The New York Herald Newspaper, June 17, 1871, Page 11

henry THE PUBLIC TEALTH. FIRST ANNUAL REPORT 1 THE Board of Health of the Health Department OF THE OF NEW APRIL 11, 1870C—APRIL 10, 137 CITY YORK. HEALTH DEPARTMENT, No, 301 Morr Sruzer, New YORK, dew York:— Sia—l have the honor to transmit herewith the annual report of tno Hoard of Health of the Heaivt Department of the city of New York, for the year nding April 10, IST1, with un appendix thereto, er of the Bours, oo EMMONS CL , Secretary. coma Joseph 8. Bos Heary Saiity, Police n #, Manterre, f Commissioners, *Tuouas J. barr, ) Jouu M, Cainochan, M, D., heath O.aver of the Port, Stephen Smity, M. i Glovannt Ce iui, MM. D., Magnus ¢ doba Mus PRESIDENT, Joecph 5. Bosworth, CRETAILY, Emmons Clark. STANDING COMMUTEERS. Santlary Cowie. — Comedies on Grovanui Ceccarial, M.D. Cleaninge Ssephten Santi, ML D. John Mutlaty. Magnus Gross, Tieary $ 5 commiiice on Permits, ‘Lnouias J, bart. Btephen Smith, M. v. dulin wullaly. Magnus Gross, Onamiltes 04 Var Ust cs, Glovanni Cec ni, M.D. Joun M. Cay noeban, We. Blephea sw.in, M.D. CONN EL a Finance Magnus Gross, Benjamin F. Manterre, Thomas J. Barr. Conmmeice on Law and Or dinGnves, Magnus Gross, Joon akulial Benjamin ‘Appointed Po'ice Commissioner Matibew f. Brenig, res, Sta- Manlerre. 1870, vice November, Jed and elected Sherif, OMccrs of the Board. G@WTY SANITARY INSCECTOR AND SANITASY sUPER- INPENDENT, Mcreuv Morris, M. De HEAL TORS, 1. L. Domainviie, » Philip O'Hanlon, 2 Wuiard Deming, M.D, M. v. 7. W. 1B. Post. M.D. & Kdward H. Jane, & Charles F. hoberis, M.D. M. D. 4 H, Dewitt Joy, M.D, 9% Henry R. Stiles, M.D. Viele, A. De ROTUR, INSPR Thoma REWSTER OF RECORDS. Charles P, Russel, M.D, Jon real ASD COUNSE’ Vanderpoel. Re » Chiaudlet, Pa. D, CHIEF OL! George 8. ings. port. othe Hon, A. OAxuY J1ALL, Mayor of the City of New York:— The Soard of Health, of the Mealth Department of the city of New Yo respectfully trausimits its ‘Orst avoual report, which includes areview of is proceedings from its 0: ation, April 11, 1870, to the loth day of Ap 187i, beiug @ period of one year, ORGANIZATION OF THT BOARD, By the “act to reorganize the local government of the city of New York” (chapter 137 of the Laws of 1870), passed April 5, 1870, the city of New York was excepted trom the provisions of the act entitled “An act tu create a Metropolitan San:tary District and a Board of Health therein for the preservation of life and healin and to prevent the spread of dis ease,’ passed February 26, 1866. The same Act (articles fourth and eleventh) creates a Health Department, and declares that such depart+ Ment shail be a board consisting of the Police Com- missioners of the city of New York, the Heaith Officer of the Port, and also four oficers to be called “Commissioners of Health of the city of New York,” who shall be appointed by the Mayor for a term of five years, two of whom must have been practising physians tn said city for a period of five years pre- ceding their appointment. On the #th day of April the Mayor, Hon. A. Oakey Ball, by virtue of the authority conferred by the act enutied “An act to reorganize the local government of the city of New York,” made the appointments | of the heads of departments in the government of the Corporation of New York city, as established by @aid act. On the ith day of April the Board of Heaith, of the Health Department, was tempo- Tarily organized, there being present for said pur- pose the following named Police Commissioners, wo ‘Wtt:—Joseph S. Bosworth, Heary Smith, Matthew 2. Brenuan and Benjamin F. Manierre; and the fol- lowing bamed Heaith Commissiouers:—Stephen Smith, M. b.; Glovaunl Cec M. D.; Magnus Gross and Join Mullaiy; absex nochan, Ieaith Oficer of the Port. lu the te ‘rganization of the Board Commissioner Ben , Manierre was ciected President, and E.umons biark, Secretary. The Board of Ueaith, of the ilealth Departinent of the city of New York, succeeded to all tic powers and duties of the Metropolitan board Mi Health so faras relates to New York city, and that Lhe uecessary | ss of the department might gontinge to ve t ted withic ruption until @ permanent organization was efected the Board @uopted the folloy tai, » br. Joun M. Car- orary Tespectiv: 380, exc chemist a, ferred to the Laws of 15/6, the presiie near of a Dep and they are sever z il the further orde rd, lo pers tment al the di perform nil the servic h they were re Shorized to perform in and for the Metropolitan Health, wot Inconsistent with or contrary tu ihe pro Said chapter 137 of tue Lawa of 1570, The Board was permanently organized on the 27th @sy of April, 1870, by the election of Cowmissioner Joseph 8. Bosworth as Presiacnt, and Bmmons Clark as Secretary; and during the moaths of Apri nd May the Board selected ana appointed a full corps of officers and clerks in piss of Ubose tea porarily retained by resolution of April % ORGANIZATION OF BUREAUS. On the 27th day of April the Board proceeded to te organization of (he bureaus provided for by section 91 of chapter 137, Laws of 1870, anu adopted Mie foliowing resuiutions:— Resolved, That there shal! be a burean fn this depsrtment, which shill be calied the “Saattary Loapeetion Nurean,” the chict officer of this bureau suall be calied “City Sauitary In- speetor, Resolved, That until the further onter of this board, the eliy Sanitary I tor is authorized to do and perform, and {hat be do and perform the several acts and matters which the Sanitary Superintendent of the Metropolitan Board of Health, ou the 4th of April, 1870, was authorized to do and pertorin, not i stent with or contrary to the provisions of chapter 137 of tue Laws of ity, except atch of said acts and inatters an the Kegiter uf Records may be au thorized to do and perform. Resolved, That there sini » shail be called the "3: * the chiel office bea borean in this department an of Records of Vital St shail be calied the? ter of Kecoras.” In said bureau shall be recorded, wi every birth, marrta enth, wod ali inquisition ouers (excepting those whereby a jury fine i ligence ur malicious imjury), which tha utu the eliy of New Lars. “The recor Fopoliiun Board of Heaita, tmeanferred to is department by act acd operation of law the regiatration of marriages, births and deaths y of New York, shall be Jo charge of ‘be segister of After the Keglaer ot Kecords shail emer upoa of his ofice all permits fur the removal of ie body of auy decea: son from the city of New York for interment, and aii burial permits aad permits for the dis\o: terment of he remaioa of deceased persons tn the city of New ork mball be granted und wigned vy the Register of ieecurus, During the month of May the “Burean of Strect Cleaning M June appointed a chief o of the same, calied the “inspector 0} Cleanmg.” fhe “Sanitary Vermit Bureau’ was also organized, as required by daw, and on the 30U1 Of May tue Hoard appointed chiet oficer of the same, culled ie “Sauitary Pe mit Inspector,’ THE it being the duty fis organization, io ¢ M1 of chapter 1 and reguiatic Health jor we the Board organized and ou the Ist day ITARY CODE. immediately upon coulormed t arucie 7, Laws of 1870, the code of laws s la 1 by tne Board of ry district, to be called the “anit c d, on the 27th day of Apri), adoyied the following resulution: Resolved, That a committer, consisting of ve members of this be Wy prepare aod report for the con. shierats aneh @ moditication oy the eude of tews and regulatio of Henith for Aue Metropolitan Sauitary district, force ou the bth Bay Of April, 1870, wa wi me to the eleventh moe SA inet ina aeeites } this we wach Bcditional provirions Tor the security of life and hea'th ay ott ‘nay sewn €3} Hent, and Y such distribution of powers aad duties to the mem ers andemploy 8 of the Board