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was held there this week for the
purpose of assuring the world at
large of the existing freedom of the
town from any such epidemic
'scourge. At this we rejoice. 1t
would, however. be very satisfactory
Ut they could at the same time assure
the European public, and especially
travellers, that the water supply of
Ithe town is pure. Is it or is it not
Ethe case that the water supply of
the town is at present largely deri-
wed from the lake into which, at a
short distance from the intake of
the water, the main part of the
Sewage OF the town is discharged?
1t would be very satisfactory to have
some assurances as to the purity OF
the sourcesof the drinking water,and
snforlnation as to othegeneral charac-
ter OF the sanitation of thc::' We
have received from various quarters
yeryunsatisfac yreports ON the sub
/ nject; and it is not to be forgotten
that quite recently Geneva suffered
greatly from typhoid fever, and it is
Ecertam that the same conditions
(which prelispo>e to the extension
Eof typhoid fever favor equally the
Spread of cholera. We say this with
Ia sole regard to the permanent wei :
Hare of Geneva and its inhabitants.
Rlhe like remark applies to half the
lso-called health resorts and winter
ling places OF the continent. Moth
ling could be more detestable thu
lthe sanitary system, winch prevails
falong the Riviera. 70 this attention
lwas called in some detail in the
Netters On this subject written BY
%Mra E.vnests LL,srt .lsA.r:iss,,q q. s.sosaq'
winter tour. These letters were ex
tensively translated anl republiShet
in the local papers, and gave rise t.
much correspondence; but we have
: not yet heard whether any e.Fectiv'
action has followed to remedy tn
evils, which could not be denied, ant
, of which the danger is patent. |
is not surprising that Naples an'
Spezia are now suffering from fear
full outbreaks OF cholera, due to th
: badness Of the water and to tn
; foulness OF the sewage arrangements
} What has Nice done, what ha
.Cannes done to remove the oppro
brjum WHICH attaches to their dan
gerously defective systems or IL
systems of drainage? Marseille.
Toulon, Spezia, Naples, and all tn
towns and cities which have bee
/
the victims OF the recent devasta
tions by cholera owe their sufferin:
! in a very large measure, to the neg
: lect of the primary laws of cleanli
ness-to pollution of the water,
the air. and of the soil. Nothin
could be fouler than the dralnag
syster of Naples. nothing NOR
; dangerous than the extensive pollu
: ton OF its water supply. In fac
every condition of filth which ca
invite cholera exists in that beauti
ful but disgracefully dirty CITY
) Profound as is the sympathy wit
which the suffering of the popula
tion must be regarded, equally in
: tense should be the Indignation wit
which the apathy, the Ignorance
and the misplaced niggardliness {
u the municipal authorities must |
regarded in failing to provide til
q citizens with pure water supp
: and adequate means of carrying o
7 refuse. Until the first lessons {
II municipal cleanliness and decenC
and until the household practice {
II personal hygiene and sanitation III
accepted as civic and personal dutlt
e on the Continent, so long will san
n tary cordons he useless, quarantil
u lie an unavaihng source of social il
II Jury and OF the selfish niilctlon
t. misery on doomed few. Meth,
i! cordons nor quarantine can ava
/ to keep out cholera from plac,
T, SO infected with dirt as are I'll
e principal cities of the Continent an
IS manyufthechief health res'rssoftl
Riviera. British Medical Journal