The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-05
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| have Just received report by tho
State Board of Health OF Illinois, on
zymotic diseases inl chicago, Its causes,
NC, will give but brief review of
the statements therein set forth, and
will take typhoid fever, which prevails
largely in that city. and has for years.
The report gives the:number ofideathsI
from typhoid fever for each month,
the rate per 1000 Inhabitants. / will
give the number of deaths from
typhoid fever, for the past three years:
For the year 1890. ZOOS deaths; 1891,
/ $40; 1892; !, 4S0.
OF the tota! population of LABS. 900
1t is estimated that !. 1874, 500 sewer
directly to the river system, 1855 500
directly to the lake along the city
front and $1,000 are outside the sewer
age area. Many Industries character
lstic OF Chicago are enormous pro-
duceis of organic waste. as stock
yards rendering houses. distilleries,
glucose works, etc. From chemical
analysis and other data. 1t is inferred
that the total sewerage product Is
equivalent to an ordinary city OF TIRES
million people, judging by eastern and
foreign standards. Nearly all these
special industries are adjacent to the
river system, SO that the proportion OF
filth tributary thereto IL larger than Is
by the abova figures as to population,
r Water Supply.-The public water
supply OF Chicago ID now taken from
Lake Michigan, and the records OF the
State Board OF Health show that ex'
ccpt for some hardness. it Is normally
an unohiectlonable water 1t Is there.
fore, only as 1t is affected by pollution
, that it may be considered as an agency
, conducive to 2ymitic diseases. The
4 water Is taken from the lake at point
about 2, 600 feet from the shore line
j and was admitted through iron pipes
4 in the bottom of the lake; this was In
} tho summer Of 1872.
:, Since that timo it has been admitted
to Il tunnel at point about one mill
: from the shore. This tunnel IL nov
+. being extended and when completet
the supply will 10 taken from a poin
two miles from shore. The watel
taken 1000 feet from tho shore, ant
Supplying that region. SHOW the dealt
rate from typhoid fever is especially
high in the region thus supplied. It i
patent fact that the water supply o
Chicago is ut times badly polluted ant
: is at all times regarded with suspicion
y The general nature of the pollution IL
|, well understood and Ia sufficiently In
d, dicated in tho preceding descriptions
=. of the sewage and sewerage of tn
d city, and of the sources and uistrlbu
h ton OF the water supply.
ii But there are other factors than al
:. impure water supply in the abnormal
" ly high death rate of Chicago. 10 al
- pollution duo to noxious emanu
10 lions from accompanying stagnan
!, sewage, there must be added both oil
and soil pollution, from the enol
nous industrial filth producers, actin
y .irresponslbly and without proper pc
lie lice control; from stables for cattl
and horses, not properly constructe
III nor severed nor cared for; from ga
OF base, oiial and refuse. accumu ate
W ia alleys and upon premises, too fri
=. uuently in the poorer wards; from SUI
> face priYies without adequate sowe
n connections; from lots aud areas bt
low tho street level with house
IL Built over filthy pools or on groun
saturated after every rain fall irol
lie uncleaned. unpaYed, unditcaed stree
and alleys; from improper street al
he lot filling; from unsewered and mo-
:, or less densely populated areas al
'0' from many similar sources.
It's some OF these conditions are with
IVY the control OF the private citizen al
=, Individual householder, but all n
directly within the scope and purvla
oe OF the municipal authorities who
wv paramount duty Is the protection
the public health. These should exc
else fully the police power in cOntr
eu OF the great filth producers and
ne securing rigid sanitary condition
on about premises aud establishment
including efficient plumbing al
~ sewer connections.
at They should clean the city and ke
ny il clean, and stop the perpetual teaI il
M, up of streets and excavations for Dull
iuE5 In tho hot season. They shou
operate tho bridgeport pumping 81
ton to its fun capacity and increa
and maintain the same at the full ,
her pnclty of the canal, or not less til
nes 50, 900 cuDlc feet per minute. SO as
circulate tho river more freely and
oe' keep Its contents from the lake.
sss, They should extend the pavemeI
,m- aud adopt more generally style
-. construction, such as Will shed wa
quickly AMI prevent saturation of
lily pernleablD filling beneath; reno
wn porous material from areas subject
,I,y liith.sGtuuatiOn; ill lots to grade W
., suitable mAtertal. and stop Duryi
w muchy soil underneath; make
rye bitches efficient in the sparsely 5ett
Dylur unaewered districts and drain
all bogs and ponds. The report gl
Iahlea OF the rainfall by months,
III in hes, since ISL.
and Mr. Editor, / hope our people '
tate read the brief report OF the condit
~. OF matters pertaining to sunitat
't9' and hygiene IN tho city of Chicago.
ID IS sal state of affairs when the PEG
80 hIye good water hut can't help poll
~. ing il before they use it. Our PEG
Should De iorewarned aud avoid
,ity evil aud the neElec. OF those IN
ung thority to provide our people y
,nr. pure air. pure soil and pure water.
-, can lie done by placing men in auth
men ity VINO ure competent to carry
now Sound sanitary Tuiss und weli.knt
ten laws for the preservation Of the pu
-, health. L. b. FEAZE
l September l, 1896.
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