as tu the sald commit. tee may seem approp ‘The committee appointed under the above resola- Yon consisied of Commissioners Ceccarin, 8 Smith, Gross, Brennan and Mauterre, and said committes Was authorized to secure the services of A. J. Vane derpoei, isq., a8 Couvsel In Che cuasideration of the Matiers referred to the commuttee and lu the prepar Tativa of the report. On the same day tae Board adopted the following resolu'ion Resolved, Yhat the rales and regu’ations of ‘the Metro- politan Board of Meaith ta force a of April, 18 Taras they are not respect.ve.y 4a contilet of inconsistent wub the provisions of chapter 137 of the Laws of 1570, foal be and are hereby extevded to the Heaita Department abd the board of Heaith created by iast said act an. ouive ka, agents and employes of said Hearn foeot aud of fase guid Asoard, #0 Car as they aro a tuereto eapecuvely, unt We turtuer order of Last sala vard. Tae roles and erguiations above referred to were reierred Lo the ape Cowmiilee oa Saurlary Code for stoi mudiicatioa and amendment as should svem Wo be hecessury. n ihe isi day of May the sanitary code, as ried by the commitice, Was adopied vy the Board, together with the rules aud regulations as ‘ied vad amended, Ou tue sae day (ae stand- lug committees authorived by the rules aad reg was lols of the Board Were appointed by tue President, KEVIBW OF THE PROCEED: THE BOARD. Tie various subjects brougnt under the couside- ration ut the Board, aud the resuits waich have Sole JoWesd, SO far as ascertained, WL appear trom ute folluwing review Of th ings of the Board tor az April 10, «OF Vue Jovt nas veceived due cop-ideratioy, and uader te orders of the Board mauy vacant lols have beeo re- heved of Slazuant water, lu cases Where nusauces of thts characier jaled by Street sewers, the atteuuou of Lic lo Woras hus been called to ley Of Cons Siructing sewers in cer part. ment has proupily ta Tr cases iL Was b fond necessary to order ADL 1068 to be filled utly Lo LurOw (be sure er IMO Lie slrevt Sewers. Phe most serious at by te Loard occurs W of \acaut propery 1s ly neve bie sire “nd the natural water courses cut of and ob acted by t con uciiy? Of Dp Suiveets. The board deewiug this suo,eci Lo ve Vast Luiporuance lo the preseit as Weil us to the IY ture suuttary Condition OF tae city, Om Che 20Ln day of Oviober direc youl uh to prepare as report ont e@mty Of @ Byst at drainage for sary 5 u the city of New Yc id O00 sauitdry elgmecriag 12 counecdon with city tinprovenenis. roi the Report prepared by the san that it is ¢ HLEe (AYPCMGIX KX) IL aypears rely prachicabie Lo Fel ine vacant Arig Of This Island Lroud Slaguant waver, WunoUgh Ib ny ben Ary LO apply Wo wwe Legisiacure Lor dds diuonal powers io dccumplisi iat oyeck. That wae up portions of tae chy wiien the nacural pUTses ave beeu Ouswucied a havie aband epiies ne cily ir bien Worthy ef tas ®ovwuiplusued saule Sie cé Sewers, Caiverts, Pavements, &c.—When- ever it has appeaieu tom the reports of samitucy oticers tuat tue paui roved orp ted by ihe con the t has aireeted copies of 8 forwarded t tue Departinent of FUL @ requesi for the necessary action, AU re as « character i son om he ve recely bol vub AK MOSL CO-0 fects in street pavements, resulting ma aceumuia- Uons of stagnan and tiih, have besa reine died by the Lep eubof Pabas Works apon to- uce from tus Goard, A large mudiver of orders nyo OWners Of Property to yand guiver sioues to Ui gz Ue Inawy wu dave been iss iewatks an o 3. Sireet Cleaning.—The cleaning of the streets 1s unquestion the greatest impertance to Ure 4, aud Must aiways receive Lue wivel puotic ti of tae proper authoriues, On tre 9h of Juue my revs a cou for cleaving the streets of tne York for # period OF lem years Was maue by Live commissioners appointed fer Liat parposo vy am act of tue ture passed May 1, 1 wita Ne-sra, Brown, nd Knapp. ‘he'coateactors, for a specified tue paved ua, agreed to Lhoroustly cvean ail treeis aud avenues, aud al the lanes andull gutters, Wuarves, piers and heuds la eacn week, and to reuiove ail ubbish and sweepimes of every y twenty-iour leu ut a few Of the priucival Kidd irom tae si Sundays except busines of cera y That the cieamag ecially Unuse Wulci are dee indigent classes, and during Mths more trequently than is required by tue Contract avove reierred to, is absolutely a summary ix ity, has been for suIme years generally AKO loug Ju meet this great Suuite wie 8 Legisiature, in chapter 383, Laws of is.0, authorized rd to inake arranyemenis with the contcactur for c.eaning the streets ior sucu addidonal clean of the sireets as tiey suould from ume to Un deem the public health to require, Pendug tue organization of the Bureau of Street Cleaning, aud during the negouatious between the coairman of Committee on street Civamig and the sireet uns Contractur as fo the rates for (ne adduulonal work required, the Huard auiuorized tue City Sami- tury Inspector to cause vse streets Lo be el daily 1a Which coulagious and infectious diseases prevaued, and to tuoroughiy disiniect the gutters of said sircets, T sard alsv directed the City 3 wspector And the inspector of street pore the stree!s aud paris of streets re ivequently tan 18 required utract, This report Was re- nd ine Board on tue saine day suthorized the chauman of the Comiut- Cieaning to make arranger ts with aniug coutraciur for additional work ala rate moi exceeding Uurty dollars per ille for each cleaning 0! any street Or part of strect cleaved more tuan Uiree times a Week, and pot exceeding five doilars per mite fur exch cleanlng of avy Of street cleaned three Umes or | so iusiructed lo make spe: Fequisiuons on we cunitacwor lor Work, ciiymg the exact Diecks of streets to cleaned how Olen tier were Lo cleaned. secure & thorough daily tes ton of th eels cleaned uncer Lie Vid as Wi Lue Dew contract, the coumittee on etrect cle Was authorived to cuyage, vuring the Board, the services of tue nec assistiut inspectors, to report d ner in witch the work Was peri and To nlug pleasure of ssury number of yuyon the man. med aud any ebayter Js) of Wye Lave oF 1970, \ogetber wih » Diyye br be pi ie | named can be safely } tractor or to perivcas omissions ou the part of the coutrac i if im answer to his whole duty, Ou the 2s ‘ @ communication irom the comptroicr of the ciLy, the Board expressed Lue opinion that $170,000 would be required, aud should raiset to pay tue pense of exira street cleantog during tue current z section 1 of ciapter 834 Of Lue LAWS 0. 1479, ras subsequ increased to $25 ngement above releried to, tt York, during the Suncn Van up 0006 reels rand aucuiun of ine @ uf cleaniiness ry of this city A wns ia the ueved unequalied by tew, old or bew world. that tne remarkable he extreme heat of the su sence of coutagious and iufec that period, was due, to a very c Unilorm Cleauuaess Of Fie Sie aroage and Garouye ao- sex durlag teiauie exceut, in the co . contract requtre asties, garvage, rubbish and sweepings, V Linay be devivered to the contracwr, or that muy t placed 1 barreis, boxXCS, pails, DUCKELS, OF any OL Vexseis Upon the kidewals or in tie front area, or upon the upper area sieps of any dweiung huus store of public building, sltali be removed Bireets in Ugat carts, Lins giectin the care of Board vas, vy ordinance, forvtdden that it sic throw into Lie streets, aud made it the duty every oWuer, tenant, icssee and occupant of any and every buidibg to prov feut and suitable boxes, barrels or bubs aud boidiug, WihOUL leakage, the ase ve and Hquid substauces tiat may ¥ sim bite ty-six hours in such building. Tue sanitary Coda | aiso requires that garbage boxes, barrels au | tubs shall not remain upon tie sidewalks long ve necessary for the removai ol ents, and that no anauinorzed persons . th, Sune