Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-06-28
Few of Them Have Solved Sue
cessful Methods for Perfect
Sanitation aend Uncorrupt.
ed Drinking Fluid.
EXPERT TELLS MEDICOS
ABOUT DISEASE SOURCE
Most Approved Plan for Deal
ing With Wastes Is to Elm.
mate Suspended Matter
Quickly.
~ E,."ias mers,d 4. q. L~ss-d Wire,


Los Angeles. Imc - Compare
tNclN tew Ol the ia.gcg cities IN this
country have completely solved their
sewage and water problems according
10 pr Arthur Lrdcter, chemist aud
hact"rtologist Uf the sewage testing
staiiun of the sanitary district oI Chi
cago. who spoke before the section on
preventive medicine of the American
Medical association today Dr Lcdei
or also declared that Il Is probably
lruc that very fcw rivers in the Unit.
ed States are safe raw for drinking
purposes. thal small communities as
u rule pay attention 10 their sewage
p.Ohlom only when ihcy begin To
smell IL The odor Of fresh sewage
Is moi ropuenant as ;s commonly sup.
posed, the speaker said
In snall bulk II appears slight
VcllOwish fairly turbid liquid, con-
ianiag very varying amount Of
finely divided suspended matter as
wcll az coarse Tho layman invar'
iahlv pictures sewage ~ The dark,
ptmid liquod found IN s,agnan, sew.
ers or septic tanks.
AS a rule. the sewage problem
cannot he spoken ol without touching
upon the water problem. The sewage
problem OF one day may become the
water problem OF another tomorrow.
Pollution of surface waters Is. IN
many eases, an Interstate anair. aud
usually 10 prevent or eliminate such
pollution the good grace and Will oS
, manS small communities have TO he
depended epon. Concerted action by
such communities ~ hard 10 obtain
and IN some cascs almost hoplesH
task There are several rcnsUoa .Sor
this Various communities seldom
agree as To the amoun, of pollution
] they are rcspongiDic FOR Some com.
munliies depend npon me wafer saH'
pl> they are polulinc. others do aoi
Naturally. lh, onus wh'S'i do not arc
IN no hurry TO remedy the condition.
l.acl, Of funds Lack Of appreciation
of the common good
| 1t Is true that the temptation 20
discharge raw sewage into the large
water courses l. great Ne can onlv
/ remedy this evil with diihculiy 4 rca'
/ sonahlc linz musl bc drawn some
: where The trade wastes OF our large
/ industries have 10 be- discharges.
Man, of fbc trade wastes can lee puri.
/ fled bat partiallv We have therefore
/ .o gnuiinc ourselves Ia trying To keep
! the large common ;riaNing reserNOirs.
such as are represented hy The great
/ lakca. in a good wholesome con
ditiOn The Introduction Of the pnr'n-
cation Of sewage is an c6ucailonai
\ task. much nore So than the puriilch'
ton OF q water supply YOU can
demonstratr 10 the people IN COM
munitV thai the death rate from IN
ltpstinal Al sCasc e. rising aud that Inc
water supply l. responsible for H. The
people wil fight tUr pure water
supult and get II frequently IN sB''
OF flanchisad water companies and
.empty troasuyies Unfortunately th'
discharge of raw sewage BY on" com
umity IN most eases effects another
'Smpli communities. as n rule. paw
aitruliu,t 80 thSir sewage problem
loalt when thcv begin to smell "
Th,r usual procedure in such case
las n have the engineer. who, IN nos'
.a4as. is % civil engineer BY uainin.
draw up design fut septic tank OF
the like Right here is where We need
most .nliehtcnmcnf Many of -
have scan the sewage disposal plants
which $40 not operatc properly, and
many rave Socu the plants which ar'
iailure4 .iu,g on account OF fault
drsieu COR uu account OF entire lach OF
ui lHgent supervision. The STAT,
legislatures ana the state boards o'
health. in the middle west in naiiicu
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