Excerpt from Fourteenth Annual Report of the Board of Health of the State of New Jersey, and Report of the Bureau of Vital Statistics, 1890Governor - The State Board of Health herewith has the honor to present to your Excellency and the Legislature its fourteenth report, and with it the twelfth report of the Bureau of Vital Statistics.It was in 1866 that the first Sanitary Commission made report, so that a quarter of a century will have elapsed when this report is in print. While the first action was prompted by the threatenings of cholera, a still wider scope was in the mind of those who initiated the movement, but the time for a sustaining public opinion had not yet arrived. A fuller report made in 1874 drew more attention to the subject, and in 1877 a State Board of Health was formed. The advance which the retrospect shows is highly encour aging. Public and municipal sanitation began as a defense of the industrial classes against the oppression of disease induced by improper dwellings and surroundings. The interest has extended to those in all conditions of life. The security to the public health and the defense against epidemics is much greater than twenty-five years ago. Popular information as to the care of physical life has greatly increased. At that time we were without such legislation as rendered sanitary administration possible. To-day the 8mm has a code of sanitary laws not excelled by that of any other State. Modes of administration are direct and competent, and Local Boards are on the increase. The relations between sanitary inspection or care and the duties of citizens are better understood. Organization is the first step toward effective administration, and this has been fully secured.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.