The Sanitarian, Volume 13A. S. Barnes and Company, 1884 |
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... removal from our communities , day by day , of all their organic excreta , is still an unsolved difficulty , which , remaining unsolved , is a block to every step of perfect purification . We are yet distracted with the debate ever ...
... removal from our communities , day by day , of all their organic excreta , is still an unsolved difficulty , which , remaining unsolved , is a block to every step of perfect purification . We are yet distracted with the debate ever ...
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... removal of excreta than the separate sys- tem . In saying so much for the separate system I do not , however , wish to contend for the introduction of that system in the hard and unchanging line which some would fight for . I know quite ...
... removal of excreta than the separate sys- tem . In saying so much for the separate system I do not , however , wish to contend for the introduction of that system in the hard and unchanging line which some would fight for . I know quite ...
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... removal , day by day , combined with immediate and fruitful utilization , is of itself becoming apparent with such swift conviction that it will come , whether assisted or not by our will and deed . But it were wise to hasten it , and ...
... removal , day by day , combined with immediate and fruitful utilization , is of itself becoming apparent with such swift conviction that it will come , whether assisted or not by our will and deed . But it were wise to hasten it , and ...
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... removed clean away hour by hour , many miles from the community , without having decomposed either above or below the living place , should never infect the place nor have any destination except the land which is calling for it and dies ...
... removed clean away hour by hour , many miles from the community , without having decomposed either above or below the living place , should never infect the place nor have any destination except the land which is calling for it and dies ...
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... removal of waste matter and the slow but certain effects which neglect of this necessity has upon any community , were clearly pointed out , and supported by instances ancient and modern . By comparing the condition of Hillsdale with ...
... removal of waste matter and the slow but certain effects which neglect of this necessity has upon any community , were clearly pointed out , and supported by instances ancient and modern . By comparing the condition of Hillsdale with ...
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Page 411 - Indian race, from the mouth of the St. Lawrence to the mouth of the Mississippi, had become estranged from the English and friendly to the French.
Page 131 - There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.
Page 386 - Thou hast spread thy wing, and sheltered us from the pestilence that walketh in darkness, and the destruction that wasteth at noon-day.
Page 90 - Hooper's Physician's Vade Mecum; A Manual of the Principles and Practice of Physic, with an Outline of General Pathology, Therapeutics, and Hygiene.
Page 434 - ... per cent, by weight of absolute acetic acid, and in the case of cider vinegar shall contain in addition not less than two per cent, by weight of...
Page 418 - The removal of local unsanitary conditions favorable to the development of cholera is the especial work of state and local boards of health. Much has been done already in some states, but much remains which should receive immediate attention. Where it can be done. State Sanitary Inspectors should be appointed to visit all towns and cities specially liable" to the disease, to counsel with the local authorities as to the best methods of prevention.
Page 112 - ... set it on fire by hot coals or with the aid of a spoonful of alcohol, and allow the room to remain closed for twenty-four hours. For a room about ten feet square, at least two pounds of sulphur should be used ; for larger rooms, proportionally increased quantities.
Page 133 - The General Assembly shall provide for the establishment and maintenance of a State Board of Health, which shall have supervision of all matters relating to public health, with such powers and duties as may be prescribed by law; and also for the establishment and maintenance of such local boards of health as may be necessary, to be under the supervision of the State Board, to such extent and with...
Page 417 - Congress take such measures as will bring about concerted action with the Dominion and the British Government by which the 'consuls of this country or of England at foreign ports shall examine and take such action as they may deem effective, and notify the authorities of such government as has authority over any port to which any ship may sail in the United States or Canada, in order that such government may be in a position to take effective measures against the imp'ortation of these diseases. We...
Page 419 - The cause of cholera is contained in the discharges from persons affected by the disease, or in things infected by such discharges. Should the disease reach our shores, the first case, and after this the first case which reaches any given community, should be strictly isolated ; all infective material from these and from any subsequent cases should be destroyed in such manner as to stamp out the disease.