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appexdix. 181) soap required by a hard water, as compared with a soft one, is no inconsiderable item in the ordinary household expenditure. Wells and springs are the most common source of supply for the household in the majority of places. Such waters are general!}' of a fair degree of purity. They are naturally inclined to be hard on account of taking up a certain amount of mineral matter from the earth, but if the well is deep and at a considerable distance from the dwelling, with the surface drainage from the well towards the house rather than the opposite, it ma}'' be safe to assume that the well will be reasonably free from organic contamination, or the specific germ of disease. With the ordinary shallow well, in porous soil, and in close proximity to dwellings or farm buildings, it is more than likely that the water derived therefrom is totall}^ unfit for domestic use. It may be palatable, for even sewage contaminated water presents a bright and sparkling appearance, and the fact that no sickness has appeared in the famih* for a long time, if ever, ma}- be advanced as evidence that the good quality of the water cannot be discredited, but in spite of all this there is death in the type of well I have described, and in the fullness of time the conditions will be ripe for a visit from the gaunt forms of disease and death. The danger cannot be overestimated of an}^ open well, and particularh' of this kind, becoming infected with the specific germ of that much to be dreaded malad}-, typhoid fever, and in this manner spread sickness and death where little expected. The last report of the Massachusetts State Board of Health notes an epidemic of typhoid fever caused by the use of contaminated milk. The laborers in a field which had been fertilized with the contents of a priv}- that had received the excreta of a typhoid patient were in the habit of visiting a certain well and, apparently, some of the filth from their boots had been deposited upon the loose plank covering of the well, which was used as a cooling receptable for cans of milk designed for distribution to customers at a later period. It is stated that the cans were submerged in the water, instead of being suspended in the usual manner, and that a leakage took place about the wooden stopper of the can, but any explanation or theorizing as to how water finds its way into niilk would appear to be unnecessary. In many localities in our State it is perhaps possible to obtain a supply from a spring situated at some distance from the house and at such an elevation as to deliver b}' gravity to the place of use. If the spring is deep-seated it will be safe to assume that it is and will remain free from pollution. Whether it is adapted to household use or not, on account of inorganic impurities, can be quite easily determined and will be most prominently indicated by the hardness of the water. It is hardly necessary to say that the prospective proximity to the spring of dwellings or tilled fields may have a detrimental effect that should be carefully guarded against. Eternal vigilance is the price of a perpetually wholesome supply of water.
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-01: Biennial Report of the North Carolina Board of Health [1879-1908] |
Document Title | Biennial Report of the North Carolina Board of Heath [1879-1908] |
Subject Name | North Carolina. State Board of Health -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina. |
Creator | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh : News & Observer, 1881-1909. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1893-1894 |
Identifier | NCHH-01-005 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
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Health Discipline | Public Health |
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Document Title | Biennial Report of the North Carolina Board of Heath [1879-1908] |
Subject Name | North Carolina. State Board of Health -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina. |
Creator | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh : News & Observer, 1881-1909. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1893-1894 |
Identifier | NCHH-01-005-0235 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Page Type | all; article |
Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
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Sponsor | The North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection is an open access publishing initiative of the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Financial support for the initiative was provided in part by a multi-year NC ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online) digitization grant, awarded by the State Library of North Carolina, and funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). |
Volume Number | 5 |
Page Number | 227 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Full Text | appexdix. 181) soap required by a hard water, as compared with a soft one, is no inconsiderable item in the ordinary household expenditure. Wells and springs are the most common source of supply for the household in the majority of places. Such waters are general!}' of a fair degree of purity. They are naturally inclined to be hard on account of taking up a certain amount of mineral matter from the earth, but if the well is deep and at a considerable distance from the dwelling, with the surface drainage from the well towards the house rather than the opposite, it ma}'' be safe to assume that the well will be reasonably free from organic contamination, or the specific germ of disease. With the ordinary shallow well, in porous soil, and in close proximity to dwellings or farm buildings, it is more than likely that the water derived therefrom is totall}^ unfit for domestic use. It may be palatable, for even sewage contaminated water presents a bright and sparkling appearance, and the fact that no sickness has appeared in the famih* for a long time, if ever, ma}- be advanced as evidence that the good quality of the water cannot be discredited, but in spite of all this there is death in the type of well I have described, and in the fullness of time the conditions will be ripe for a visit from the gaunt forms of disease and death. The danger cannot be overestimated of an}^ open well, and particularh' of this kind, becoming infected with the specific germ of that much to be dreaded malad}-, typhoid fever, and in this manner spread sickness and death where little expected. The last report of the Massachusetts State Board of Health notes an epidemic of typhoid fever caused by the use of contaminated milk. The laborers in a field which had been fertilized with the contents of a priv}- that had received the excreta of a typhoid patient were in the habit of visiting a certain well and, apparently, some of the filth from their boots had been deposited upon the loose plank covering of the well, which was used as a cooling receptable for cans of milk designed for distribution to customers at a later period. It is stated that the cans were submerged in the water, instead of being suspended in the usual manner, and that a leakage took place about the wooden stopper of the can, but any explanation or theorizing as to how water finds its way into niilk would appear to be unnecessary. In many localities in our State it is perhaps possible to obtain a supply from a spring situated at some distance from the house and at such an elevation as to deliver b}' gravity to the place of use. If the spring is deep-seated it will be safe to assume that it is and will remain free from pollution. Whether it is adapted to household use or not, on account of inorganic impurities, can be quite easily determined and will be most prominently indicated by the hardness of the water. It is hardly necessary to say that the prospective proximity to the spring of dwellings or tilled fields may have a detrimental effect that should be carefully guarded against. Eternal vigilance is the price of a perpetually wholesome supply of water. |
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Article Title | Suggestions and Instructions for Building Cisterns for the Storage of Rain Water |
Article Author | Chase, J. C. |
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