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School street
29
A. H. Adams. .
39
Clerk
Franklin street.
P. H. Bolman.
35
Engineer
Lunt street.
25
F. W. Landford
30
Clerk
Federal street.
22
G. N. Black.
51
Shoemaker.
Bromfield street.
19
C. W. Turner
41
Wood worker ..
School school ..
16
F. E. Colman.
29
Engineer
Ship street.
26
C. S. Blake
36
Painter
Liberty street.
21
E. E. Langlands
29
Clerk.
Chestnut street
30
C. H. M. Bartlett
38
Carpenter
Milk street.
20
G. E. Leighton
33
Shoe packer
Prospect street.
27
J. Gaddis
29
Machinist.
Beck street ..
28
A. Parsons.
27
Shoemaker.
Bromfield street. .
17
B. G. Davis
41
Sailmaker.
Liberty street. ....
23
.
Property in charge-One second-class Amoskeag steamer, and one Button and Son four-wheeled hose carriage, fully equipped.
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CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
STEAMER AND HOSE COMPANY No. 3.
Fifteen Members. House on Congress street.
Foreman-C. S. Post,
Engineer-W. H. P. Howard,
Ass't Foreman-J. N. Carter,
Ass't Engineer-W. A. Howland,
Clerk-W. H. P. Howard,
Fireman-W. R. Bradbury.
Name.
Age
Occupation.
Residence.
Padge.
C. S. Post.
28
Shoecutter
Boardman street ..
31
J. N. Carter
23
Teamster
Papanti court ....
32
W. H. P. Howard.
55
Baker
Merrimac street. .
38
W. A. Howland
33
Engineer
Tyng
66
43
W. R. Bradbury
26
Shoecutter
High
66
41
A. G. Warner.
34
Hatter.
Warren
66
42
G. (). Atkinson.
22
Reporter ..
Merrimac
40
J. T. Moore.
28
Hackman
Summer
34
J. T. White
23
Silversmith
Olive
35
W. L. Sutton
38
Painter.
Bromfield
66
33
J. H. Page
26
Hatter.
Carter
36
E. Hardy
28
Shoecutter
Olive
66
44
A. S. Anthony .
27
Hackman
Boardman
6 6
45
A. Roaf
21
Shoecutter
Merrimac
37
G. B. Johnson.
26
Baker.
High
66
39
Property in charge-One second-class Amoskeag steamer; one W. W. Wan- der four-wheeled hose carriage, fully equipped.
278
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY No. 1. Fifteen Members. House East Side of Market Square.
Foreman-J. F. Sullivan,
Ass't Foreman-C. E. Williams,
Clerk-W. P. Phillips.
Name.
Age
Occupation.
Residence.
Badge.
J. F. Sullivan
20
Shoemake
Water street.
46
C. E. Williams.
33
Tinsmith
Central place
47
W. P. Phillips
24
Shoemaker
Prospect street.
19
E. C. Tyler
27
Shoecutter.
High
52
W. A. Noyes
37
Prospect
66
61
J. W. Gunning.
23
Woodworker.
Middle
...
62
C H. Tucker
34
Engineer.
Oiive
...
63
T. Leary
22
Clerk .
Tremont
60
J. F. Swain. J. P Atkinson.
22
Printer.
66
street.
50
C. S. Colby.
31
Stock Fitter
Lime
66
53
J. H. Carver.
35
Clerk.
Winter
66
...
Property in charge-One Gleason and Bailey hook and ladder truck fully equipped.
HOSE COMPANY No. 4. Ten Members. House east side of Market Square.
Foreman, C. H. Shackford, Clerk and Treasurer, N. D. Rodigrass, Steward, C. H. Shackford.
Name.
Age
Occupation.
Residence.
Badge.
C. H. Shackford.
31
Hairdresser.
Purchase street.
169
M. J. Wilkinson,.
48
Plumber
Charter
160
N. D. Rodigrass
24
Printer.
Prospect
162
C. W. Gardner
36
Machinist
Pleasant 66
166
B. F. Farrell.
25
Carter
163
J. A. Bean.
50
Dresser.
Otis place.
