Year: 1873

MEETING or THE BOARD or HEALrI-iMMESsE


DEPOSITS or STABLE MANURE AND STREET


REFUSE WITHIN TIE CITY LIMITS-HOW


SMALLPOX PATIENTS ARE TREATED.


The Board of Health met yesterday. The
Sanitary Committee made long report In relation 10
the result Of recent inspections OF ACCOMMODATIONS o
refuse within the city limits Tho Committee state that
with tho approach Of Spring the Board should exercise
the utmost vigilance In securing cleanliness OF the
entire city, so far as they have the power Past expe-
rence convinced the Committee that early and decisive
action should be taken IN order effect the removal OF
the offensive and putrefying accumuatons OF the winter
months, before the weather renders them uerl-
mental the public health. The accumulatons whioh
have been made during the present winter upon 'acau
grounds are unprecedented in quantity ana the COhi-
nittee are OF the opinion that for removing
the accumulatIons should be immediately adopted
The amount OF stable refuse the vacant grounds
on the east and side OF the town far exceeds tat
Of any former Winter. The persons depOsiting THIS
material obtained permission from tho Board on the
plea OF obstructons the river by ice. and under prom
ise of using gypsum freely as to prevent all escape
Of offensive gases At the time OF the Commuters In
spectiOn there ice in the East River ana ohIy
little in the North River. The use OF gypsum had Deeh
entirely neglected from the first. The Committee
showed that the vast accumulatOns OF decompOsihg
refuse WILL with the first days. become an intoer-
able nuisance the act OF removal In the opin-
ion OF the Committee the entire mass should 30 removed
and the promises thoroughly cleansed by tho middle
Of March The second complaint Is against streetcean
ing refuse. At the foot OF FOrtysinthst ana Thlry
tbird-st, East River, immense collections OF street
dirt and garbage OF most putrescble character depo
sed by the Street Cleaning Bureau. vacant grounds
Such accumulatons have been made In violation Of the
Sanitary Code aud have been expressly forbidden by
the Board These deposits being made at the time
the inspection, though there not particle OF ice
along the shore. Nor had there been sufficient ice IN
that vicinity during the Winter to interrupt tho regular
trips Of ferry-boats.


This street refuse the Committee advised should be at
once removed, and deposits made on the
grounds. According to the Committees recommenda-
ton the following adopted:


Eeored That all licenses heretofore granted bT ths
Board to ego 9s e. n,na'. or i,fiS ar2n ,i't n M @
SANITARY Inspector AMI hereby instructed to The vacant o
Complaint to be iorTarid for iss orier required in e,cb


oa % % b S $ C o Ro 1 sa,5 oa ar, s 55s Of @ R
an garbage vacant grounds All to cause the immediate removal o
all such sccumalatons.


The attorney reported that the last saushter'honse
within the limits prescribed by the Health Inspectors
had been closed H. J. JOY Health Inspector reported
that had examined the house No. 81 St. Mark ksplace
occupied by the NewYOrk Female Medical College, and
had found that it in a bad sanitary condition. Two
families lived the third floor and the attic was used
as dssectng room where at the time Of his visit he



The odOr from the decayng flesh undoubtedly affected
the health OF the families living in the house The Sani-
tary Committee ordered to investigate The build
ing No 1s9 Chatham-st also reported 70 he in an
unhealthy condition. letter received rom the
Secretary Of the Manhattan O1Orless ENcayatDg Com
p8ny and referred asking fora remission OF line OF $500


imposed upon the company for dsODeying section OF the
Sanitary Code which iOrbIds the removal OF night SOIL
without the Of air-tight apparatus. President
BoswOrth reported that he had consulted with Controller
Green relation TO the awarding OF the contract Tor re-
moving night soil from the city The lowest bidder was
John Hart of No 40 &c Broadway, who offered 10 DO
the work for s89OO yearly. Hart could not be found
however either Of the addresses he mentioned, ana
letter addressed to him had been returned To the sendef
President BOswOrth was authorized TO make contract
with the next lowest responsible bidder.


City Sanitary Inspector James reported IN relation 10
the decrease Of smallpox that during the past week
there only 10 compared with "a the week
before Twelve OF the patients had been yacclnated III
infancy patient three ago. and In three cases
the previous lite the patient could not be ascotaned
The present thOdOf dealing with smallpox Is the same


the hospital unless the circum-
stances to insure perfect isolation at home
This done the just vacated, including Oeddngiand
clothing subjected TO thorough funlgatOn ana as
Infection physician then visits the house for the pur
pose OF vacCin1ng the inmates. The adjoining houses
visited for the purpose In TINS way pro-
lection j. afforded TO such extent that the inspectors
are now seldom able 10 cases 10 direct cOnta
g.On. except Ia such have been concealed by the
patients friends until the c0ntagOn has reached IT'S most
Actly