New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-19

DR.. NAGLE PREPARING A REPORT TO SHOW THE
DECREASE IN THE DEATH RATE AMONG
THE POOR SINCE THE ESTABLISH
NENT OF SMALL PARKS

william l.. Cole Editor OF The Irish Ameri-
cam is one OF the members OF the December Grand
Jury Recently he the Grand jury
room in the Criminal Courts Building DIR. John
Nagle chief OF the Bureau OF Records OF the
Board OF Health. The Grand Juror began TO
joke with the doctor about his theory that ii
would be beneficial to the country at large and
the people generally 10 have grand plaza built
from Washington to San Francisco. DR.. Nagle
began to defend the fact that ten years ago PEG
pie rldiculed the idea put forth In The Tribune OF
December &C. 1854. in favor OF small parks for the
people. DR. Maggie. for the last two weeks. has
engaged in preparing for the use Of the Tene-
ment-house Committee report showing the de-
crease in the death rate per 1909 among the con
gested parts OF the city since the establishment OF
the small parks by the city authorities The
doctor will send Mr.. Cole copy OF this report as
soon as the president OF the Board OF Health Mr..
Wilson, has put the official seal OF The board to H.
DR. Nage says ne thinks this report viii convert
his friend Cole TO the open space In the CROWDED
tenement districts theory.
To reporter Of The Tribune yesterday Dr.
Nagle said: zone decade ago. when the Board
of Health and The Tribune first advocated the
small parks for the people. we were laughed at.
Since that time many thousands Of dollars have
been appropriated by the city government Tor ne
construction OF these very same class of breath
ing-spaces.' To my mind there l. no better argu-
rnent In favor OF our theory Then the iac, re,
appointed to consider the subject Of the over,
crowded portions OF the city. The report tha, |
have prepared for Dr. Cyrus Edison one OF the
members Of that committee. Will show the abso-
lutte necessity for small parks II also SHOWS
that the death rate Of the people IN these crowdrd
tenement city blocks theie are
more than $500 persons-s nearly as high again
az the death rate blocks that contain ohiy the
ordinary number Of inhabitants.
LET me illustrate what / mean TO bear OUT m my
theory and the Endorsement or IL. printed IN me
Tribune at the time | state. There are sven
blocks In this city that contain the enormous num-
Der OF q $40 people, and the entire number OF
deaths that occurred In the houses In these seven
squares was 757. which showed that there were
70 90 deaths to every 1000 Of the inhabitants while
the number of deaths to every LOO OF the popuid-
ton OF the entire city. including INSTITUTIONS lor
the year 1892 was H26 The excess o. iatad a.
in these squares every 1000 OF their pOpuiatioh
was $40 over the rate to the 1000 OF the population
of the entire city for the same year. The square
however which had the largest population S j
Of any square in the city Avenues Il ana {, Sec
ond and Third sts). according to the state census
~ 1899 had during the same year, lbl deaths. or
one death TO every 2l94 Of the population, OF 1913
deaths in every 1000 Of this popula ton .o.
II am Interested in seeing the tenement houses
OF this city improved. | am child OF the isne
mems myself, and l am not ashamed TO teiI H.
I know whereof speak. for. TO use me Language
Of the not too classic New-Yorker: / nave peeh