G. W. Sargent.
21
Silversmith
Brown street
F. H. Marston
21
Oakland
158
E. C. Lang.
22
Finisher
Marlboro
....
161
G. A. Banks.
21
Painter.
Winter 66
...
159
6.
Liberty
....
W. B. Frost.
39
Machinist.
Market square ..
48
E. P. Frost
19
Shoecutter
Dalton
. . .
..
19
Hatter
G. P. Dole .
Oakland
.
.
.
Property in charge-One four-wheeled hose carriage fully equipped.
Treasurer-E. E. Tyler, Steward-W. A. Noyes,
Ass't Foreman, M. J. Wilkinson,
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CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
HOSE COMPANY No. 7. Ten Members.
House on Merrimac between Forrester and Ashland streets.
Foreman, J. L. Lewis,
Clerk, E. E. Whitmore,
Ass't Foreman, E. E. Towne, Treasurer, G. H. Coffin,
Steward, T. W. Mitchell, jr.
Name.
Age
Occupation.
Residence.
Badge.
J. L. Lewis
30
Spoonmaker
Walnut street.
106
E. E. Towne
28
Hatter
Ashland
67
T. W. Mitchell
31
Shoemaker
Forrester 66
98
E. H. Whitmore.
24
Hatter.
Merrimac
99
G. A. Coffin.
33
Shoemak
Jefferson
73
G. A. Carter.
36
66
Merrimac “
.
71
F. Carson.
21
Hatter
Jefferson
66
110
C. Farrell.
29
Shoemaker.
Marlboro
. . .
90
A. Blackie.
32
Hatter
Maple
66
.. .
80
Property in charge-One Dole and Osgood hose wagon fully equipped.
HOSE COMPANY No. 8.
Ten Members.
House on Purchase between Neptune and Madison streets.
Foreman-W. B. Porter,
Clerk-A. W. Porter, Steward-W. H. Woodman
Name.
Age
Occupation.
Residence.
Badge.
W. B. Porter
49
Teamster.
Lunt
street ...
111
A. W. Porter ..
50
Shoemaker.
Marlboro
122
W. H. Woodman
23
Shoefinisher
Water
66
. .
138
J. N. Howard.
51
Shoemaker.
Lime
..
120
L. S. Hilton .
45
Laborer
Union
118
W. H. Perkins.
45
Fish pedler
121
C. A. Caswell
35
Laborer
Purchase
66
129
W. S. Porter
60
Job wagon
Lunt
66
. . .
110
A. Russell
23
Combmaker.
Marlboro
66
. . .
113
. .
. .
66
...
.
Property in charge-One Button and Son hand engine, one two-wheeled hose carriage fully equipped ; one supply wagon.
77
Perley Ives
22
Ashland
. .
...
Ass't Foreman-A. Russel!,
280
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT.
CONCLUSION.
And now as I close my report I would not forget those, who the past year have had the welfare of this department at heart, and shown by their many kind acts and words of appreciation that they have not been unmindful of us. And I would extend to His Honor the Mayor, the Board of Aldermen and the Committee on Fire Department my sincere thanks for the many courtesies shown, and for that degree of patience with which they have listened to our calls and in turn responded to them with that cheerfulness which is so characteristic of those who have an interest in the welfare of the department. I would at this time, in behalf of the members of this department, extend to the City Marshal and all members of the police force, the thanks of the entire department for the assistance which they one and all have rendered us in time of fire. To my assistants on the board of engineers and all officers and members of the department I extend my sincere and heartfelt thanks, and as the past year you have so nobly done your duty in that able manner which is so common to you, I have faith to believe that in the year which is about to dawn you will still maintain the reputa- tion which you have so faithfully earned, and by your promptness in answering all alarms, and by your activity in discharging your many duties in time of fire, will still show to the people of our noble city, that they have a fire department of which they are and should be proud.
Yours very respectfully,
EBEN S. DOLE, Chief Engineer.
REPORTS
OF THE
CITY SOLICITOR
AND
CITY MARSHAL.
1888.
36
REPORT OF THE CITY SOLICITOR.
