New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-21
ALARMING DISEASES IN THIS CITY.

SANITARY SUPERINTENDENT DAY THINKS. THERE Is
NO GROUND FOR APPREHENSION ABOUT CnoL-
ERA-cAsEs OF SMALLPOX AND TYPHUs FEVER.
DR.. Day. Sanitary Superintendent Of the Board OF
Health said yesterday that the three cHoeTa eases
aid TO have come under the notice OF Dr. Otls OF
West Thirtyfourth-st., were simply severe cases OF
iiarrhma He said that there had not been case or
cholera in this city 2SS 1SdS and spread North
Init ONLY one case appeared in this city, anu that was
imported. In the last winter there was an uhuSuai
number of cases of diarTh9a and cholera morbus,
both in this city and elsewhere. This was due prln
eipally to the weather and atmospheric causes
There have been no cases OF cholera ana the uoc-
tor Thought that unnecessary alarm was being
raised as other cities asking If 1t were neces
sary TO enforce quarantine measures against New
York. Physicians are competed 20 roRol.
aely all eases of contagious and infectious diseases
30 the Health Department under penalty OF heaVy
6ne for neglect. -,
that he was ANXIOUS 10 have the Citizens Street
Cleaning bill pass the Legislature in order that the
city might have clean streets but he deprecated Tue
alarm that was being raised about yplh!us
fever. cholera and other dangerous dis
eases as it iniuring the cry
Persons who had intended to visit New-ior ORR
had. 10 his knowledge, changed their plans ana
gone elsewhere owing 10 thcrp0rted nIthy COMMUNION
of the streets and the prevalence OF dangerous
diseases. lie thought also that the men VINO were
endeayorimg to defeat the streetcleanlng measure
in Albany and were thus prolOngng the aglta,ion'
were taking great responsibility upon themselves
He said that the loss to the merchants by the DOCK
ale az tle streets last winter and the further loss
row because of fears the part OF customers Oh e
prevalence of dangerous diseases, would amount 10
dnr;9g the entire year. "Thc men who are respOn-
sible Tor this" ne added, will not soon be forgot
ten by the business men OF thus CITY,
The statement yesterday that there was an IN
erease for the week of 81 smallpox cases In the
Riverside Hospital was slightly Incorrect The
figure represented the number oil new cases; inc ae
tna incrpaae at the end of the week, as compared
with the previous weeks record was, h0weVerr0my
,. 90 patients having died or been discharged The
increase of typhus fever cases was nc NUMBER VI
These are nearly all homeless tramps Inc board Oh
Health has no means of disposng OF them wheh
convalcscYnt, but must keep thcm III .l9 nosptia ~
mill thet are strong enough 10 w0rk; hence the
great apparent increase Eight deaths from typhls
fever and 5 from smallpox were reported
A BREEZE IN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
The report Of the Superintendent of Schools for
the month of March which was read yesterday AT
the meeting of the Board of Education, shows that
l27 0sf pupils were registered during the month
an increase of ,507 over the corresponding month
of last wear The average daily attendance was
1886, % decrease of 3l2 over the same month OF
1880. The general management OF twenty-one
schools is reported as excellent ana Oh te1 ,bSs a.
Il was inexpedient to purchase No 3 lVo
Bedford-st.. recommended 10y the COMMIT
s dee Sn Commissioner Wickham moved to
amend the report 10y striking out tiat pOrtOh OF
opposing the purchase OF the property. Coiinpl5-
yioner Vernlye favored the report. President wal,
ker spoke against taking any action which would
nppear like q censure Of the committee. lie argued
against establishing any precedent tnat woulu pre-
vent members from speaking freely on all matters
before the Board. Mr.Wickham's motion was finally
carried by a vote of IL to T.. MIR. Wiekham tnen
nroneTtv had been sold and could not be obtained
Subsequently Mcssrs. Nermilye, Dowd and Kelly
rendered their designations as members Oh ti,e
Finance Committee on account OF thls acuou' OuU
they were not accepted. - IN. -,
The report of the Finance Committee, Recommend
inc The annual apportionnent Of the school fund for
1881. was taken up and passed. The totals arc as
follows: