New-York tribune., 1904-08-11
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saUples of The water have also been taken away
by The inspectors and chemical and bacteTloos'O
examination has been made. So far these eAahih'
tons have been without results. \ house 10 mouse
inspection has about been completed. Wherever
any sick person IS found a department uiae
tcien calls and examines the patient a huHi"e
of suspicious cases have been visited OuI 10 ne"
cases hare been discovered
The inspection has been extended 10 other ltailah
districts in The Bronx Yesterday the inspection
Of the quarter around Observation-Disclosures
ninth-st was completed. Not a single case was
discovered.
There are about ore thousand Italians in the in
fected district Most OF them live in houses along
Vnla-ave which parallels Jerome-ave., block
east Of the reservoir. On Bedford iin. a short
distance from the Italian settlement are many me
houses in which number of prominent business
men live. They use the ordinary city water and
have not suffered.
You can hardly call this outbreak in The Bronx
an Epidemic said Dr. Charles +. Roberts. sani-
tary superintendent of the Department OF Health
VINO has been directing the work of investigation,
to a Tribune reporter yesterday. We have the
alarm even In the infected district. As Tor the
chance OF the disease spreading 10 Manhattan
there IS nothing at all in that story ,,,,,ou, he
come part of the city water system Dq' .S me me
nearly coinpIeted yer uot @ htlo| JI ~. LIN INT
contractor expects 10 TURN IL over 70 Iie SlaS' @ - -
II will be months The reservoir viii nave con
crete sides and bottom, and will be in perfect sah
taTy condition before II becomes sloras" ''7''
for the Manhattan water supply -, 49,.
typhoid Epidemic which swept Ithaca about year
ago and made Cornell university OF mourning was
traced 10 Italians VINO hAQ oeeh "oi Ai,ie ' tbc
towns water supply IN ne case q "a ~
Italians whose CArelessness was responsible Tor the
epidemic did not suffer.
Dr. Alban F. Munson. of Division-aye,, who re
ported many Of The present cases 10 the Board oi
The creek which flows into the reservoir ls aed
with germs Of the disease, and l believe that 70
turn Croton water into IL now would certainly prove
disastrous than did the epidemic at IthSca
the constant turning over or the SOL freeIiHs
Will not do II. and the city should take a huIaoeI
Of precautions before using the reservoir.
According 10 DR. Roberts and 10 DR. Ernst j.
Iederle, formerly president OF the Board OF Health
ance of the citys drinking supply at this time
Owing 10 the resent rains, the water SHOWS IaIe
light fabric will leave deposits both mineral ana
vegetable DR.. Roberts said that he had examined
the deposits under the nlcroscope ahd IhL it Ls
showed the form Of plant known 70 baSterlolosls'S
as a member Of the cryptogamous family. .
Despite the numerous complaints that are daily
being received at The Bronx once OF lhe f1eai n
DEPARTMENT in regard TO the poor conditions OF the
drinking water which IS supplied 10 the residents OF
that borough Or. Charles r. Spencer. Acting Sani-
tarv SIIne-int endent of The Bronx said yesterday
that frequent examinations OF the troton water
are made by the department and that II pro-
water around New-York. II don't think II can be
beaten for good qualities" said Or. Spencer to a
Don't YOU receive complaints OF Il from resi-
dents about the queer taste II hasY' was asked. 80
Yes do. But you know some people VIII
complain about anything" he said.
When the examinations are made OF the water
do the experts note the muddy condition of II
Yes: but that is due TO the leaves ana vegetation
which get into the water al this time OF the year
No alarm need be felt about the water being un-
healthy In time the supply will have to be in
Ln-e-.aS L,-+ az rreeant We are NOT considering A
change Of supply. The last report made on the
condition Of the CrotOn water was very good Dr.
The residents complain that the water is not ft
drink. being muddy and having a peculiar taste