New-York tribune., 1880-06-29
WHAT is TO BE DONE THIS SEASON.

"NYhat are You doing in tenement-house
tnspcciou this Year," was asked Of officer OF the
Health Board by TRIBUNE reporter a few daye ago.
The work this yvug has more especial reference TO
the sick poor" tho rop!y The Inspection of tene-
ment-souscs In regard N their proper oonat. .nctcn
viii not be necessary. The record is complete
ia that respect, and IL viii only be
necessary 10 see that IN the new build
ings the requirements OF the Board Of Health are oom
pied with. The Board would not now nilow under any
consideration whatever the erection of such houses "a
were built few years Ago. The houses now
are III TO live In. All pauS nro
submitted to this Board and II not approved build
ing permits gwen untl the chan tes ordered have
been made. Thcte ~ first u good deal
OF opposition 10 this. bur many vlaus were
rejected, and architects and builders finally
roalizrd TINT II was absolutely necessary to nave
light md mir. they falling into lire ana submit
ting plans containing tho required improvements.
far better c.ass VI h'uscs ia IN corsequenc"
Can you give some idea Of the actual WORK Of
the Board tbs yearP
The now insucc appointed will all be phys?iaEs.
There will be asolt fny, and thelr work will probably
begin early In July. a good deal OF special
work Ia to BE- dine One Important feature Oi
It 10 the dlslbfecting OF street cutters,
,y corps OF men under Dr. Endcmau. tn the time or
unhpc fruit inspectors will visit all fruit boats. etc.
brn cling fruit 10 the city. and condemn that which 10
unfit for use. There special corps for visiting the
sick children in tenement-hOus-s. called the "Visng
Corps PhyseiAus Their prescriptions are accepted
by druggists at than usual and In thc case
OF the very p0Ur medicine Is furnished here Most OF
the house occupants, however prefer to pay
for their medicine, II they cannot pay for medical
advice Tickets for the floating hospital of st. Jobu's
Guild are also distributed. and children
gladly avail themselves of them. Patients sent TO
the hospitals when Is thought BEST but their removal
is not compulsory except In Of yellow fever or
Is there much complaint Of diphthera or other
taaious diseuses in the public schOosi"
Very htile. list OF all oascs OF contagious dseases
s dai sent the Board Of Education, and they direct
families where disease exigts Parents are told
keep them away from all schools until danger Of o0n
ana certain inspectors examine into them"
HOW THE HOUSES ARR REGISTERED
From the Record Clerk, John c. Collins, many inter
esng facts learned There are $4,000 tenement
houses In NewYork City. After the books turned
m last year some OF tho best inspectors retained
clerks to transfer the reports to the ledgers. TO
simplify the work chart prepared,
each ledger and each book numbered.
and such wards grouped as would con-
tain houses, the number OF pages IN each ledger
Every first verified In cases Of doubt BY tho
most sful inspectors. simple index TO each ledger
WIS obtained by taking the list Of registered voters
OF tho city, arranged by streets IN alphabet
some years ago riders being used TO cover recent
additions. Thus complete description OF every teAe
ment-hOuRe IN the city, with ground plan, showing all
measnremensfs obtained, and ledger account is kept
with each which be readily referred TO at any time
been hubmlited since the recent act
went effect but none accepted that hao not u
provision for light and ventilation In every room.
thing OF the past" aad Mr.. Collins Tho tendency OF
the city was formerly build sodly, that after
while the children would have no place to play
in except on the roofs Every square VAS
| nearly solid. The plans have been Improving
| right along and there are now some really excel
lent submitted, which accepted at sRht with
| out modification. Over 1000 tenement-hOuses have
been built since this law took effect and Ia none there
sngle room without Rwlndow letting In the air from
houses, these cannot compete win the
| new ones. The old tenementhOuse was often only
Der greatly. The new plans provide for courtyArds
containing several hundred square feet OF air space
In three Thousand housea the population OF Which w
effected by having ghi ventilated rooms, instead oi
dark and close ones Sickness and the death rate VIII
he Board OF Health has beRun Issuing circulars con-
tanning instructions for the discovery and treatment OF
repOTied 10 the Board as soon as known The patent
must fOlAted and dsnfeetants must be used before
the clothing bedolothes, ETC., are washed, and
fumigae bedding, the disinfeong corps must perform
the duty. Dphtheria 10 not Affected by the season., and
all lible 20 It during its prevalence ghdren nom
low ground. The utinost cle9nhneas around
dwsSs S.d the re Gs%Sy % sapo,SSs ar Ss
OF beading used by patients 20 sun and air are emon
the precautions recommended for preventing and mit
eating the dsease. Tne habit or allowing or oompeag
Children to kiss strangers is denounced as fruitful
cause OF spreading other diseases than dphtheriA.
HOW TO AVOID SICKNESS.
To reduce further the great mortality among Children
plain rules are printed aud issued 70 mothers Tho prn
| eipal ones are in substance Is follOwsi
| Oy9r.feedlng docs more harm than anything else
given to thirsty infant. few drops OF whiskey may