The sun., 1893-01-31
TYPHUS HAS BEEN WORSE.
THERE'S NOTHING NOW TO MAKE A
BUGABOO OF, DIR. EDISON SAYS.

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For Many Years II was One or Our Regular
Disenses-rts Ravaees Thirty Year. Ago
Nine New Cases Yesterday-An East
side School Closed for Three Weeks.
Although the present outbreak Of typhus has
lasted for two months. IL has not. except In one
or two instances. extended beyond the lodging
houses where 1t started. This is considered
remarkable. as the disease Is more readily
communicated than cholera or smallpox.
Up to Feb. IL. 1902. when the steamship
Masilla dumped hall a hundred typhus pa
tlents on our shores. typhus had been COM
raratively unknown for Ave years. From 1870
to 1886 the average number OF deaths for each
year lexcept In 1881. whom there we're 1907
was about 80 The records OF the Health De-
partment kept by DR.. Naele. show that there
we're 20 deaths during the year 1904. and that
from that year until 1870 the disease -four
ished and increased until the death record
was numbered by hundreds each year. The
germs were carried over and bred in the over
crowded holds OF immigrant ships. and the
health authorities came to regard 1t as one OF
the staple contagious diseases Of the city.
An outbreak in 1S47 caused 043 deaths: in
1s4S there were 720 deaths: in 1S40. 415
deaths: in 1850. 398 deaths; in 1851. D77
dea.hs: in 1852. 662 deaths. An epidemic
which lasted through 1863. 1864. and 1855
caused nearly 1000 deaths Then tho record
dwindlcd until the city was entirely free from
the disease.
The health officials are not inclined to be.
lleve that the present outbreak can be con-
nectod with that Of last spring. as there was
lapse OF nearly ton months between tho two.
but 1t is admitted that germs have thrived in
clothing stored away for several months. The
feature OF the present outbreak is that the
victims arc oil Irish or German born citizens.
Ia yl,ea tnI h,yth tha tI,o N,,fh
were all Russian Jews. Out Of about two
hundred cases In the present attack. but three
Whether it can be attributed to the efficiency
OF the Health Department. or to raro good luck.
the fact is that the disease has not been circu.
lated by the lodGers who float around In all
There is little danger to the public. and
out % Of the iaet that t certain parts Of Beiievus
hnve been Iuorantined;" said Health Commis. s-
alarm. as tho department has the outbreak
well in hand and there Is very little chance Of
It's spreading, The precautionary, measures
lection OF healthy persons and for nny emcr-
gepcy that may arise It was deemed proper
would be unwise for the house physician to
attend to typhns patients whom he has SO
DR.. Cyrus Edson. Sanitary Superintendent.
.yphus IL in SsT We h It ss
getting daily q late are nothing to make a
forty. sight hours before w wc heal: Of It He Is
generally, kept. in u. close. badly ventilated
think. in a couple OF weeks, ~.
East River school in the Forty; fourth street
Newsboys' Home Of tho Children,s Ala Society
cause @ tsS'S two boys. Thomas Harris ani md MiliiaM
Just. who lodged in the h3nsc. H, were taken III
"a n nj ffaDin
the school. for besides being, instructed they
were served, with a good hot lunch oach day.
day school and kindergarten They were in
structed by the principal. Mrs. l. L. Brinnt.
The night school was attended by nifty boys.
who were re- taught by Mr.. T. B. Kellogg Of the
services a d eondaeted BY Mr.. Ambrose .N W. Yer.
non OF the seminary will also be discontinued
S E in the tho h c bay:
at night until the school reopGns. Similar
measures were adopted Ii, at ,th the Duane sire street
in sanitation and there Is 10 fear OF the disense
gaining foothold in either,
qbseryation tents at Bellevue last evening;
Pr Blake is comfortably GuarTteired in a.. a tent
the ' Gordon T "i OF Benches ben hes to prevent anybody
from coming IN contact . With the suspects:
the Doctor. and every restriction Of a rigorous
quarantine is enforced: Five medical wards.
hs anf ths na% eef M
Six new cases were bulletined at the Bureau
OF Contagious Diseases yesterday. as follows:
Burke. Frank. "a: found at III Rowery.
Dunn, Mitchel, 50; taken from 1d5 Amsterdam ave-
Messe; Hugo. 81: waiter; removed from Eldridxe
iIeimeTt. George. 81: taken from his homo at sas
oBrtsn, John; @4 taken from Elizabeth street polio.
station: nss lodged at ~ BGweTy ..u.vn .,,.,,.
IoTnins; haa bee, lodging at the salvation Army
Sc"tt Thomas, =; taken from Chambers Street Hos
saiere jacob u; asuspecs taken to tho camp fr ON
to obseri alton TENS at Bellevue on Jan,
The deaths reported wore:
@ reD ar 10 r rss 5aa 1
n John. 81; take" from Bellevue Hospital on
tenement. 33S East Ninth street with his wife
housc: Ho was confined in thc, alcoholic ward
t3 BELLEVUE some time ago. and since his dis
cao hs sdaTss as 4S5 hy
asnS Est hss bsn hr d the % %
nerachah Mission. "A home provided for home
less men by the Christian Scientists. Another
patient gave this address some time ago. but
they denied at the mission that no had ever
Sunday. is a barber. and has been employed at
8Ghatham SQUARE.
Street % iosrita VEST yesterdny '0 Thoy % We're Corns
lius Mahony a lahorer, 10 years old. who was
found sick at Al Bowcry. and John Henry. n
lodger who went to the hospital from $50 W ost
street.
A case OF smal.p was reported from the
Homnopathlc Hospital yesterday. Frank
Costello. "a years old. was stricken with tho
disease and transferred to North Brother
Island. DIR. Roberts sent n vaccinating corps
to the Tombs Yesterday to o!Ier inoculation
to all that desired II. Bessie Gordon, the
prisoner who was removed by the hnalth oill-
cials on Sunday. was awaiting trial for Keep
ing dsorderly house ut l2i Nest Twenty
seventh street She had been in the prison .
week. The cells she had occupied wero
fumigated.
Health Department will furnish the Com
mssioners with m official statement Of the
capacity of each station house accommo-
ati ndn ia italv IN ha inf