New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-11
WORKINGS OF THE HEALTH BOARD.

UNUSUAL NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FROM
CITIZENS MORE INSPECTORS APPOINTED.
The organization within the Health Department for
work in suppessng the cholera, II the disease gets
TO the city, about completed yesterday, when
President Wilson detailed ten inspectors. all OF them
physicians. to medical dsinfecting duty Their names
were not announced but they were directed to re
port to DR.. Moreau Morris, OF the Bureau OF Con-
tagious Diseases to-day mt IL n. IN. DR.. Morris VIII
give the instruction necessary to enable them to work
In concert In an emergency. They will superintend
the work OF the Dislnfccting Corps In places where
there is to fear that germs OF disease exist
particularly I'm tenementhouse and lodging houses
The Health Boards official bulletin yesterday de-
cared that of cholera have appeared In the
city" one suspicious death OF "A man was reported
to Chief Inspector Roberts, of the Bureau
OF Contagious Diseases, on Friday evening, but an
autopsy showed that the man had died from mcnl-
gifts believed to have been the result of an accidental
injury. Mr. Wilson said there were no suspicious
cases in the city yesterday.
During the week nearly 2,4OO complaints by cltl-
zens about nulSances in streets and houses were re-
ceived In the sanitary Bureau The eighteen sani-
tary inspectors Investigated 0l5 OF the most Important
OF the complaints, which related to detective
plumbing and drainage in houses, and made orders
for the abatement OF the alleged nuisance In each
case. Policemen OF the sanitary Squad investigator
I4jO complaints, most OF which concerned hlth In
streets cellars and back yards. Chief sanitary In
spector Buard said the city being cleaned rapid
ly by reason OF the extraordinary number OF COM
plants. Ordinarily about $4,000 such complaints by
citizens are sent to the sanitary Bureau In year.
Since the arrival OF the cholera at Quarantine the
complaints have been coming In at the rate OF loo
900 a year. That fact Major Billiard says, shows
how deeply Interested citizens OF every class In
the precautions against the cholera.
Tho fruit inspectors Of the Health Department
made raids on the stands Of the sireet vendors In
Ridge and Houston SITS. Friday evening, but failed
10 find much bad fruit Dealers have become more
cautions in the sale OF unrpe dccaying fruit op ac
count OF the frequent seizures by the inspectors anu
the threats to arrest offending vendors. complaint
TINT the customers OF hot corn vendors In ana
near Chatham square had been made Sick was inveS-
tIgaed By an inspector Friday night. lie a'ccr-
talncd that much OF the reported sickness was due to
the bad whiskey which drunk before the corn was
eaten Some Of the vendors were found to be using
rancid butter. and they warned.
Al the Bureau OF Vital statistics II was said yes
tcrlay that the mortality in the city had continued
10 be lower than the average for this time OF the
year. During the week 731 deaths were reported,
an Increase OF 10 from the previous week, but the
deaths from diariIOea troubles had decreased
Dr. r. >. Tracy prepared the following COMPARE
Corrected
for
Estimated population. f fp,