tuprovement be caring for and we the subject 18 surrounded Agent aiations im rei lerred has already been made in removal of garvage; but wiih difculties, aud’ sir tion thereto are’ uot y enlorced uute realize the sanilary vaiue of such re heartily compiy with thelr provisions, an th (heir eujorcement, On Ue t2th of July ordinauces on ilits subject were & ‘ Ashes and rubvish sould 1 ed or kept in the same vessel with garbage substances. She purpose of this amendmer Was to cause Uae separaiion uf tae asi te liquid and yegetable portion, Witi a vi der boul paris useful; lor walle ihe sul frst nd properiy used me fling streets and Vi tie latter can be transported tw neighboring and sparsely populated istrict, aud there uUized Without ofenee. i anger UW U public heaius, present and pr ive, to be appr heuded from’ tue use of garb fling sauwen Jots and streets will tus be entirely evoided, The Jailure to enforee this ordinance is parcly due to the Want of faciitics on the part of the contractor for the removal of garbage ja tne manner Intended, bub ibis expecved that such Jaciutles Will SOUR bE pru- vided. Wharves and Piers,—S wharves and piers, which bas lie ject of compiaint by tne sant been Much improved during th new Board of Docks, orgatized under ¢ nth conditton of the olor na sub- ry auchorities, has present year by U yer 1 O} (he Laws of 170. By the removal of the obstruc« tions which for imany years lave been allowed to accumulate upon the wiarves of the city, cons has been enaliet to ciean we'plers and buikheads as required by law, to (ne great conye- nienve and comiort OF IDC Casing Coumerce and of the ira ing publica. VT Board of Docks wave fiso repaired many of the vid wid deeaymg piers, which were believed «0 be sources Of disease Lo Lue surrounding districts, And When applied to by this Board the same cepartmenut bas dredged the slips in which decaying animal and vegelavie matier wad accrmalated from the discharge of sewers and [rom of bustiess in the vrewlty. improvements of tie water Peparunicie of bucks wil Wiabie suLItHY NMpOIbAucy. he contemplated fronts of the city by Tt reiay | Ss should be Swept twice | te | ‘The old and dilapidated wooden structures which now surround the business portions of New York Jorm a vast network within which tne sew: of te og. composed of house and privy filth, the re- Inse of slaughter houses, workstops and manufac: tories accumulites, and togetier with the wasie of commerce aud the constant influx of sediment frou Adjacent shores forms @ stratan of putresciole or- ante matter of great depth and extent, By the Ibovements of the tides and of tue ves. sels this vast bed of filth 1% constantiy agitated, Its elements intermixed and the process of decomposition theraby Austened. ‘ihe result 1s ap- parent to those Who trequent the docks la the sui- mer season im the escape of immense quantities of the most oifensive and deleterious gases. Not un- irequentiy labo wloug Shore are competied to Jeave their wor 80 oGeasive aud sickeuing ere (nese odors The eilect of these malartous e mana- ons upon those Whose business contiaes them much Co the docks and vessels at the Wiarv is inost disastrous, La the summer and aut se. Vere and fatal forms of jever and diarracal diseases are prevalent. history of inany epidemics in New York shows that they either ovigimated about the docks of Manilési d tie greatess viruied aunoug (hose Whose diveilings are in their vicinity, ‘the eect upon the piolic healta also of the con- Slant didusion Of such volumes of noxious gases Trom & lar, ter [rout 1s most nj de rious. Maly outbreaks of f dyseutery and simi- Jar diseases in the ost central districts of tne city have been regarded as excited or ready agyra- vated by this svurce of Contaimuation of tae air ‘The only remedy against these santiary evils 18 A sysiem of docks sucu as are huW projecied, mace of Luperisnable taaterial, With & Water Iront preseut- ly & sinoOLh suriace to be thorouguly Qushed by tue tides, and from wach all accuaruiations from ‘3 und O(her sourees are Constantly reuioved 6. Juspeetion and Survey Of Preaement Houses.— The thorough saniavy iuspection of the tenemest houses of Lis ciuy, Cocanien by toe Metropolitan Bourd of Beaith in We year 1869, Was not conipleted Unt ihe sprins OF 187) Bvery budding containing Mhore than ihiee fam.iies was vistied by the mspect ors and eXamiped irom and binks prepared Jor that purpos fled With an tis Material facts In respect to Hy sty part of the b ag and tne nealth aad social lition of tie vccupants. During ws survey ali ances discovered were reported In veguiar lor, were suujecis ior orders of tae board; and ali enemeut House Act,” and cases ere, alter due by ube att la the name of td, ior the penalty luposed oy law, measures Nave resulied in the hu I cuillattou, se cand general Ceuniiness Of tenement houses, and have materially aided in preserving the melti aid promotiug the Gomlort oi au important portion or che city population dunug the remarkable of tue last summer, dhe Kegister LOWS & Ost gral provement Ua the Heaita oO: Lae mvaditaAts oF tei Wee houses. Aituougi tess Man oNe-ail the Lol populatian of New Yors occupy tenement yei y 75 per cent of the total mor OU LAS Chass 1 1853; Lun L960 ib fell to aii 1 1370 AL Was reduced Lo ut 69 per ¢ Bala of 9g per cent im taree years. This gives a Vil Of 2 600 lay No beltér niustrauion or Vaiue of sanitary work could be deswed. This re able reduction Mi the death rate of the inaablt Sof tenement hou: 4s louowed directly upoo Most thorou.zh Ispecuon aud recousiruction of tuese dwelliags of tie poorer C1 .sse! ite relaspections of tenement houses made during the present year nave resuited Mm csiaunsiag ine Wat greater care Is ouserved by owners, lessees fd Oveupaais IM Yespect to the sAMitary eondition of 83 Of DUIS Aud thal Lis IMprovenient 1s samitary coudiuon of wluly the rese euorts of the HAUL MULOLUES LO 6 and in nt relo he ac pdation of a large number of families are con- BiLucted wit ali tle modera a pliances for venila- on wind Seweraye,aud Late Nhu it lo be to cw ow Lb owlers Of proj st togtve good accomn~ or, und to demand care ana cbor iiety tenants, The result of an mspection of tenement to are preserved in tweaty- which are constantly oper to the examination of the inspeciors, aiding Uneir dtiies and prov fe ior ref ‘Lo preserve tie i hye bound volumes, apy the densely c.owded sections of 2 CLY must continue to be v of (ie Most MMportant Uaiies of Lis Board, 7. Uelarsand Unde: 2 he permits granted by th 3 py ceilars abd vasemeuia for having veea revosed by wis B jor permits We: were inspected by t dof Health san hapitacio ard, new appl ne form, tt th Lispet we tecommendaien of the City™ Sanus Inspector, yeriuits Nave beea from to or denied by t lars hereiolore occuph aud im @iacge nut en owihwelat mniil improv. ju the veatiiavon aud drat reity Of proper accommmodas Une premises, ‘fi Lous for ihe indxeat, aud the Want of cueap aud td tran-portaiien to suburvaa districts seem to er it necessary to lolerace Ure occupation of underzrougd as nunan anit 1 atiou Of ali such premises resules 2 occupauts. But while uno occu. of abode is peruiitied the ut ess ure demanded from te erve the health of tho: i theze Lumbie quarters, ) securing to twem the greatest amount of hght aur and the imost periect sewerage and dr Vhe Board fully appreciates its duty in this a UOT estate to cause Cel to son of contagious dis- us vi Lietr peruitts, wuble OF Lecesaary, ‘Yo compel the v de panperiziag t nol such pla cure aud watent corps Of Inspectors Lo pr ‘e compelled to live Buch 4 Course se@euis to be adv & ddvuses Dangerous oF UN tion.