CITY SOLICITOR'S OFFICE, Newburyport, December, 1887.
To the City Council:
GENTLEMEN :- The city has been interested in the following suits since February 1, 1888, when I became city solicitor :
1. Topsfield vs. Newburyport ; Superior Court, Essex.
This city was twice obliged to prepare for trial in this case ; once for the September sitting of the court in Newburyport, when the case was reached for trial and the plaintiff obtained a continuance to the same sitting of the court at Salem, and a second time for trial at Salem ; but when reached for trial at the latter place, the plaintiff became non-suit, thus ending a suit of considerable im- portance in favor of the city.
2. Newburyport vs. Creedon ; Superior Court, Essex.
My predecessor's report left this case pending in the Supreme Judicial Court, awaiting a decision on the city's exceptions to a judgment by the superior court in the defendant's favor. Febru- ary 15, 1888, the supreme court sustained the city's exception and the case came on for trial again in the superior court, September sitting, resulting in a judgment for the defendant. The city filed exceptions to the judgment and the same were argued In the su- preme judicial court last November ; decision reserved.
3. Alex T. Anthor vs. Newburyport ; Superior Court, Suffolk county.
This case was tried at the April sitting of the court, resulting in a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of one thousand dollars. A motion for a new trial was made, argued and overruled and judg-
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ment entered for the plaintiff in the sum of $1,061.94, which sum has been paid. This case was improperly brought in Suffolk county and would undoubtedly have been transferred to this county upon made when the suit was entered in court, and, in the latter event it seems as though the result might have been different. £
An attempt was made the present year to have it so removed but the court refused to so order.
F. L. Evans, Esq., city solicitor of Salem was associated with me in the trial of this case.
4. City of Waltham vs. Newburyport ; Superior Court, Middle- sex county.
This case is in order for trial in the court now sitting at Cam- bridge and is expected to be reached in February.
5. Anastasia Henry vs. Newburyport ; Superior Court, Essex.
Exceptions were taken by the city to the rulings of the court and were argued in November last in the supreme judicial court. De- cision not yet rendered.
6. Lucy Adams vs. Newburyport ; Superior court, Essex.
This case was tried in January last by my predecessor, after the rendering of his annual report, and the result was "verdict for the defendant."
7. Ruel Philbrick, et al. vs. Newburyport ; U. S. Circuit Court, District of Massachusetts.
This case came on for trial in November last, and the court di- rected a verdict for the defendant on the ground that the statute of limitations was a bar to the action. The plaintiff will undoubtedly carry the question to the United States supreme court.
8. Eagle Odorless Apparatus Co. vs. Newburyport ; Superior Court, Suffolk.
Settled in January last by the payment of one hundred and fifty dollars.
The above suits were begun prior to February of this year, and their previous history may be found in the prior reports of this office. But two cases have been begun the present year.
·1. Amos Noyes, et al., administrator estate of John Buntin vs. City of Newburyport ; County Commissioners' Court, Essex.
285
REPORT OF THE CITY SOLICITOR.
This was a petition in appeal from the decision of the assessors of Newburyoprt, to the county commissioners, asking for an abate- ment of taxes assessed on the real and personal estate of John Buntin. A motion to dismiss the same was made by the city and overruled. A trial on the merits was had May 4, 1888, and a de- cree was made in favor of the city, sustaining the assessment of taxes and dismissing the petition.
2. City of Newburyport vs. City of Waltham ; Superior Court, Essex.
Begun August 16, 1888, to recover $406.15, for money paid for the support of one Charles Haines, an idiot pauper, alleged to have a settlement in Waltham. This case is a sequel to the case ef Waltham vs. Newburyport above. Previous to July 26, 1886, from some time in 1882, Waltham paid for the support of this child and acknowledged his settlement to be in that place; but in said July, Waltham refusing to pay anything further, turned about and claimed the child's settlement to be in Newburyport. From the 26th of July 1886, Newburyport has paid for the child's support and this action is to recover the same.
I have also attended two hearings before the committee on cities of the state legislature, the hearing before the county commission- ers on the question of the Lawrence bridge award and a number of meetings of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen for the purpose of advising them as to various matters ; contracts for the building of the almshouse barn, for the removal of the buildings at the corner of Fair and Water streets, and other writings have been made by me.
