New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-14

frosb air and eat good food they know nothing about
we send there from here What do they know about
fney & III HTon attn All about dirt and m relations to
politics; and that IA all.
DISEASES PRODUCED by DIRTY STREETS.
DR.. Edward G.. Loring was the next speaker. He
had been invited, he said by the committee to give
his opinion concerning the deleorous effect Of tho
dirty streets upon the public health. He called at
tention to the prevalence of inflammation of tho
eyes II was mild form, and might be accounted for
by the fact that NEWCOMERS were IN catarrhal
cycle, but he was convinced that
large share of IL was due 10 the finely powdered
dust and the putrescent matter in the streets. The
evidence of the truth OF this lay in the statements
of the patients themselves, and IN the facts that the
disease was usually confined TO one eye, that It's
symptoms Were different from the usual catarrhal
form and that it utterly intraCtabe so long ms
the patient remained in the city but
was cured easily 50 soon as he went some
two miles into the country. He had known OF
hundr ds of husinc men forced TO leave their bus
mess hundreds Of skilled wOrkmen compelled to
cease work, hundreds Of sewing girls brought TO
the verge of starvation by the effects Of this disease
the specific Of which, the speaker said he was
convinced was in the condition OF the streets Oh
Ncw-York
DR.. Alfred L. LOOMS spoke next, and painted the
horrors Of a possible epidemic resulting from the
breathing in OF the poisons coming from the nj OF
the streets. A few weeks ago there were only a
few cases OF typhus fever IN the city; now
there arc over 100 eases in the typhus fever
town precincts where the streets are flthiest, but
had penetrated 10 MadsOn-square. In behalf of
the physicians he protested against the duty OF
cleaning the streets being given to the Health
Board, not only because IL Inefficient. but also
because it was political organization, and, as such
could I've tirottlcd by the a." machine
DIR. John &. Peters spoke upon tho effects Of the
consumption by the poorer classes Of meats exposed
10 and saturated by the cXhaatOns Of the NTH ana
dirt covering the STREETS. As the chairman OF the
Committee on Hygiene of the Ncwl0rk County
Medical Society he had made this, he sad. q special
study and had traced In this source the diaTThwa
and collie which amounted to almost all epidemic III
the past winter.
WHAT DIR. ROOsA SAID.
The chairman then announced that DR.. D. b. st.
John Rosa would read the resolutions and preface
them by few remarks. Dr. Roosa spoke in part "a
follows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT, GENrIEHEN, FFLLow- MEMBERS or rHE
MEDICAL PRoPFs-IoE AND FELLOW CITIZEN: have
longcd 10 see his dni now FOR more than ten years.
have lorgrd 10 hear what heard ~ the meeting ln-t
uighthings which nrc true. Int which have never bcc
said platform before Ia stating Z" lou ms cXFu
oncc lobbyist rlaughtcr am IN the position OF The
man " host powers profanity 10 hc tc-td. Tie
BOYS lad taken the blackboard ont ~ cart hcd with
sind when al the top Of the h he iuru,~ and lhc
hai boys standing looking 40 him, he said, "Boya,
can't 90 iu-ticc 90 that subject Neither can l.
rh bad he clo0ncncc " thoatr To- de- Justice 90 the
char icter a. lobbyist lnlcltcrl saw Dr. Hayes
reporters Nr. pisa believe hc j. the highest
authority in sanitary matters relating 20 Tie machine
spring cleaning. wish he lad been u Twcpty iSths
,-Iay md hnt seen what 7 saw. won'crf he wolld
have ca'd that the beginning II u IT, what viii the
end hc 1aughfcrl Another voice. that of an eminent
police surgeon hnr been heard. which ays thai The m
t"rI THAI sala1t warrior The sp akcr is reported 70
have ea.d that 10 NcwIork wac LEFT q" govern herself
hut Al present ii is only the dryu thai ia helping h,r
Laughter ten You. gentlemen, thut no h Up WI
Cleaning Gurcau and The Board 81 II alth lniil We cr-c
bc governed By 1.-THE man from Cltarlu tus.' and
an We accomplish what We have assembled Tor herr 10
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Dr. Roosa then read the resolutions, as follows:
TIE Medical Protection 81 the CRY ~ New-York, In
iua.s ciinc a.s mh.cd, do rcsolsc and declare:
That thc garbage and the MN 10" necessary ac.nmn
atus traffic and 81 households n tals great mtirorn-
s. have moi been thoroughly removed from the streets
Of our city for a d number q" YEAR. .- H.. a..
