The morning call., 1892-09-06

etc, shauld be either burned or thor cughiy dis
infectrd with strong solution OF carbO acid,
say from 3 10 10 per cont.
Filth and moisture furnish suitable N dunn
for the development OF The germ.
Cholera poison may Affect an entire water sup
ply. and in that way propagate disease through d
CITY,
The yiruleuee of the disease depends on the
care Of The people.
Intelligent quarantine, thorough disinfectOn
and energetic sanitary precautions teno 10 pre-
vent the scourge. Strict attention to personsi
hygiene will diminish the chances OF lts sudck-
ing any individual
The disease Is not contagious IN the SENSE Vi
being communicable by contact
Heat favors the development OF the germ RI d,rtv
dark moist dwellings, IN aeys inaccessble 10
sun aud wind where crowded population IlVes,
the cholera produces the most fatal results
A precautlon 10 be taken 10 prevent the advent
of this disease is extreme cleanliness OF streeiS
yards and dwellings. Stagnant pools, dunghlll Is
near dwellings, refuse matter from markets,
fruit and vegetable stores, butcher shops
1sh stalls, ETC., should De thoroughly dlslh-
fected.
food should he used.
Ali foods waller. milk and every thing else that
goes into the system should be thoroughly
boiled.
An Preventative liquids. such as beer. ale and
porter fruits aud salads should be avoided. Car
bolic acid IS tie best dlsinieetant.
As soon as possible 5000 opies of this sd-
dress will be printed for general clrcuia-
ton.
Complaint is made by the residents and
prOperty-owners of Preside Heights of the
existence of plague spot at the loot oil
Laurel street.
There is no sewer outlet at this point. and
the result is horrible accumulation OF
sewage and decaying filth. which menaees
the health of the whole neighborhood
One of the most filthy places 10 town Is
the northeast side of Telegraph Hill II
there are any sewers in the locality they
are not made use of by the residents at the
top.
Most of them, however, don't seem to
think sewers q necessity ana the present
mode OF disp0slng OF their rubbish and
filth is the easiest and therefore the most
satisfactory.
The method is certainly very simple.
The outhOuSes are simply built oYerhang-
ing the edge of the cliff and slops and other
such refuse are dumped on the hillside to
lodge where they will If they cannot ind a
channel TO the bottom.
The hill al the SansOme street side
presents the appearance of series Of catar-
acts OF bubblIng filth that Nil the air With
the most nauseating OdOrs.
There is not very much sewage flowing at
q time and as q consequence 1t moves very
slowly. At intervals Of every few feet
puddle is formed that lies there in state
of fsemi-decomposltlon.
About 500 feet from the corner OF Broad
way is a pool that IS formed BY the drip
pings Of series of drainages that all flow
into one channel and lodge in the same
spot
The pool is at the foot OF stairway and
Is a hole about six feet in diameter. In it
are all kinds of refuse usually thrown from
dwelling place
The water. if it can be called such. is in
| constant state of motion caused by fer.
mentatiOn.
The odor emitted is most sickening and
in the early morning comes of In the form
of clouds of steam.
Further along the cliff the drains are not
SO large. but are just as filthy. In some
places it does not form into pool at the
bottom, but spreads out over the soft ground
producing a marsh ofipestilence- breeding
mire.
The residents at the top OF the hill are not
troubled about getting rid OF their refuse.
Anything, in liquid or solid form. that is
not Of some use is simply thrown from the
porch or a window, to find a resting place
where it will.
Every crevice on the hillside, as a cOnse-
Quence. is filed with some kind of filth
This spot is particularly dangerous to
health, as the wind sweeps over it before it
reaches the city. and when il does is laden
with all the vile odors and poisonous gases
it has gathered upon the hillside.
a the base Of the hill are a lot OF dirty
tenement. houses which in themselves are a
menace TO the public health. but they are as
nothing compared to the flth-reeking walls
of rock that tower above.