I have at your request rendered three written opinions, drafted the ordinance passed in reference to toy pistols and advised various officers of the city government.
Following are my receipts and expenditures :
Paid for travelling expenses. $91 44
for witness fees. 50 87
for court fees, copies, etc. 22 85
telegrams and postage. 4 18
169 34
Received from city
164 09
Due December 27
$ 5 25
Respectfully submitted,
NATHANIEL N. JONES, City Solicitor.
REPORT OF CITY MARSHAL.
To His Honor the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Newburyport:
GENTLEMEN :- The whole number of arrests during the year end- ing December 31, 1888, for offences committed within the city of Newburyport, is eleven hundred and fifty-two, of which five hun- dred and eighty-five were of foreign birth, five hundred and sixty- seven were born within the limits of the United States ; seventy- nine were females and one hundred and one were minors.
THE ARRESTS WERE FOR THE FOLLOWING CAUSES.
Assault and battery. 58
Fighting ..
1
Assault on officers
4
Violation of Sunday law 1
Contempt of court. 1
Trespass
4
Deserting a child .
1
Keeping a disorderly house
1
Bastardy
4
Breaking glass
4
Breaking and entering. 4
Cruelty to dumb animals
1
Common drunkard .. 1
1
Escaped prisoners
3
Capias
2
Drunkenness 747
Drunk, second offence 124
Drunk, third offence 63
Disturbing the peace 22
Evading fare.
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REPORT OF THE CITY MARSHAL.
Defrauding hotel keepers
5
Exposing person.
1
Rape.
1
Cutting down trees
1
Peddling without a license .
1
Non-support of wife.
4
Maintaining pool table without license
1
Rude and disorderly
1
Insane
2
Larceny ..
24
Larceny from building.
1
Lewd and lascivious
2
Malicious Mischief .
10
On suspicion
2
Safe keeping.
Stealing a ride
5
Runaway child
1
Tramps.
8
Admitting minors to pool room
1
Vagrancy
4
Violation of city ordinances
6
Violation of the butter law
1
Violation of the liquor law
16
1152
DISPOSED OF AS FOLLOWS.
Appealed : 20
Bound over to superior court
9
Cases continued ..
14
Cases settled without trial
5
Committed for non-payment
294
Committed to Danvers Hospital
2
Discharged without complaint
109
Discharged by court
26
Fined add paid.
461
House of correction.
135
Newburyport workhouse
8
Ordered to pay costs
16
1
Placed on file.
Settled without trial.
1
Turned over to other officers
7
Put on probation 26
Turned over to parents 1
REPORT OF THE CITY MARSHAL. 289
State farm at Bridgewater. 3
Woman's prison, Sherburne. 6 Settled by marriage. 1
State work house, Tewksbury 1
Reformatory prison at Concord. 3
Taken to superior court on capias. 2
Returned to industrial school at Lancaster .. 1
MISCELLANEOUS.
Amount of property reported lost. $986.15
Amount of property recovered. 534.20
Amount of imprisonment imposed. 69 years, 4 months
Accidents reported 65
Assisted other officers 643
Buildings found open and secured . 76
Cases of truancy investigated. 28
Complaints investigated 2537
202
Dogs killed
21
Disturbances suppressed without arrest 321
Escorts furnished processions.
6
Fire alarms given 6
9
Fires extinguished without alarm
Injured persons assisted. 30
Intoxicated persons helped home 149
Danvers Lunatic Hospital. 6
Lights for dangerous places .. . 143
Lost children restored to parents. 58
Meals furnished lodgers and prisoners 2613
Nuisances investigated 125
Officers for extra duty at church. 25
Officers for extra duty at City Hall
119
Persons provided with lodgings 1355 Search warrants for liquor served 11
Street obstructions removed 187
Stray teams put up
54
Number of persons notified to remove snow from their sidewalks. .462
Amount of money taken from prisoners and returned. $2,298.20
Dead body found. 1
Put under bonds to keep the peace 2
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE B. HICKEN, City Marshal.