—At Upeu Lue Certifi- tnai said houses repair, untt for har Copies Ol tae reporis Of its luspel serous coudition of buildtags, by rea- Of old or: @ Walls, unprotected or dilapl- duced stairways, oc from want ol fire escapes, nat been from ume to tine forwarded 10 the Di Meut of Fulldings, with a request for the neve action 10 the premises, aud have rec % ved prowpt atteuiion, 9% Siaoles.—The attcution of the Board has been coustantly directed by 103 ntspoct the cond.tion OF siables for horses, aud a jury have been issued jor Uie diy, } premises, By the coustraction of connections Bew. fore ‘3 and uf proper manure yaw went of the yrdiuauce fort removal of the maaure, t ma plaiNt ag. are removed. A in the city has t port ol Ub 3, aud by th mut an avipal causes soushments Li the 8 cuy Sauitar, he a fi 2 Ruimber, Milled within the city | Slaut supervision aad (aorough drainay 1. Slable Ma neighbor poses p Tis mat SCURIALY 2 BLo/@ It upon au ie y den the constant m qemand aur as Ue demand ris most brisk and the sand gar- 03 CAN 0G re de 'E of the ma- nure also increas: WHA the cost of trans is sully prepared and macerialiy toss. Besides, $ tue reino- vat of manure count of ive if the rivers, parieut ers ade jaccut to tte po here Cais arucie tsually @ ftuurket Tor coustunpuon. To pieserve Uus city rom tae F likely to result frou Storage ro upon this 1s. iv a avoid anne ‘nace tn 4 jarge aber Of citizens, “is Uns Hoard. Jn tue Granteu a few permit effort ot ra Such localities oniy us wer \ noved frou the densely popuiated ports city (hat no injary could reswit io Wie pubile healil. Itaiso grant permics tor its Val from the Diuit-np portions of the city, p lump: carus liv nomediate re noval froin (he eity, sections 406 ana? 17 of the Sauitary « humerous, howeser, Were the Coniplaiats tie several pl the winter, Ww proved wo be we isl, revoked all pernics es whersgnanure was svored during ich compPluimts upon iavestiga' founded, Utate tty di, ion Mai for st bg manure aod ordered ui accumma\tous Of Liat article to ve re- moved beloce te ist day of May. Upon an ciavo. rate report of the Sauitary Cyamitiee the Lowrd adopted 48 its Dolwy in cespeck to Livis dificult sub- Ject Wo grant permis to Comp manure “only trom Carts ditectiy tuto buals for HS immediate rem frou the cily,” and designated such piers as Diost suitavvic ( convententiy joc for Wansachon of the basincss. ro) Li, Kemovwl af Bead An rmuis.—On the sth day of Avril, 4 & coutract Wes made by 2 Oy be Spector With the “Lome Isiand Bo voratory’? Jor the coriection and removal of dead horses and other deat autuals, blood, offal und ovier refuse matter frei tie city ‘of New York (or @ period of ten years, The dock at lie fyot of West Linrty-eignih reet Was desigunted as Lue place for receing 1 ans, Ofal, provide aud keep s uC, aud tie contractor agreed d dock # suillcent number of suiLable vessels fd elving tne material, and to transport ald 10 convey ihe same, et least once In even Uay, oul 0} beyoutl limits of the consequence of the large accumulation ¢ dead ant ail stages 0: decomposition, and tie deiay in (he removalot the same, dock bvecaing & Inust olfensive Ane, ANd In the yews a compan. e NeW York herbs Pope ausier Of the Contract, Witil w 6 inaierial and suppressiyt ine n fhe apparacas used by bis company Was upon Yexsels jying at te dock av the [vot of West Thirty-eigath street, aud dla operations were generally approved by Whe sanitary authorices. But Wie complaiits ifom citizens in respect Lo Lue offeusive odors caused by the New York Kendering Company were con SianL, ANU Were the subject of frequent juvestiga- Uons. Upon the organization Of tis Board in April the company applied fora permit to continue Ita business in the Kame MANNE aud at Lue same plac bus alter & thorough cousie the Sanitary Comuitiee the that PErMIL shold NO’ LE Mrautey, and ordered has te Dusivess #ouid Ue suspended. tuat thwe th removal of 1 aniials aid ofal has been per Formed as required py the ovuatruct jade iv 1996 Huss Dut just Lo t aw York to wt ested ibik earnest desire tO cr 88 Of “render ing’ Witsoutl offence, aud & Willingness to adopt any Measures to that end witvoul regard lo ibe ex pelrd, of those wuo are | ‘They bave always clauaed, aud pull, Clady | } AS foisa fa NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JONE 17, 187.—TRIPLE SHEET. that thelr apparatus effectually consumes all offense sive gases, and thas the foul rg complamed of in ‘the Vicinity of Uhe foot of West Thirty-eighth street foig oop ie other manufacturing estaviskments jocality, 1 TRevucoat of Night So'L—A coniract was made on the ist day of May, 1865, by the City Inspector with Tuomas Andrews, for a pertod of ten years, to recelye frou Whe Digul scavengers the Digit soil of the city, and to deliver the same fo the © Lodt Manus facturing Company,” at is Jaciory on the Hacken- sack river, Under this contract the Work was per formed, to the satisigeGou of the saullary authori. ties until June 1870, when potice was received by this department trom the parties represealing we contractor that tae beats for receiving Me migot son Would be withdrawn, and that wors dader the cons tract Would cease on the ith day 0. Wal month. ‘The Mailare and neziest OF tre coutracior Lo rewMove Ue contents of the sinks and privies 0: the eity, and the consequeut anger to tie puble health, de. mandet proapt and eticieat action, The boar on the 22d day of June, authorized tle City Sanit laspector to employ, day to day, any dis aud reaponsivle 1 persons, having sudlcient facuiues tor a, retain and transport, during: shel day, all the contents of stuks aud privied brought Lightiy by the scavengers’ cars, as re quived by the origina: contract, at en expense not excovding a sam per day to be approved by tne Fie hauce Comunties, to ve pail by the Comptroller of the y New York oat of {unis mM tis hands appropriated for that spectal purpose. The power (0 Wake such datly Contracts Was fo cease When the executors of the contractor, Thomas Au diews, aecease |, should) agai lawfully resame the execution of tac contract, ov Whenever Whe Board Should direct Mat uo more Work be dove under its, authority. With the approval of the flaaace comunt tee the City Sanctary tuspector contracted Win sponsible parties jor the removal of the nigit sot for tue sum Of $10) per day, aad Us Work has been pettormed sausiactorily trom day Lo day, the gepte- Seutatives O the original Contractor not having re= sted the perforumuce of the duties required Dy is. contrac’ ye been granted irom me to line jb Scavensers as cou for carts and appl ances for the iran. 5 and Pe; Jous for the secliyiug Wi detal the wil Oe pertormed, and vadopted by cht their Wo charged, bave also Aas of frequent aid waresul Ms ) beet enoreed, Reports of yeagers have deca reerred by e Comittee Voruitis for wavesth Wien tooad ety Li a have \ of UnGur Hiceuses revo! ibs eon aaently pd iat ao Important reform tas been accomplsged ta Us branch of the pabiie business, as the complalats of ide Land extoriion, furmeny SO IPeqUeut AMUSE MISH SscAYeUgers, Lave aisnose entre ceased, and Other Rfise Matter —To abate the used by the Uansportation of swili aad equates from the city te Board oa the of Jane adopted aa aldiional oramance re- UIring (ial Rotel or House Swill Or yardage OF of feusive Matetlal Of a Mya wature ov partly liquid Nol removed uF FeEQuiVed to ve removed by tle Cons tractoy for streetcica.ing shail oot be UWansporied alous or through aay street of tne eliy oF New ) ori except in Ughtiy covered tronbound casks Or DOXes, anu (ual uone Of Lhe Couients Of Such casks or boxes sia Hlowed to fil or leak or sprit there.rom, Tao Board Was also required parues engaged 40 tis business to present tier carts and recep tacies jor tuspecio NAS Isstod permits tO suck persous as have me p) Taclities jor performing tueir Work in an movensive