The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07
CHINA1OWN'S DIRT and SHAME
EVIL CONDITIONS THE HEALTH
INSPECTORS NAVE FOUND.
Their Campaign Of Cleanliness the Re.
suit OF Reports From san Francisco
Almost Every House In had shane
The White Women OF the Quarter,

Almost Every House I'm had shane
THE White Women OF the Quarter.
William A. Bramey, the Sanitary Super.
intendent Of the Health Board, has had a
corps OF inspectors at work in Chinatown
for five weeks and they have not yet fn-
ished. When they do get through they
will make detailed reports to the sanitary
superi .tendeit which he will turn over
10 the Health Commissioner SUIT. Bram.
ley said last night tha, he would not have
his report ready for several days. but in a
general way he told of the work thus far
accomplished.
we are satisfied of one thing" said MIR.
bfainIey' and that is that conditions here
are not rs bad as ia San Fran csco's Chinese
quarter. When Commissioner Lederle first
heard the reports that the bubonic plague
existed there Lee set me- 10 work to look
after our Chinatown.
N"d"cidcd 10 hold up all burial permits
ui.tii the deaths had been specially inves-
tigated and Tor five weeks now we have
made certain Of the cause Of death in each
case. or course we kept our plans under
cover during this invostigat ion 30 that
there would be no cause for alarm. We
have detail of policemen from the sani-
tary squad to assist us, and they certainly
did good work With but one exception,
the sanitary INSPECTORS assigned 10 the
work were physitians.
They entered each house in the district
and raid visit to each APARTMENT from
cellar TO roof. In every house one or more
Violations of the Sanitary Code were found.
The rooms were ill-smelliEg and generally
dirty awfuly dirty. People were found
sleeping in cellars, and men and women
in filthy rags were dug out Of these places
and told they would he arrested if they
did not 60 somewhere else. Whole fami-
lies were found living In some Of the elars.
In III" way of plumbing IN" complaints
we're many. sinks, closets and waste
pipes were found II, horrible condition.
As the Inspectors found u sanitary con.
dltiuus notices wcr" sent from the Health
Department To make altcra' ions in COM
phi, nc with the law. So far about a hundred
ai.I Acn'y-iVe Of these notices or orders
have been sent ont. II al the end Of five
days they are not complied with the Cor
pora,ion Counsol's Office will take action
against the landlords
Supt Bram'ry would not discuss the COM
tltlons III tn" homes Of the Chinese, but ono
of the inspectors volunteered he irforma-
ton that many white girls were found
IN thlha'n'Ns apartments, som" Of these
girls appeared To ho under 10 years, hut all
i"'lti'u lN'N were II or over, In ono
instance two white girls were found IN the
room of a Chinaman who said he was mar
ried to both Another household visited
had for It's tenants a negro, a Chinaman
and four German girls. one Of the girls
said she had been married To the negro
but had left him for the Chinaman. She
said she had another husband. a German,
Who lived on First avenue. She told tho
health officers that she divided her time
between her Chinatown home and that on
First avenue.
In the majority Of cases, the health
officers said, the Chinamcn's dwellings
were kept much cleaner than those VI thsir
white ncghbors.