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108 NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF irEALTH, from a watershed about five miles square; the water from tlie shed is collected in a reservoir, where partial sedimentatiou takes place, and is passed through a mechanical filter, thence pumped iuto a standpipe, and from there distributed through the city. There are about forty families living on the watershed. Three dairies, containing about one hundred cows, are also on the watershed. At the present time there are two undoubted cases of typhoid fever, and possibly a third one convalescent, among those living on the watershed. One of these cases, which I sjiw, was within a mile of the reservoir. The flow of water into the reservoir is very rapid, resulting in the quick washing by rain of material deposited on the ground into the reservoir. These cases of typhoid fever on the watershed are a serious menace to the city water supply, and some means should be found to bring about their removal. The water after passing through the filtration plant is almost colorless, but recent examination of it by Penniman and Browne, of Baltimore, Md., shows the presence of B. coli. There are no proper examinations made of the raw and filtered water so that it can be determined just what the plant is doing. It is plain that there is no scientific control of the filtration system, without which no filtration system can give satisfactory results. Other than the two main sources of infection in the city are the ice, milk, contacts, flies, fresh vegetables, and fruits, such as berries. Up to June 1st the ice plant obtained its water from an abandoned mine shaft, which is so situated as to receive the drainage of a number of houses and factories. The manager of the ice plant claims that all the water used for making ice is distilled, but it has been my experience with ice manufacturers that at times, when the supply of distilled water runs low, plain water is also used. There are many dairies supplying milk in the city. Time did not permit me to visit all of them. I visited Watkins', Dotger's and Gulp's. The water at Watkins' dairy is from a spring, or a number of springs; two families reside near this spring and it would be easy for surface drainage to get into it. As the additional source of milk supply for Elizabeth College, which was first obtained April 19th from this dairy, I examined into its methods, water, and general conditions at some length. I was unable to learn of any case of sickness among the employees or persons living on the farm, but information on this subject was not freely given—in fact, refused. So far as I was able to learn, it was not the custom to sterilize the returned milk cans and bottles; they were simply washed out with warm water and soap and then rinsed out with cold water, which was obtained from a well of the spring water outside the washing room or from the troughs in which the milk cans are kept in the washing room. This last practice seems to me to be particularly per-
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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 | 1905-1906 |
Identifier | NCHH-01-011 |
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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Volume Number | 11 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
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Fixed Title * | Page 108 |
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 | 1905-1906 |
Identifier | NCHH-01-011-0116 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Page Type | all; report/review |
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 | 11 |
Page Number | 108 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Full Text | 108 NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF irEALTH, from a watershed about five miles square; the water from tlie shed is collected in a reservoir, where partial sedimentatiou takes place, and is passed through a mechanical filter, thence pumped iuto a standpipe, and from there distributed through the city. There are about forty families living on the watershed. Three dairies, containing about one hundred cows, are also on the watershed. At the present time there are two undoubted cases of typhoid fever, and possibly a third one convalescent, among those living on the watershed. One of these cases, which I sjiw, was within a mile of the reservoir. The flow of water into the reservoir is very rapid, resulting in the quick washing by rain of material deposited on the ground into the reservoir. These cases of typhoid fever on the watershed are a serious menace to the city water supply, and some means should be found to bring about their removal. The water after passing through the filtration plant is almost colorless, but recent examination of it by Penniman and Browne, of Baltimore, Md., shows the presence of B. coli. There are no proper examinations made of the raw and filtered water so that it can be determined just what the plant is doing. It is plain that there is no scientific control of the filtration system, without which no filtration system can give satisfactory results. Other than the two main sources of infection in the city are the ice, milk, contacts, flies, fresh vegetables, and fruits, such as berries. Up to June 1st the ice plant obtained its water from an abandoned mine shaft, which is so situated as to receive the drainage of a number of houses and factories. The manager of the ice plant claims that all the water used for making ice is distilled, but it has been my experience with ice manufacturers that at times, when the supply of distilled water runs low, plain water is also used. There are many dairies supplying milk in the city. Time did not permit me to visit all of them. I visited Watkins', Dotger's and Gulp's. The water at Watkins' dairy is from a spring, or a number of springs; two families reside near this spring and it would be easy for surface drainage to get into it. As the additional source of milk supply for Elizabeth College, which was first obtained April 19th from this dairy, I examined into its methods, water, and general conditions at some length. I was unable to learn of any case of sickness among the employees or persons living on the farm, but information on this subject was not freely given—in fact, refused. So far as I was able to learn, it was not the custom to sterilize the returned milk cans and bottles; they were simply washed out with warm water and soap and then rinsed out with cold water, which was obtained from a well of the spring water outside the washing room or from the troughs in which the milk cans are kept in the washing room. This last practice seems to me to be particularly per- |
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