mauaer, nutsar f rent Ly 4 Staughtering af Anu All_permita for ring aunaa's in tie ely of New York 1 vy tie Mevropolitan Board of Health have a revored, tits Board ¢ ta carerul spectiou to be made of all exisuug siaugnteong 1 lie reporis of the inspectors su ry Committee for further eration. fo thuse slaughter endy lo and in operation woeve & permits to coutinue the Dusiness ined that due Was given by the propr.elors to the cleau- nage Aud (oO such vther measures 'y lo conducting (he pusiness, The (permits for slaughtering yranied is 34; of Which guinver Ly for 2 catle, 5 for swine and jy for sneep and . Tae cuMer of sliugiver houses ia tae chy wW York 13 coustantly decreasiug, aud Lae OUsi= Waly COUCCAUTALIE LA large Osage Sits Board has uot ene ung Of NeW siaughier iowses, i je and wilh suficlent capital to wausace with wil the mau proveines apphances, wad withs tie fechues oLUubLYg poo tue same premises Wie tat apd Oller party of Tne ammal ool used ior uaman iood, r antuals, the im 1034 DUPUS connected aielin a lew large establisiuents, structed aid Carecdily “iMdnaged, 14s bee 4 une Various th oes coupiiued Of Bs reswiliue bouts: OUsiless pursuiis Would prac- 1 to the eXabiuduien aud cu houses a Porueih Were granted whenever it was ascer atient uuiess 0) 0u & lar Uvally disappear, To reiteve tue centvat parc of fe aad hom (he aulsance of cattie dewing aud frou siaugiies houses, tue Board, on tie blu aay of Sepleuber, adopied an additional vrduiauce Dro- Jubilng tae blaugbtering Of dulmuis Mt auy place oe tween ine Ssecoud and Teri avenues, trout apd isi. AL having been ased and «ying catue are some. ttines suld al ine catio Yards aud wre siaugiiered for huinau food, the Board, Oo the ist day ui Novem ber, watiorized Lue GiV Sauiary duspector to el: Ploy # suilabie person to act a3 an luspecior of Calle at Cie cate yards in the ciiy. ‘Pirsagl the Sanitary Company vi Yolice a daily inspecion 13 maade of all meats oxered tur sai La Wie’ markets, aud seizures are frequently made of Such as are une ui Tor consumpuon, 1s, Fur and Lard Melting.—Soon after the organ- izanon of this Board all permits for rendermy tat aud lard ia the city of New Lock Were revowed, and tu On Mic sin Gay Of JULy Lue Boatd adopied ad adule Uodal orutnance, prombiuing tie meiing ov renders ing Of fal, GalloW or lard, EXcepl When ives irom the siaugutered anual, aad tasea directly frum Ube paws Ol sianghter ta ive cay of New York, and in @ coudiod ives irom suurucss and tatat wud all otacr Causes OF OMenCe al (he Lime OL rendering. ‘the ordinance Further provides Untt ali uelting and rendering sual be in sicaun-lignt vessels, Ue gases Aud odors Ulerelruut Love destroyed Uy Combustion or oiler Medus equally efiecuye, aud Waal Lie preliises Wiere Lie sauie is conducted jaust be free JrOW @it Oileusive Odors aud Olier Cause of deuinent » ihe public healta, Tae uring. jug ol tat, lard or tallow (except as & part of wut) ULO the City Ol New York, wo te eu OF Peudeced, aud tie meiliug ur rendering of are aisv prolivited, Ou Ue dtu day of Svaid directed The Cy Sauitary Laspector yall peroous anteresied iu tie fat aud lara VUSIess OF a Muerte” before Lue Saniiary i vider Lo prescut their views, Veroally Oris WFIUUg, a8 10 Ule Lest Mivde Of carrying on SHId PUsaiess, ald 1k Jocations which caanot be Obccled ly, Lis Heuriny resnited in the conciasion, (UAL & WSUUCHON MMUst be made between Lae Cender= Ay O1 (esi dard, Witicit Is Used AS an ArLicie OF Lo0¢ Add Wileu, Ht Lub meted Wied resi, loses a & ee Wecember 1, reported that cb the living a nic sider part of its value, aud tae juelling of fab OF laivW, WHICH, Us an uclicle of Comuerce, docs i deprocwie so materially Uo sour ur latuted, vermis were erelore grunied, suoject to the or GiUbYnCe ALY ito, “uu Melt oe render zest. lard, provide ives luvd 1s taken irom siwugliered animal won the prewiises Wiere It 18 b er cu Tie Board Peluced to grand permis ie blitor taduw at vay pi Pb CUS bude Up poruuhs oF Lae cHiy, Ihe Vilter Ofensece —In addition to the Various kinds uf busine: u ud win t ra od tering of anunils, Waicn, M carcessiy or unproperiy Conducted ave Lavie ly Ve Complatacd Of, Ute alten tron of We Buaid bas en Cailed Lo otter manufac. WiCig /UroUits JuCaled JO Lie CroWGed pacts of Lie cily, as being detrimental to tue pablic eatin, Aung » may be mentioned ail tacvortes emi Ung large quantities of smoke, Watcn eu Ae ghouwny lenements and is myarious fo We ietiuvalid, i dut to bose an 3 of iresh air, @ doors aud WinKOWs consiaully closed. & Well extaviisued In vider cities tuab can de abated at small expense, Lia pied aD ordinances iat iron and after Ane, i540, €Very Lurmace employed tu Lie enisles Oy steain, OF 1a @uy Litil, Factory, prives t Keep Lael Luis Mulsaue Board has Lie ast of Working ¢ printiog Honse, dye tactory, iron Foundry, glass house, distillery, brewhouse, sugar refnery, Dakcuouse, gas Works or in any, olner Duidings | used for gut arpose of ‘trade or shall bi al as lo con. 1 tue sine uuless a 2 coutraly be VULULMEd f 6 Uo atle Unwer thus ordinane cter Mave been aowied. ¢ vd by the Hi time mills oF Unat (He dust their victuuy comuort OL UD pple. 4 Swe and Goa's.—The keeping of cows, 1e Aud Gals ta (he Vaill-ap portions of the city las Deeu adiost enurely discontinued, wi its Dy Nuisances vl Uus yaplaials Wave wise ulin Inspectors agaist tue Ule ctty, 16 belay claimed nsidid his enters ail dwellings in 1s detrineatal to the Weaita and cows, fave been granted lor suc purpose only alter taorovgi tuspecuon and careful consideration in ench ca f and sparseiy populated pact ot ud has granted perniia to koe et the annuals above hurned, subject to the regis n the sunttary Code, Wherever, by reason of wusence of dWelllags ia the Vielulty, no danger une to the pu emed likely (0 t there. from. ver DIN Inich CoWs live been eraaied omy in ¢ Wh ve the proper care 1s ta La respect (0 Ut wiauon of the stables, Une Ku aud quality Of Lood, Ad bo SUCH OLhGF PALUCULATS a9 ave 1ecessary to the Heal of the auama's, Tt is not 1 Lowrd lat there are any mile vows upon Chis isiand Which ave fod Upon GisuAle or ober substances Claniued to produce disease or to Mpa Lie quitiiy of Cie MK tarnished to the peovie. i ch —On the of i mwa Tnspeetion. June Prowessor Charies f. Ciaadier was appomted cnet to Cnt, wid Was directeu vo cone tinue tie ivestigations Of milks, foods, Crotow watec and keroses tan Board of Healun Fle anioUNt aud character of the work performe by Lie chemist is deuwued 1 his wUNUai report (% Ap pends G.) 1 Keplosve Burning Flaids.On the 22d day of Jane th ard adopled an aadiiienal ordnance, probiviting the keepiag, the exposing or overing Tor sale, aul Ue #e1uny OF giving away, ws a buri- ing fui, any petrocum oll, Kerosene uit or ovine liquid having like composition or qoalitivs as a turn ing Hurd, anies# such oil or AKIG shall be of such quakly Gud ingreatents chat ib shail wob evolve an Induminavie Vapor at a temperature below iv de- grees of the Fahrenhett teraometer, By tree quently submituug to a chemical analysis samples oF burning Quida, purchased in difereny paris ol bie city, aud by — legal proscenitons — whenever tie ordinance was violated, it wads believed that ihe qualty of © ol KOld dor tus ruspose would be uuproved, agd thal, uuderukea by the Metropol Whole sugject received 4 careiul Cousideraiva. | many of the acaths caused Be explosion would be Bat, deren one of the Courts that the Board of ‘had wo jurisdiction in the matter of tue sale of adulterated burning fu- ids, and from that time ite action has been limited wo such information in regard to the trade, through the investigations of the che.nist, as, When puolisned, woud ve of importance to the public, and aid, indirecdy, in suppressing (ne tradic in