Annual Report of the State Board of Health and Vital Statistics of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Volume 5E.K. Meyers, State Printers, 1891 - Pennsylvania |
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Page 78
... less of all other dangerous ingredients . The second well is not so favorably located . It is dug in ground three or four feet lower than the first one . It is near the kitchen . The wash water from it is carried past the well , and ...
... less of all other dangerous ingredients . The second well is not so favorably located . It is dug in ground three or four feet lower than the first one . It is near the kitchen . The wash water from it is carried past the well , and ...
Page 88
... less in that locality until some energetic measures are taken . I have sent copies of the " Compendium of the Laws relating to public health and safety ; " " Constitution By - laws and Regulations of the State Board of Health , " and ...
... less in that locality until some energetic measures are taken . I have sent copies of the " Compendium of the Laws relating to public health and safety ; " " Constitution By - laws and Regulations of the State Board of Health , " and ...
Page 89
... less affected after rain falls , there being a decided fecal odor in the place on such occasions . There is no ventilation of the water cistern , and when opened the surface was covered with green scum , and a fine mould was seen around ...
... less affected after rain falls , there being a decided fecal odor in the place on such occasions . There is no ventilation of the water cistern , and when opened the surface was covered with green scum , and a fine mould was seen around ...
Page 94
... less pollution in it . When there was not sufficient contamination to produce malignant typhoid , it pro- duced continued , remitting or intermitting fever . We cannot suppose that this epidemic originated in exhalations from the earth ...
... less pollution in it . When there was not sufficient contamination to produce malignant typhoid , it pro- duced continued , remitting or intermitting fever . We cannot suppose that this epidemic originated in exhalations from the earth ...
Page 96
... less polluted . What is true of the wells of your village is also true of wells adjacent to farm buildings in other parts of Path valley , and the water which they contain is often the unsuspected cause of typhoid and other fevers . The ...
... less polluted . What is true of the wells of your village is also true of wells adjacent to farm buildings in other parts of Path valley , and the water which they contain is often the unsuspected cause of typhoid and other fevers . The ...
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