Newburyport, Dec. 31, 1888.
37
Defective places in streets reported.
REPORT
OF THE
BOARD OF HEALTH
OF THE
CITY OF NEWBURYPORT.
.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
To His Honor the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Newburyport :
The Board of Health respectfully submits its twelfth report, covering the work of this department for the year 1888.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Appropriation
$400 00
Overdrawn
159 16.
$559 16
Salaries $308 55
Printing and advertising. 147 50
Meteorological Observations-new instruments and sun- dries 49 66
Labor-nuisances, etc. 53 45- $559 16
THE WORK OF THE AGENT.
Mr. D. C. Batchelder has served faithfully as the agent of the board, giving a large amount of time, with patient and courteous attention to the often trying duties of his office. The following is his report of work done.
NUISANCES ATTENDED TO ON COMPLAINT.
Privy vaults (improperly constructed, full or offensively filthy) 139
Cesspools. 88
Sinks without traps 75
Filthy yards 48
Violations of swine ordinance 21
Filthy cellars (houses) 19
Filthy cellars (barns) 10
Filthy houses
5
Offensive culverts
1
Filthy dock
General nuisances. 9
Total 422
Nuisances attended to without formal cemplaint 45
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
He has also attended to the placing of warning cards upon houses where diphtheria and scarlet fever have appeared.
In addition to the work of the agent. a large number of unre- corded visits have been made, by the chairman and other mem- bers of the board, to investigate nuisances, contagious diseases, etc.
Impressed by the great need of increased attention to the de- tails of sanitary rules, the board printed and distributed from house throughout the city the following circular :
NEWBURYPORT, May 3, 1888.
The owners, agents and occupants of houses and tenements in Newbury- port, are urged to carefully inspect their premises, with reference to the following important points :
Cellars should be cleared of all damp or decaying matter, and freely ex- posed to fresh air, and, if possible, to sunlight.
Sink drains should be examined. No sink drain should be allowed with - out a proper trap close to the sink. All drain pipes within the walls of the cellar or house should be of metal and perfectly sealed. In many tenements inspected during the past month wooden box drains were found within the house, their open extremities under the sink furnishing the only ventilation for the filthy cess-pool without.
Sink drains should be buried beyond the reach of the frost, in order to avoid expense to the owners, the coming winter, as no such reason, in fu - ture, will excuse the open discharge upon the ground. Cess-pools should be at a sufficient distance from the house to avoid causing dampness of the cellar wall at any time. They should be ventilated by a direct air shaft opening above ground.
Full vaults and cess-pools should be emptied in the manner approved by the Board of Health, and properly disinfected from time to time. For sink drains, water closets, vaults, cess-pools, etc., the board recommends the use of copperas (two pounds to the gallon of water), or chloride of lime, (one - half pound to the gallon of water).
Ashes, garbage, and all refuse matter, should be removed from all yards and passage ways, and no slops, or filth of any kind should be thrown into gutters, upon the street, or upon land except where a garden is cultivated.
All filthy walls and ceilings of rooms should be thoroughly cleansed and whitewashed, and all sheds and out houses made decent and clean.
All persons are earnestly requested to report any violations of these health rules to the Board of Health.
By arrangement with the Police Department, members of the force will receive special instructions to report all nuisances o1 violations of health
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laws, where such are found, and the owners will be held strictly responsible for their correction.
The Board of Health would also urge upon landlords the importance of supplying city water to all tenements. Many wells are now in use within a few feet of deep cess-pools and vaults, and probably no well, in the thickly settled region of the city, is free from the general contamination.
We wish also to take every occasion to bring vividly before all our citi- zens the great and growing need of a proper system of sewerage. The privy vault and cess-pool are ever seurces of disease, and continued use only increases their danger. They pollute the soil, and, as arranged in many places, they poison the air of our houses and cellars. The ordinary privy is a two-fold danger. It is not only filthy, but it also exposes children and delicate people to cold and bad weather, and is a fruitful cause of much ill health.
Well planned and well built sewers will not only save expense of frequent emptying of vaults and cess-pools, but will prevent further pollution of the soil, and so greatly diminish the dangers from poisonous air, and from the germs of filth diseases.