dan- gerous Kerosene. "in order to renier the informaiton Serviceabie tue Hoard directed the chemist, on the 28th of March, to embody bis investigations M & re- port, to be publisned In the annual report. The report of the chee st see Appendix L) coutains & fail statement of che methods of mannfacturiag kero- Seng, aud all the cireunstaaces alieudiag its adul- vatton, While there has been a manifest improvement In the quality OF the Kerovene since investigations lave | boca made of the arvicles soid by various dealers, and this jatormation was pubitshed, yet tae casaal- | Ges wach almost daity occur irom its use show how | largely Lue taarket 48 SUM supplied with an adu.te- , rated aad dangeroas buraing Hurd. 2), Mawiracture Of t Lenie nating Gas,—The efforts of the sanitary anthorities have secured #& imarked duproveinens durivg the past few years in the methods of manufacture iiuminating gas, and complaints Ol Oucusive odors froin these establish- lueats are Dow rarely received, port upon this subject the Me Company bas introduced the “non rifeation with complete success, ‘The New York Company Mad previously adopted the same process with exceileat results, while the Manhattan tas so perfected its “udry-uime provess’? as, in tie opluiun of the chemist, to be uo longer a nuisance, th. Dioiiecon and Disinseo ani vuring the preseut year tae Guard has maintained an edicieat isinfeciaub Corps? wieh, wad the gen direetlua of the City Sanitary Juspecior, Was been actively employed In tue puriticauom of premises. were COuLagious diseases prevaiiod, aud in reader. ing tanecuous all Kiody of organic matter not poompuy remove. The vaiue of dplufecuea have Lig Deed [uty estabiisucd by different sanuary ane thoriies, wud the kiids of disimectams best } adapted to the various forms of patrescent matter and for the purtdeation of cloung and dwelitngs having beea decided Upon, aller making the prover Cheiical tests, the Boat as Lot lated 10 approve asl requisitions for listifectants and to encourage Li rai use. Kittay gutters in tie Toneiticht douse \isiticts nave been cleaned and dis Iniec.ed, and it has been made a part of toe auly of Might scaveugers Lo wisin.ect all pr aad the cone fects Level ai Lue Lie sien CoRLeNts are remove Le Ja the treatinent aad care of contagious diseases disiiectants have deen employed vy te Oulvers of Uae Soard wits Wie most satisiactory vests, Poe 1001S ANG Housed Waere SUCH discases prevaiie have been fumigated; when ne. ary tho clothia, and bedding oive veen cleansed emi disiniecied, and all discharges dud sources of foul emauations Boul the SICK Mave Leen disimiected or destroved, Aud the Board is iuily conviaced iat an edicient aud inceligens disinivetant corps and the Liberal use of distafeciaints are must valuible QuXiaries 1a preserving ive pubite healta and preventing the spread Of disease, 2. Cure af Conagions Diseases, in addition to e use Of disiufectan's ia the care of comagiods diseases as above re.erred to, Lie poricy Of the board has been, a3 Tar as posstole, to isolate tie sick by thelr removal to tue hospitals, Uniess they can Le properly cared tor aud 1s e) at lome, In cases Os Cholera, SiNAPOX, reltysiag, typhus, typhoid and yeliow fevers, uniess provided with good homes and Proper care, the pavuents are removed to ile smull- POX and lever hospiials Relapsing fever prevaiis UnKoruly among tae Very indigent und Ue bomo- Jess, aud the removal of ihe pauents 18 a postive necessiiy. ‘Lhe reaoval 18 made upon notice Irom this Board by the Co.amissioners of Caarimes snd Correcuon, Who have provided aniple accommoda- Uons and suiavie facilities for Mac purpose, Kes sisiance 18 rarely made to such removal und 13 seneraily Overcome vy Whe persuasion of Wwe Healih Inspeccor. In a few cases durins tue past year, Waea the health and lives of lamates of large lene- meut houses were endangered, the City Suadary ime Spector Was Ovilged to compel the reuioval of surail- pox patients, ine Board nus provided suitable au hulances tor the removai of patients in such cases, aud in all over circumstanves Where, for any reas son, Ute Commissioners oF Charities and Correction lied Upou & dn smualipox cases (be vaceluation and revaceimation of aii persons in we bunaing wld dumdediate vicinity 1s tbe practice of the Boud. Tne tauure of physictans to report promptly cases Ol Contastous G1 sexses to (he Board irequentiy resuits, in (he spread of contagion before tts existence is Kuowa (yo tie onlvers ol he Board, This negiect is to be aiONted Keneraily lo the carelessness oO: ihe attend= Mig physicians, ui of whoin iail to appreciate tue duaportance of pr tive measures aud Lue Va of Lue atd of Santary odicers in linaitiag ald arresting lie progress and” spread of contagion. Wienever paysicians ure Known to have violated the sanitary code I) Lis parbicular the Board las ordered suits to be commenced for the penalty. That the physi Gans Of tie CLLy May NOt be Igioraut of wots iM. poriant duty the Board nas directed the City Sant Vary duspector to torward Lo Liem printed notices, couldiniag the sections of the sanitary cove veiating tu Uns subject, ana defuing What are considered ontagous diseases by this department, ac eapericuce of the Board, ip its eilurts to con- spread of contagious diseases duriag the ce of relapsing fever and siualipox not having proved satisfactory, the Sanitary Committes Was insiructed, on the din of March, to exataime the methods at present employed, aud the location, Capactiy and management of tue hospitals devoved to Ls class Of tae sick, and report whas actioa tie board should tase to reauer its work more edective, | The committee reporiel (see Ap- peudx K) that tne mettois pursued = by tue Board against the spread of coutagious diseases were of the most approved character, » when the measures were fully carried out, gave the Most satistacco y results, Kut there were serious Obstacies Lo the thorough application of pre: Veutive measures, wad these must be overcome before the commuaty would reap their full value. The first obstacle menioued Was the tneticiens sanitary care of tuose sick persons who were allowed to remain at buine im the cure of friends aud an atieudiag phys.cian, The committee aid ot think tuat, im the present stace of popular en- lugnienment 4s to ibe nature of the poisun of coa- lagious diseases and the value of preventive mea- sures, the Hoard could enforce any more stringent Teguiadons agalost tits Class of persons. ‘the second ovsuwie nouced was the imperfect control Witich the Board bad of the sick poor, Wao Were proper subjects for hospitat care. Wien re- moved jrom their domes Wiese persons are deiuvered to the Commussivpers of Public Cuaritics anu Cor rection aud placed 19 hospitals uuder their charge. ‘hese hospitais, When luspected, were found to ve Inaucyuate IM capacity and seriously defective in sanitary appliances and precautionary measures, both in their external and internal Management. in view of these facis the comunitee couciuded that le interests of te public healua required tuat tie Board of Heaith should have the exciustve coatrot 1 AU persons sick Of Contagious diseases Who are Bent to hospital, aud recommended tuat the Board lake Lae Necessary steps Lo euavie It LO provide hos- pital accommoudadoos (or this class. i Nit poe—LMis disease exuibited @ marked tendency to become epidemic in New York durin tue year, Notwithstanding the very thorough vacci+ ation Uiat bee practised In Loo Uroaghout ihe tenement Bouse districts the year lsiv opeued Wish @ large increase OF cases, especially in we x th, Seveutveuth, Eighteenth und Nineteenth wards, In aduitien to the work of vaccination vy Ute corps of in: ors the Board caused wotices to be posted througuont We city aunounctug that