r,,a o,, act ni1Iionsi, i'm the following ways:
Tirsf-Mcat and other food eXpor'd for sale are pol
soncd by the calculations rom ihe nth ,
Ss10Ed-Th nirhoNcs ~ our houses convey only pot
i%ri-Thc heavy rains and snow hiring into solution
the denominations ~ the mouths ~ OBJ quoted cuycrs,
ard q %. rr-ate nnd intensity morblhc pg-ucirs.
Foprih-Thc Irritating and poisonous dnd rom cVcre-
mcnous nl stances and nth T. Of The grra;cst damage
mn Malaria il created and fostcrcd by The rocking
SGh-Thc difficulties OF maintaining cleanliness IN tho
houses and IN tho persons Of our Inhabitants are gray
s,rc0-Pcr-ons are 40 dsablsi by living I'm Mo nidsr
% these injurious influences that many are compelled 10
seek frequent changes 81 climate.
E,ghhThc chiilrca Of the poor who I've IN i'ncmrni
IA
ia croVdrd scloolh"us- have their on' play ground
The streets n wicb thrs" accumulation fr"n dwenr-
Iesoirrd That one OF the ~ no incr h.rd NOR
tnlity n this city during The last winter mortality
tagos Of pos ton among tie hieh ia 30 Tins country
h.- been bec' neglect ~ removing Tire ACCOMMODATIONS
i,soi,ed That the mctlods heretofore adopted hy ihr
oirc Department ~ hr ti' i'r 't' n"i"In'-N u"'
ont Party politics los nrrn made O" cnifr ini" "hil
should De y purely sanitary duty performed by &C.
E,soired That the Health BOARD Of his city, The ap
unated guardians ~ the public SAINT ~ condition. BOO
ils political environment and competition have ltrn
found To hC noiri-7 rather thnu d'hnucalnl~ "i r
ueclrct mud n'fironcl which hnNc proinc"d tue iht
nj condition NJ our Highways and thr S4p'r-
which have catered our house during the last a."
RcssireJ That in view ~ these farts and aso In Wow
OF the tact that petition ricucd hy more th. ~"
ae never been fnllv placed before To- LEGISLATURE nrd
.lcrc night Ia direct the saniinr' legislation ~ the
CITY las been i.r'Rnricl, We again I'D ine,-i is -
scmicd. protest osinri the recent notion o. the A.-r
h5 In refusing 10 ihsS The C1,n. i - ID cn,nr nI"n
imonsiy from The Scnnir, ma no" d,u7M 4" ON
Representatives fr"n this CITY that they sail rNr
maadcd by the Intelligence aud honesty OF i+is me-
Rcsoiccd. That we deny the r,hi u politicians 10
decide matters pcuainins To a." h,nHh u we 0l,r
by claims upon parts icn'iy' ana inai We pr"icst hs
tie policy which -uects The health and welfare col ".
citizens 70 tic bchcatr Of party leaders, however eKae'
election any representative frn tho CITY ~ Nc~ York
who shall dHobry the requests OF our Hzon' n"h TINS
Res,rrd That We invoke The aid of professional
brethren throughout the state, W their Influence upon
their representatives. in securing the reforms We de
iuand.
Era0rfd That these resolutions, attcstcd by the Irce
dent aud secretaries ~ tins meeting hr sent To the GOV
crnor ~ the state the President 81 thr senate, and TIE
Speaker 81 the Assembly by committee 81 nNc 10 DC
n ppOutcd by this mrcuug.
TIE CLOSING SPEECHES
After the reading Of resolutions Dr. Lewis \.
sayre arose to second them. He said. among other
things:
This Il The most beautifully planned piece OF earth on
the continent Tor a city. There h. reason why New
York ahnmla DE OF lhn hnnlnr-l nlnlcn on DO