New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-31
THE HEALTH BOARD AT WORN.
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TAKEN.
TINUE on NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Br VACATED.

To BE VACATED.
The Health Board had a prolonged session ycster
day afternoon talking the precautions against
Asiatc cholera. Every detail Of work TO be performed
In the event OF the arrival OF cholera In the city was
discussed, such the ambulance service. the place
for isoatng patients. the nursing Of the sick, the
disnfcciion Of infected premises and clothing and The
quarantine of persons exposed to the disease II was
agreed not to make such details public until cholera
actually appeared there to expect that
the plague might be kept away from New-iork this
year President Wilson refused point blank to tell
what place had been selected for the Of possible
cholera patients. Believing that the services OF the
summer corps" Of physicians should be retained for
another month after the expiration OF the term Of
service on September g. the Health Board passed the
following:
Whereas. The prevalence of cholera in Europe makes
extreme vigilance necessary In this city, 10 secure the
best possible sanitary conditions and for the purPose
Of detecting said disease and preventing its spead III
case II should reach this city therefore, ,, ,o,o
Resolved That reqnsition be and Is hereby maze zoe
the sum OF 70 900 the amount necessary for the EN-
ploymcnt BY This department OF hity physicians a"
speca. medical inspectors for one inonth
Proofs OF the official circular which is 10 DC uls
tnbutcd in four or five languages as soon as the
cholera comes. received by the Health Board
The English copy reads as follows:
Health Department,
New York, August ~, loO-.
PREVENTION OF CHOLERA EASIER THAN CURE
now CAUGHT.
Healthy persons catch, cholera 10y ,aIr H,h' fooi or
drink or from their hands knives. forks pa,es,
umber clothing etc the Of ne sm dis.ss he
and bowels OF those sick with cholera ,..,. .
Thorough cooking destroys the cholera germs ;
DON'T eat raw, uncooked articles OF any hnd' not
Don't eat or drink to excess Use plain wholesome,
dlgestible food. Indigestion and darrhoeA
favor an attack Of cholera.
d,4u rphf iieI uufe
Dont eat or drink article, unless they have been
thoroughly and recently cooked or boiled, % oSsr ai
Don't employ utensils in eating or dfMns s ILL umnss
the more recent the safer.
Don't ent or handle food or drink with unwashed
hands, receive it from the unwashed hands o'
Don't use the hands for any purpose when sTlled oiled
with cholera discharges thoroughly cleanse them
Personal cleanliness, ard cleanliness OF the living
and sleeping room and their ~ ~eoe,' any ri me,er
clo,cts sinks. croion faucets cellar ETC. s9od ,6e Ss
avoided, when present should be referred 10 tue
Health Board at once ana relhedlcu'
pRFcN-TIoN MEASURES OF TREATMENT.
The successful treatment and the prevention OF the
spread this disease demand that itS earnest @ hh
fc,iations be promptly recognized ana treated ue''
Don't doctor yourself for bowel complaint tt go TO
bed and send for the nearest physician al once.
send for your family ply yslcian Sehd TO dls
pcnsary hospital; send TO he lle'i,n pcpaT, in
nlent: send 10 the nearest ponce Shlioh iof
medical aid.
Don't wait but send at once. -,
II taken i'll in the street. seek The nearest drug
store, dispcnsary, hospital or police station ana
demand prompt medical attention.
Don't permit vomit or dlarrhocnl discharges 10 come
In contact with food. drink or clothing ln'se
DISCHARGES should oc T"crv,d ,, IN proper nde Nfs
competent directions. Pour boiling water ola
II ON p,lt Il strong solution Of carbolic acid In
them mot less than one part OF acid TO twenty
Of hot soapsuds water.
'''' f,rnI,urc That are Soilcd with cholera dis
charges. Pour boiling water on them or Ply Ply
them into II. and scrub them with the carbolic
pr- ,2on % ,,r,,rn rnoMa Iwar apaSf 70 remove aem
Don't be- frightened but do be cautious, and AVOID
excesscs and unnecessary exposurcs Of every
By order Of tho Board Of Health
CHARLES g. WILSON, President.
EMMONs CLARK, secretary.
Ernst j. Lcdcrc. assistant chemist in the ii"ait
Department has been mahng examination Of all
of the old wells In the city many Of which arc un'
used and has taken sample; Of the water for ana!y
SIS Yesterday he the Health Board a report
that traces Of sewage contamination had been fonnd
In the water from five OF the wells Those Wells arr
| on Greenwich and North Moore SITS. at No. 900
Crecnwich.st Mt Morton and Hudson sts.. at on"
hundred dtwentv 9TH st. and Fourth ave, and In
| Lawrence st. between Ninth ant Tenth aves The
Health Board gave orders 10 have the five we'll
| filed up Immediately.
Reports by the sanitary police that the tenement
| house. Nos. Eldridgest. l35 Luflow-N., ~
and SALE Manon-st, l4O 3OI. 303 and 800
st. and I56 Greenwich-st, dangerous to tn"
health were sent 10 the Health Board Yesterday
Orders issued to compel some OF the inmates
10 move out OF the houses. Sanitary superintendent
Edison reported that the tenement houses Nos DIS ana
$40 Ffth.st had become unsafc for human habiia-
lion on account OF defective plumbing and tha' the
owners had failed TO comply with orders to make san'
tary repairs The Health Board ordered the houses
| to be- vacated within ten DAYS.
Henry On poiss Sons, at No. 1I9 Southst.. and
other merchants In that street last week sent the
| following complaint to the Health Board:
"Thc undersigned citizens respectfully submit Tor
yonr consideration that the block bounded by I"ek-
| msn-st Peck sin and the Fast River Is In such II
condition AZ TO threaten the lives and the he1lth ~ the
residents Of the block well as OF the many people
who daily have 10 pass through this street As inc
records OF yonr department viii show, fonr pr>ohs
died I'm this block within the space Of one month"; ana
the deaths Of two OF them according TO the statement
OF the attending physicians. are directly aribntabe
| 10 the filthy condition of the gutter, which Tor hnii
the length Of the block Is covered by unlawful pat
forms extending fn- ont into the street These ph'-
ferns being removed but once week IL is lniposSiOe
for tho swecpsrs 10 clean the gutter, and hlth OF
every hind decayed fish and stagnaht water Acc"n'''
| Int under them six days every week.
The complaint WIS Investigated by Sanitary Snper
| intendcnt Edison, who recommended yesterday That
| separate orders be issued for the removal Oh mo
pat forms and the cleaning OF the cutters In front
| Of the buildings No. 101 TO 115 South-st. No. IA
| to 154 Ecekman- st. and In Peek Slip
Dr. Herman NJ Biggs, tho patioloHt OF the
Health Department. and Alfred L. Beebc the aching
chemist OF the department, have been making care'u
meteorological investigations In the laboratory at
| Bleecker and Mulberry stS. Samples, obtained Tor
them by inspectors who investigated reported cases
Of cholera morbis have been examined with power
| nI microscope ard analyzed, hut the searcher re-
ported yesterday that they had discovered no baci
OF the cholera. The Health Board Will meet again
on Thursday. -, A.. ,,ot,.
Police superintendent Byrncs called the captains
to headquarters yesterday and talked TO thenl apon
,h. nrccalIione to be taken against The chOicITi.
| enmmIssioncrs Martin. McClave and shechan were
nrrs,ut Mr. Byrnes sald the police must give every
pnosSic assistance TO the Health Department In keep
| r. from he In hghtlng