gra tuous Vacclduon might Ve obtained at tae iden eit dispensaries, und giving Mormation as to tae Jocauon and tae Lours of atendance, ‘The numer Yavcimaled Was thereby largely imercased and the progress of tie epidemic Was for tue ume arrested, Gav igeaniiiie tits disease was very prevaient in oluer cies Jiaving coustant commumeation with New York, Many of the seaport towns of Europe sudered severe aud prolonged epidemic attacks, aud euugrant Vessels irequenily arrived in ius port With cuses Ol SWeilpoX oi board. During the latter part of the yeur 4970 and tie early part Oi sil smalipox appeacs Lo have atuaued an Uimost World-Wide pre Vaienee, it uot oaly became epiieauc m many para of Ue Unied States ana in European cies, bub In kiwny cities and provincesy of Asta und South America, and in the islanas oi the Paciic, und it prevaued Whh great and wousnal severity. ‘Yowards the close of the Year (ue epidomic tendeacy Of smalipox began to be ealiiticed agai in New York, = ‘Tne cases re- ported Were Widely scattered, bat suitcently nu. uieLous LO Prove Lie HevesuiLy OL Vigorous medsures tw Keep it Une 146 nuMver Of inspectors Was largely tu ) and every case Was promptly i, Clther at houle or 1D HOspiLAl, aNd VECCLt Hon Was agai practised turoughoul the tenement nouses, Tne epidemic at no Ume assumed such @largung proporons as in many other cites, and toward Coe close Of Ue Erst quai ter of 1314 begal wo decline rapidly. 2bis extraorainary prevalence of smalipox over Varios parts of the glove, especially ia countries were vaceiuanon has long been eLicienlly prac Lisod; fis occurrence Im Lie most Latal {Oru 1a per Sens Who gave eviuence of having been weil vacci- nated, ud Che remarkable susceptibility Of peopic OF A ayes Lo siccessul revaccinalion, are new Jacis i ihe history OL Us pestieace Walch Must Jedd by a reuivestigauon Of the Whoie sujet Of Vac~ cinahon aud of 1s claims as a protecuag agent. ‘Taere can be no doubt that tere Is a growl SkEp- 1 lt the pubio mind as to the real Value of ACCINAUOH, AN (3 SKepticism Nas been mucit sireugticucd by the repeated occurrence Of sinali- POX, during the puyé year, In persons Who Were pres sumed (0 Lave been properiy vaccinated. but the vedical profession, and especuilly tie more ad. Vanoed stidents of contagtous diseases, hola firialy to the Lait of Jenner, taat yace i is a Kure sventive Of smallpox when the individual os ugh compictely pnder tls uaduence, 4. Yevow F .-- Yellow feverappeared within the Tnuits of this city during the summer and fall of i870, ‘This Was ity first appearance in New York sinee 1S2z, nearly hati a centary ago. ‘The outbreak occurred among te troops and residents of Gover- hor’s Isiaud, ia the early part of August. Tne isiand jis long been & muttary stanon, and is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United states. 1ts total populauion ab the ime of the outbreak Was upwards of 000, COnSisiing ol troops and camp followers, 1 has its oWo hospital and burying ground, and makes no returns of SICKHeSS OF deals to ie Heaith De- partment of New York. No knowWicuge of any un- Usual sickness upon the island was received by tie Board of Health untu september, when taree deaths occurred in New York, I Succession, AMNONT per sous Why liad actended a Wake and funeral upon the isiand. In bat one of these cases Was an aulopay made, and thai Was 80 Lunpersectly ret rned as to Since the last re- poltlan Gaslight Locess’ of pus lead to no positive results. The deaths were ree garded a8 probably due to potsoning, aud an inquiry Was instituted by the City tary Luspector to us Certain the circumstances attending theso deaths. ie aide a ou eis erable sict Jor @ mouth provivus, whic Was regarded by the. {ato ugh the qi of us ‘ yellow fever was raised. Anoiher case soon after in Now York, after exposure on isiand, was carefully examined and decided to bo Yellow fever; aud an inspection of the recent cased on the. Isian by pe at _Iuspector Dr, J. C, Nott, coufirmed the op! that the prevaiiiag sickness was yellow fever. ‘Lhe Hoard twamediately took measures, in connection with the health oMeer, to have the sick removed tO Quareutine, and recom- mended that @ strict gbaraniine of the island be: muaimtained By the military authorities, In order to save the rematning troops and residents from an at- tack of the fever, the Bourd, on the -th of October, advised the Medical Director of this meut to take such measures as would im- mediately cause an entire evacuati 2 Of Governor's Island of al its garrison and other res.dents, save only such number as mignt be absoiutely necessary Tor ‘he protection of property lett Unereoa, and im, edeciing the evacuation (ie joliowing measures were Tetommended;—Ail cloviing uiea Worn by the gar- Tison, ail bedding and otuer texul: fabrics then Upom the Island that wight have become infected, should be leit upon it and uadergo a piocess of disinfection by steant beat. The ol wooden buudings known a@ {the “Campwomen'’s Quarters,” aDud the “Row,® situated Lear te “South Battery,” should be torn down and buried and the basements or cellars under them tilled up to a level with adjacent. rounds. ‘fhe Board aiso advised that Governor's land remain vacated as a garr.son for woops, and Under strict quaraatineg resirictious, uuthy in ther Judgnent of this Boura aud of the Medica! Director’ Of Luis Muitary Department, the puriic ieaith could) net be endangered by the re ceupation of saidt island, ‘These recommendations of tie Board were: not complied with, and, as a consequences, the fever; prevatloa until the activity of tue pobon was de- stroved by irost and 200 of tae 300 xeskients had been attacked by the disease, ‘This occurrence of yellow fever in @ severe and fatut form in the precinets of New York, alter aa absence of nearly half a century, is lustructive and deserving Of the most serious consiucrauon. In the | fitst years of the present censuvy yellow fever an | Uualiy devastated New York, aad as jate as 1o22 pre~ , Yeued as a lost fatal epidemic. Siuve tat period’ Wt has so rarely extended veyoud the tinits of quar! | gntine gs to heve created te impression that In this: Tuatude it will not ageia exhibit an epluemlc ten« deney, he oulbreak upoa bay ildge ia 1856 and tue extreiue jaiality Of luc disease among the resi dents of tuat locality, and Wie occur ence of tne epte denile of lasi summer upon Governor's 1s and, prove: conclusively tuat New Yors eujoys no special MMe nity trom yellow fever in its worst tora. In order! Mat the lessons to be jearned irom Ute outbreak of, ins pestilence in the narbor of New York imay bo thoroughly uudersivod and made available tothe department, the Board Instructed special Mspectur’ Dr, J. C. Nott, & gentieman wiose large experience ln the epidemics of yellow fever in Southern cities renuered lis services especialiy valuable, to report U ou the causes of the outoreak upon Governor's Isiand, the lability of New York to iis reoccurzence, aud the sanilary precautiouas necessary bot io avert the pesulence and to — comirob Mt if it should occur, The imstruetive ro port of this genlleman (sce appeialx i) shows j concl sively that New York is as ilavia to an epi- Gente of this pestlience as formeriy, and pomts out: the preventive measures Wuich will prove most avadabie, The experience of tus Bowed on the out break of an epideitc at a military post, tu immedi- ale and Wiost dangerous proximity to bbe city, and over Wich ib had NOt the Slighiest Sanktary OF Po~ jice control, suggests Ute necesstly, In tae Interests: | OF the public health of the city, that military com Manders al stalons Near to, oy within the innits of the city, shouid be wired to report promptly all coutagious diseases to ibe Health Departunent, and ty eniorce all sauilary regulations maue py the Board of Healih, While the mibtary anthorities have generally ex- hivited marked courtesy tv tue vilicers of this board, aud Inuntiested an carnest ve. 0 co-operave 1n en~ needful jorcing sanitary regulauons, yet @ marked exceprion occurred in Ue case of tue epidemic om Governor's isiand (see Appendix bj, Wiica, under other circumstances, might heve placed vhe city 1 great peril. Such contingeucies can only be pre- veuied by an order frou tue War Department ag Wasidagton, making the beaitu ordinances and suiutions of tle iy parameuat to al military ewulations, Reapsing Ferer.