New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-08

record Is far superior TO that Of Philadelphia or
chicago Appended is a comparison of the con-
ditions under Tammany and fusion:
,oo Deaths. reported. lions.
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In the first six months Of this year there were
only three deaths and forty-four cases, Of
which eighteen came TO Quarantine on incoming
steamers
IHE CoNTAGION HOSPITAL IMPROVED.
While fighting the smallpox. DR.. Lederle saw
the awful condition OF the contagion hospital.
WIN us four million population. this city had
900 beds for contagious cases An appropria-
ton was obtained. and $4,000 put into repairs
New plumbing was put in. telephone system
was installed, and provision made so that rela-
tives could communicate with patients az any
time a regular visiting day was also estab-
hshed Competent nurses and physicians were
engaged, and decent accommodations for them.
as well as the patients provided A naphtha
launch took the place Of the rowboat formerly
in use. and the steamer Franklin Edison. used
70 carry patients from the reception hospital
10 North Brother Island. entirely rebuilt
The Kingston Avenue Hospital in BROOKLYN
was repaired throughout A scarlet fever hos
pital. to cost about 100000 is being built IN
East Sixteenth-st. New piers at North Brother
Island and East e-hundred-and-thirty-
ond-st-. q waiting room and disinfecting sta
ton and new buildings on the island. have
been planned DR.. Lederle intends 10 have a
contagion hospital in each borough Land has
been acquired in Queens and Richmond for this
purpose The research and vaccine -abora-
tories viii be moved to The Bronx.
On North Brother Island has been established
a tent colony where consunptfves are treated
one Of the greatest reforms under fusion ha,
been the lessening OF the death rate from that
dread disease. In 1900 there were s154 deaths
from consumption; in 1901 s 1876 whereas IN
1902 the number was reduced TO 1859. Strict
sanitary inspection. together with cleaner
streets. has done the work. All cases Of con-
sumption are now registered. and special in
structions issued to the patients II death
ults from tuberculosis the rooms Of the
paJ IT are thoroughly fumigated. The rules
against splitting in public places have been
strictly enforced. and IL is a uisdemeanor
70 spit on the sidewalk There IL being built a
dispensary for tuberculosis treatment at the
Health Department. and. IN cooperation with
the trustees Of Bellevue. there is planned rnu-
nicipal sanatoriu1 for consumptives outside the
city
INSPECTION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.
In 1900 there were one hundred thousand in
spections Of school children. an average Of one
child inspected out Of each four and one-half.
In 1902 FIVE million were inspected. which means
that each child was inspected ten times The
hair skin, eyes and throat were examined care
fully Many cases Of contagious disease. which
under the Tammany way Of doing things would
never have been seen. were brought 20 light.
Trachoma. widespread when DR.. Lederle took
charge Of the department. is now almost
stamped out. This disease, which leads to
blindness had never received any attention No
provisions had been made TO fight it At first
Dr. Lederle sent the cases to private physicians
and the dispensaries, but soon made arrange
nents with Dr. Brannan. of Bellevue. for the
use OF part Of GOuverneur Hospital. where
more than fifty thousand cases many requiring
operations have been treated building on
the MINER East side has been leased and
trachoma dispensary established there 1t was
found that with so much more rigid inspection
Of the school children there were many shut
ont whose parents were unable TO provide medi-
cal treatment for them. Accordingly. a corps Of
snecial nurses was formed. now nearly fifty OF
them who take the lists Of children excluded
bv the school physicians. and visit the children
At their homes. This summer there was a spe-
cisl CORPS Of doctors who went through the ten
ernent districts giving free treatment and pay
Ing especial attention che care OF children and
babies. The death rate among children was
corsiderab bly, lessened-
Impure milk has always been n source OF
danger. The Health Department got after the
r,ilkrnen- II had many up in court where they
we're heavily fined. and the milk dealers began
n know that they couldn't run their business
as they had under Tammany- After rev
-,.bs Of this IN October, only 80 per cent or
.be milk examined was found 10 be adulterateo'
,-bs-ass IN he fore part OF the year the per
oa,+s7a was 5277 In 1902 there were az ar
rests and prosecutions. against 4t4 IN 1871 ana
aeo "a 1890 Inspectors now visit the farms anu
s.,-,ss fror1 which the milk comes ana tel the
e..,,s-s how 10 keep their cans clean ana now
:. ool ana shin the milk. In 1917 there was
ELECTED s1a1ls for violations OF ne sanitary
code; in 1901 s6292
IMPURE DRU5s CoNFIscATED.
III, cellars If impure drugs and food articles
~. b-o,,ght ND with sharp turn while their
-. 80 connscated and they were prose-
o,,..s uea. fish fruit, butter and canned
go. ,,ere carefully inspected. and no bribery
- ,b,s administration. could make the
.,-,t,-,.,as mass over violation of the law In
1000 ,he-s we're con iemned l2.Zs3''ol POUNDS
., ,n,n-,ous food products. In 1900 the amount
-. ,asrI, 2ooocoo pounds less special at
,.r,,or bs. been given 10 inspecting ana keeping