New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-19
curcKING CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.

CHECKING CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
vr,,,r "a nox. tn PREVENT PUBLIC FUNERALS
vurN A PERSON DIES Oh SMALLPOX or OTHER
SIMILAR DISEASE.
Assistant SANITARY superintendent james tx
,;a,ne ,.,irrity 10 a = '!"t "" =" ni-i"ui, .:n
nv op health officers 20 enforce the law pTCDloinG
public funerals in the case OF persons VINO EaNo uie
al contagious diseases. A. Violation OF INC ,s" 70
msdeneanor punishable by Zine. The c.net YIN ,
emit with which he health officers have % "on enn
lies in the imprGcti3abiity OF Watching each ill.,
yidual case: nev rtheess is believed that Oeuces
of tins kind happen rarely. c.,.....
"The board i doing Ill it can with The facilities
IL can commando said DR.. Janes. We clhhoO
watch every funeral; when death froi.- Il c0hIa-
e,ons disease occurs IN Il house ALWAYS send no.
lice to he family nat there must not nc p"piio iu
neral a,.d impress this on the underakrT +" no ~
ceIveS he funeral permit mat Is SCn'!1 n,m,r
cent; people are 1tglnn'nG 10 undcrstanu ' ,Nl"~v,
to whcn they expose themselves bY diSr'garIIllis
the law aud they prefer 10 keep away sun
we have any suspicion, We seud al "ihccr Oh ~, u =
dav of the fun .ral to warn the undertaken. IhAt
never fails to have tho prO2tr fleet we can 40
no hing more. Tho number vt deaths from eohtA-
ginus diseases preclues tue possibility OF our Keep
IuQ n watch on e.cd OUT Take, Tor mstahcc' tnls
repOiJ of February II. On that day there were
twenty three deahs IN this city from scarlet ever
diphtnerIa, TYPHOID fever coIebrO-Splaa III niu-
gifts and smallpox every dav furnishes l's qIo,a
Bet .eside our SANITARY policemen, WHO are NepI
busy with their ordinary dnues, We nave Ecu Intd :
cal Iusncctors below tls Harlem River, and one
above. every one ct whom mas as many Complaints
~ attend 40 he can possibly MANAGE. lhcy coa,u
NOT WItcN tH6SO 1uilC:HlS. Cu Jtdip 49,,
did not have the annexed district TO look AFTER We
had double the number OF inspectors ana all !-au
enough to do III, Az,
" A to smallpox, the Board is moving with the
utmost vgOT, and with as perfect system IS OK
perience has enabled us to arrange. Ih1 results
have certainly been gratifying. since the 1875,
Urea ening outbIeaks bu: have succeeded each Time
III checking the disease by prompt acton. Iht
wear it cOInes to Us from different drecGons' ana
We have been able race almost all the cl INA
have occurred here % OrlNlde Influences lL'nans
have brought II from abroad from PhilaceI phla
mauy cases have come; aid now inc uisehse eAihts
as an epidenic at dozen different places WIN
which New-YOIk Is In CONSTANT colnhuhlcatoa' No
DO not WINK at anv cOncealment when we nud case
here II II canuOt iSUiated where III IS W0 taAe
1t away vacCihate all the neghGprh"Un aug luihl-
gate tue house as well We know bow. we nave
10 authority TO compel anyone to ublt 70 Vacciha-
ton except Indirectly through the rule oil Tue
schools that no children must attend Wuo are nov
tlus protected against the smallpox. we nave
found concealed CASTS. but cot many people ars
generally sufficiently enlightened TO tear tut con-
geuueHCFs. Ever macy SUSPICIOUS cases are fe-
poi ,ed That out upon investigation 10 Oe uarh-
eSs ,
Tho suggestion of THT TRIBUNE that nor:
charitable nspia ior contagious diseases ~ needed
~ ,cttainiy excellent We have only Charitable
ono now but we make the best OF IT. AIy patient
who WISHES to pay for extra hoard Is accommodated
to the extent of hs wiz hes and his position ~ re-
llevtd tom all appearance OF CHARITY All tue
patents receive the same nursing anu ltend'pIe-
the very best We can get for tbem. lie dlH'fenca
is ony III tue board; We never hear any Complaints