—The past year was rendered, of relapsing foyer 1a ‘this Was the first recognized appear eof this fever inthis city, and its phenomena attracted much attention’ from tac medical profes« Sion, While the sautiary aspects of tae epidemia were carefully studicu by the medical olncers of this Board, Alihougu the (ever was not recognized unth January, it had undoublediy been prevailing to a limited extent for (he two or three pionths pre= ceding, having been mistaken for remittent, typhus and typhoid levers, Hy resolution of the ard this fever was deciared io be of a contagious or in= fecttous nature withia the meaning of tie fifth sec Uon of the Sanitary Code, and was incorporated, with the diseases Mentioned in that sectlun, and. the same og were required to be made in re- Spect to said disease as were reyuired relative ta any disease mentioned in said section. The fever proved to be so coutagious ihat the tmmediate re- moval of the sick to hospital and tnor~ ough cleansing and disiniccuon of their apartments became indispeusavic, In the judge tent of tie Board, to control its spread, As tis lever, from its contagious character, requited sepa« rate and isolated hospitals, tue Board requested tae Commissioners of Chariues and Correction to pro= vide additional hospital accommodatious, which re- Re Was promptly acceded io, and a *kKeiapsing ‘ever Hospital” wus opened on Hart's Island, This hospital proved to b@ of great service, lor tue sub- jects of the disease Were in general vagrants, who When sick are proper subjects for hospital care. ‘Their immediate removal to we hosplial was there- fore of twofold importance, as they were thus pro- vided with necessary isolation ‘and treatuieut.. Tae City Sanitary Inspector was e.apowered to take summary mMeagures to insure the necessary cleans ing and disinfection of the apariments occupied by bpeey having tits disease, Whenever the owner id not clean and distafect the pre uses, and he Was authorized to expend a sum not to exceed ten goilars in any one house in cleaning, ai-tnfecting and whitewashing such house; aud in cach case be Was directed to kend @ vill of the expenses for cleaning, disiniecting aud whitewashing to the owner of the premises, aud to use all reasonable effort to secure the payment of the same. ‘The direct mortality trom Luts disease proved to be smail compared with the pwuver of persons at- tacked, the tocal number of deaths being 184 for tt year Is70, The more important features which presents to sanitary authorities are its contagious nature; the Class Of persons Most sasceplibie, ViZ., tue destitute and poorly fed and housed; the effect Which cleansing and disinfecting have controli- ing its spread; tts debilitating mfluence upon the sick, renderiag convalescence tedious and Mavle to dangerous Or fatul Complications, aud thus tending lo increased pauperism. ii proved to be in a re- markable degree under the coutrol of preventive measures, When thoroughly applied, the principal obstacle being the inability of The Board to exercise any supervision of the movemeats of the vagrant, hometess class, among whica it prevailed. The his- tory of thuisepidemic and tue icssous ‘earned from experience in its management and coutrol are given at length 1 @ report Of the sunliary committee, (See Appendix K.) 26, Scarlatina,—This most destructive disease ot iniancy was very prevaieut aud iatal during the past year. From every pout of view this scourge of childhood must be rear as demanding the most Tigorous measures, both of prevention and treat- ment. It is pecuitarly 4 disease of early life, the adult belag but sLeuily susceptiole to it, and hence every precaution should be taken to prevent an at- tack in chitdhood, and thas secure the muunity ot age. The contagious principle, thougn very diffast be and of inieuse activity, can be effectually de- stroyed by agencies employed in every household, Winle mauy of its most fatal compiucations may be prevented by care and treatment, With adequate power and means to fully apply the. necessary mea- sures of prevention tis disease may be brought under complete coatrol, and tt 18 to be hoped that tue day 18 not distant when every case of scariatina. iY be as effectuaily isolated and suvjected to as- gid care as are those of cholera, gmallpox or typhus lever, 27. Measles aid Whooping Cough, ~These conta. i diseases of childhood prevailed to an unasual nt iM 1970, They have nob been piaced under ame restrictive me sures as ower contagious cases on account of their mild character, expe- liy in early lie. The popular beef also in tae universal susceptibility of persons of all ages and conditions to one allack of measles, and of ita greater fatality amoog atnits than children, has Tiace ts domestic disedse a not unwelcome Vist- tant to the famliy, and rendered tue enforcement of sanitary reguiations more dificult than im otuer contagious diseases, . Whooping cough 1s closely allied to measles as a Mila contagious disease over which the sanitary authorities have not exercised any special con~ trol And yet, a8 these diseases are chiedy fatab irom complications, wileh are prevented by proper care and treaument, tt becomes an important ques~ tion Ui they slould Not reecive more attention Healtn Boards, Although it may not be adviable lo aitempt by sirinjent measures to prevent their difusion, unless the epidemic 18 of an unusually Be+ vere form, yet the mortality might be greatly dimin. tsned by providing proper care and treatment of the destitute class among whoni tie death rate 18 80 6x cessive, Such provision, to be adequate, would re- quire suliable hospitals or refuges to which the sick could be removed, where the appointments ve such as LO Vrevent the known dangerons com~ pitcatious to Which tne respective diseases are have. 2s. Quaraitine.—The want of suitable warehouses Where merchandise, arriving ta tie port of New York in vessels snvject bo au charged and freed from ni serious burden upon commerce, by renderin: cessary that sacn merchandise be alscharge meimorable by the appearan New Yo 1 ne- upon jighters at a considerabie distance from shore, theres by adding largely to We expenses of imporiauion, Such merchandise is composed chiefly of goods which are siiyect to daty under the revenue laws of Congress, and must, of necessity, be sndjecs to the control of the revenue oficers of tile general govern- ment. On the sth day of June the Board adopted a preatble aud resontons on tls subject, expressing the opinion that it 1s the ducy Of Congress to provide immediately for the erection of one or more ware- houses at some pout near the ancuorage for vessels under quarantine, where merchandise arriving: therein may be discharged and disinfected without delay, and without ihe additional expense now } Imposed upon the slipper by tue discharge ot goods upon lighters remote frota tho Wharves of thid City. ‘khe Board, by resvlution, requested his Bxcellency ‘the Governor of thts State to transmit to the Presi: dent of the United States a copy of the preamble and Tesolutions above referred to, and to respectfully Guest tual the atiention Of Congress be called to Military Departe .