxter and Mulberry-ss., between Canal ana Cha-
ham 2" 49,, o. 49,. t.,.o.
there was no law against arson In contemplating thdt
district so that warning could be given to the lnhaD
fauts and the torch applied Fire is about the only
thing that will purify such place. Most OF that prop
crty is tied up IN way that makes improvement diL
cult great deal Of IL is held in trust for minors
some is held by receivers, and over them we nave no
control. We con reach propIIetoIs ana lessees Much
of tine property Is heavily mortgaRcd"
Is there much sickness at present in the poor quar-
tcrs of the city T. ,-
II is matter Of some surprise that the phySlel
who ma We inst made the rounds of the tencmenDouse
districts nave found few sick children rms Is some
what r,markable, considering that the hot weaiher
gu carly The report OF the physicians year ago
efficient men. We require that appOnees should nave
u least one wears experience III their prOt-slOh ana
n4iarfy II them have had considerable experience
at r,porfCd that IN. streets are not kept very
clean in Baxter and Mulberry"
The streets not properly cleaned. L nave Deeh
I'm Eosfon recently, and five days observed tho con-
ditnu of ticl streets During that time ala not see
an ash barrel nor garbage cart. In all parts OF the
civ nothing encountered the Curbsones except the gas
p0st ana the Eydranls. Not carriage BLOCK was
= na seen The streets were uniformly clean ana well
swcpt II would do New-YOrkers good 10 see how much
betr they look after things In Boston There is
o reason why NeN-YOrk streets should not be III az
GOOD condition and kept so except that there Is DAD
management here and always has BEEN"