The City That Was

abodes alleys Association Avenue bacillus bacteria bacterium Board of Health body BROADWAY causes of disease cellar cholera infantum citizens City Inspector clean cleanliness committee contagious disease crowded CUL-DE-SAC damp death-rate decomposing diarrhoea diphtheria district domestic dwellings dysentery Eaton Elisha Harris epidemic especially estimated existing fact families fatal FEVER-NEST filthy condition foul germ GOTHAM COURT health bill health laws health wardens homes human improve infection inspection laboring large number legislation Legislature living matter measles measure ment Metropolitan Board mortality nature nuisances persons pestilence poisoning police poor population prevailed preventable diseases privy public health quarters REAR TENANT-HOUSES reform remedy removed sanitary condition sanitary science sanitation scarlet fever secure sewer sickness Sixth Ward smallpox soakage square miles tenant tenement tenement houses tion tissues town toxins typhoid fever typhus fever unclean vegetable Ward says Willard Parker YARD York