H. F. ADAMS. M. D.) Board of C. W. DAVENFORT, J. F. YOUNG, M. D. ) Health.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
At the beginning of the year the board printed and sent to all practicing physicians of the city the following circular letter :
NEWBURYPORT, February 15, 1888.
DEAR SIE-Your co-operation with the Board of Health in the effort to properly deal with contagious diseases, is earnestly requested.
We would not only exact compliance on your part with the requirements of the statutes (see enclosed circular), but we would also ask your cheerful efforts to aid in educating the public to the great importance of the rigid health measures which we wish to carry cut, thus preparing them, so far as possible, to accept and obey the instructions which we shall give them. (See enclosed circular on contagious diseases).
We would also urge great care on your part to observe, and to report to the board, such dangers to health from violations of ordinary sanitary rules by house-holders or others, as may come under your observation, and also any other matters, important to the public health, which properly may re- quire action on our part.
We wish especially to receive notice of every case of typhoid fever, chiefly for the study of the conditions under which it prevails among us.
H. F. ADAMS, M. D., Chairman Board of Health.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
With this letter was enclosed the following notice to physicians :
BOARD OF HEALTH, NEWBURYPORT, February, 1888.5
You are hereby notified that the Board of Health considers Cholera (Asiatic), Small-pox, Scarlet Fever, Typhus Fever, Diphtheria,* Measles, Typhoid Fever, and Yellow Fever, diseases within the meaning of Section 79, Chap. 80, of the Public Statutes, and that physicians will be expected to report all cases coming under their notice within the city.
The following is the section referred to :-
SECT. 79. When a physician knows that a person whom he is called to visit is infected with . ... any disease dangerous to the public health, he shall immediately give notice thereof to the . . . . board of health of the town; and if he refuses or neglects to give such notice he shall forfeit for each offence not less than fifty, nor more than one hundred dollars.
Respectfully,
GEORGE H. STEVENS, Clerk.
The following circular was prepared for the guidance of fami- lies where contagious disease might appear :
BOARD OF HEALTH, 2 NEWBURYPORT, February, 1888. )
The Board of Health issues the following circular of recommendations, in the hope that those who are not already familiar with the best means of preventing the spread of contagious and infectious diseases may be bene- fited thereby.
Diphtheria, scarlet fever (scarlatina) and measles are contagious and in- fectious, and may be communicated, directly or indirectly, from person to person.
Typhoid fever, it is now generally believed, is spread by means of the discharges from the bowels, which infect the atmosphere of the sick-room, the vaults, cess-pools, drains, etc., and finally, by percolation, the drinking water of the wells.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.
When any case of infectious disease occurs, the sick person should be placed in a room apart from the rest of the family. If possible, an upper room, sunny, well warmed and ventilated, should be chosen. Remove from the room all carpets, upholstery, window and table drapery, and all unnecessary furniture or articles which cannot be thoroughly cleansed.
In scarlet fever, diphtheria and measles, and, as a rule, in typhoid fever, allow no person to enter the room, except the nurse and physician.
All clothing removed from the patient or the bed should be at once placed
*Later in the year the board voted to add the name membranous croup to the list.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
in boiling water, or better, in a disinfecting fluid. (Gne drachm of bichlo- chloride of mercury to a gallon of water, in a wooden pail, is efficient and cheap, but must be used with care. It is a very powerful poison if swal- lowed. Carbolic acid, one part, in water forty parts, is a common disin- fectant. )
In diphtheria and scarlet fever, it is better to use old soft rags, rather than handkerchiefs, that they may be burned immediately after. All ves- sels used for receiving the discharges of the patient, either from throat, kidneys or bowels, should contain some disinfecting solution in sufficient quantity to cover and mix thoroughly with the infected matter.
Water closets and vaults should be disinfected frequently with one of the above solutions, in large quantities, or with the cheaper copperas, (two pounds to the gallon of water), or chloride of lime, (one-half pound to the gallon of water).
Every source and kind of filth about the house should be thoroughly re- moved, and disinfectants feely used.
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