New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-22
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The New York state Beard ~ iiealth hpiu us
ter,s, Huaftft injecting yesterday ~ the faih Atenrr
firj ~ ptWnff siSbit.W hochtsttf,ir sttrVf thr
paai, ~ ! q ipietaa ~ Ahaat ~. urofst " cdes'
of bmrsteH 49, Aifet aieftlf. W sttctrsti ~ WIZ
s,s ~ sHiit Health thNt, ~ ,ht tb, ~ NtW tms :
ia, Wppispl ithnspNiM NpW fMh ~ Aihel T. tat
,pi W AitaN4 ianro 4 HadrrF, iil,pttes W s's'e
sgr,tY, aud EgaslNs bgpNhs Nefe present
Aceosdin@ W. he Tprpr' U ihe tin""pe pnHH'f~ sssl
oi6 was pended carving an ihe special W0Gt nl hh
hoard during he year ending sopirnheF 90 ana there Is
a balance GA hand ~ S2ii7l 20, which includes the
state appropriation of S20ooo. The report OF the Com
mtee on vital Statistics of the state for the year ending
Sentemher 80 shows that the number OF registered
deaths was 50o0O unregistetd hui rei1I'en liopV
the average monthly deaths being 100 ilat e esai
tered bith, were l1uboi ihieElsloltu pul lcPo'ui
- the average of deaths per month peinE a"ol'
goo that the registered maITiases were -VUoD ui u,
registered but reported VVV INC average h"oo VI
marriages per month being LOU A., ,, 60 .ho
Mr. Gardner called tho attention OF the board TO the
unsanary condition Of the fats at Albany, particularly
the basin owned By the state which Is Skrtcd by all Inc
lie submitted diagram which showed iaat me ihciiai
sewers of Autobiography into this basin The state con-
PEELED by law to maintain den o. eyyee have Of
up the basin, and at low tide large portion
arises Thus the health and lives OF many people are en-
dangercd The water used in Albany IA pumped from
the sSn Hye ii G nasR nG ow ne o IT. Mr.
ner recommended that the CITY of Albany be restrained
basin and that an appropriation be made to dredce II 10
the required depth The board deferred action upon this
subject until the next meeting.
Mr. Carroll pointed out large number or serious oe,
fecs ia the act entitled An Act for the Preservation OF
the Public Health In which the duties and powers OF al
the loo OF health in the state are dchned except
i'm the cities Of Brooklyn. NewiOrk, IOnkers and Bunaio
and submitted amendments that would more clearly ne
fine the status OF health boards and enable them more
fully carry ont the provisions OF the act IL was ut
for the passage Of these and such other amendments as
ference OF health officers reported In TIE
TRIBUNE Yesterday agreed 10 by the board
and made part OF It's proceedings
The more fully 10 carry the recommendations OF the
conference DE- Smith offered the following, which was
adopted ,, -
Whereas The state Board OF Health, as board has
visited the quarantine buildings III the Lower BAY oil
NewYork and L. convinced Of the urgent need OF re
pairs 10 make them available II cholera should arrive on
| vessels entering the port: therefore be u
EesDired That this board recommend TOMS nctlcncy
the Governor aud the Legislature such consideration Oi
The resolutions Of the conference aa VIII secure the
means for the necessary repairs at the earliest possible
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