New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-03
TO GUARD AGAINST CHoLERA
A MEDICAL COMMITTEE on QUARANT INE.

a MEDICAL COMMlfIEE ON QUAhANI 1NE.
RECOMMENDING MANY CHASGEs-THE REPORT
APPROVED ny MAYOR HEWITT.
The committee Of physicians Of the New-York
Academy of Sciences, appointed to cooperate with
the Health Board in matters Of health relating
to the general public has made its report to Mayor
Hewitt. The committee consisted Of Drs. @. n.
Agnew, E. @. Jancway, Stephen Smith, A. jacob,
T. Mitchell Pruden, ii. NJ. Briggs and Richard ii.
Derby. The Mayor requested the committee to
make early examination of the Quarantine
establishments point out its defects and require
ments, in order that it may be brought up to the
highest ideal standard Of modern scientific and
medical knowledge. to estimate the sum required
to be appropriated by the State in order to COM
plete the necessary improvements and to suggest
whether this city should provide any further
temporary hospitals in case there should be an
outbreak Of cholera in the city.
When the committee made its first visit 70
Quarantine on December TO- it was accompanied
by President Bayles, of the Board OF Heaitn'
State Engineer Sweet, Dr. Briggs. OF the Carnegie
Laboratory; DR.. Prudden, Of the College OF fhy-
sicians and Surgeons and Frederick NJ owen,
engineer Of Columbia College. Drs. Bnggs ana
Prudden were made members OF the commit1ee.
POINTS MADE BY THE COMMITTEE
The report of the committee is as follows:
Tho first point the exploration wa. Hotm an
:; that q ING snus
e. e Il. Hsh and Two mule. below
station the Lover Bay two islands sItisciay made
salis sTiR
snehsi size Honlsa leland in ne system Of oS.r.n
s shs :'s
when tbs Wind on the coast fra,
assnsd vessels Ty when in the opinion Of
s ns nG Som Of neSs
shall haze existed s on s rS issy
10 the hospital buildings which exist there
JURISDICTION OF QUARANTINE PROPERTY.
1t proper say the Quarantine property land
buildings and plant generally owned the state OF New
the custody OF body called the Commissioners OF
appointed by the State and responsible to It. The
the PORT appointed by the Governor OF the
State its has other control OF the
property stations than that police He may 1t with
modification and so far only may be neces
cary discharge mis- duties preventing the
into the Port of NewYork Of contagious diseases
or Injections substances.
TO ara ara affair. on% Se uSaer the
otaNaoaal Government rather than state
opn deems It, business be to pont out
apparent aud easily remeded advocate such improve
in the pa" s s Port ewYok and tho
country large If administered in s0ienthe manner.
POSSIBLE EFFECT OF CHOLERA sCoURGr
related would allude to the possible effect pro-
the and the
e cholera permitted invade the dense popula
ton of the t. estimated that 100000 day
people flee alarm OF cholera existed here. The
money received the counters OF shops from
frequent the city to buy its innunersbe wares
cannot estimated II s millions Hundreds OF millions
are annually In values various facories To
disturb the peace Industrial interests OF the city BY
hitting ruption cholera through detects Quarantine
wqI nm e in San
sSSH. sai 81 s the
@ ave to
Tying they Every cea Of the United States and
1I'i Il. r:ssssS ma:
entire esaa' 20 %a@ p sssn
the and death q the peopews cannot even sur
fhe law q 9nOsra ~. %i'ss on
said without presumption TO be subject to seniho proven
preliminary considerations your committee
m Sn ss% detects 1 % s ant
y y e subject 0Hl 70 p: Ss
enough mo !.
sS ss s
n ssss' our rms por
been brought to ,s 4na,anns '9oa n
Messher pa,s an mpersc reach NewYoTk city or
pnS SPop wou
with op initiate no '' '''
PRESENT CONDITION OF HOFFMAN ISLAND
The ground full Of recesses in which water
refuse etc. will be without chances Of their
being The wood walks are In the worst possible con-
dton nterrupte broken rotten Tho rprap OF only one
half OF the supported by inside wall OF &C.
men The present buildings used for the residence OF tho
people quarantnei hardly adapted for their purpose
They should remodelled There is now almost
no adequate separation Of ages sexes or families
No suspected now be i'Slaied There Is
no opportbn ty at all TO sonar those VINO may
be amply able WILMA s 70 pay s no
pa:es or towels AZ an evidence Of the ardhps caused
by want Of means OF isolation steamer Is al present 90
island as there is Of the Hospital Of obser
Walton. ~.u 1870. g.. o,,,o.t
300 there are about four water closets eaG Sosst
ans and ali Of sdy
extent and sisisncy i@gcssiSe n.s
s shs sspsasloa .f %
for being ne main floor Of building EGenped oy masses
the latter are to be- d,c and 10
the of saphurou acid when the door of the sulphur
SEA WALL AMONG THE SUGGESTED IMPROVE
MEMS
island mu be protected the
This may be done TO the state Engineer.
1st riprap wall extending around the island should
be made aud to the waters edge.
The WALL extending at present only art way
arosnd the island AMI inside the rprap should be CON-
pleted
81 A solid wall of masonry with smooth surface and
sie ply SOP n.y. should face OF rough stones
either on he IIoe of within the existing riprsp.
4th low wall might built within the riprap capped
with granite cqrbng, on which broad walk shsIa
be constructed around the island An iron fence On the
edge OF the wall should extcnn
san in order frst separate the occupants Of the island
from the and second to prevent eccess Of strangers
TO tho island. -
the island sssd ssTsn: ss.s. or
wall allow of good drainage IL
shou smooth and hard to allow Of thorough cleansing
M To- gment OF Nth or germs
instructed and in numbers the
with or asphalt one
other exclusively for the
disinfectng plant covered iand stage should be con-
rem which The sick stretcher
could be ered should be pro-
lock the large buildings and hospital II
would DO well TO have handca rails TO De laid from the
10 tho buildings 49,
The surface Of the island buildings should be
div q fence intotwo distinct portions
a. The adjacent TO the eat landing should be useh
for dsembarking etc. and In this should DC
lced and dormtory Tor employees anu AL
Other a rative appurtenances.
b. island ahould be divided by walls
10 TIE gr0nps
fba rafar frnni