The Massachusetts eclectic medical journal . n of drinking-water had caused typhoid fever, dysen-tery, diphtheria, etc., and described the condition of the premiseswhere the cases occurred. Some of the cases were similar tothose reported by Dr. J. G. Pinkham, of Lynn, in one of theAnnual Reports of the State Board of Health, which we quote : Case No. i.—The diagram explains the position of the well,and shows the certainty of its pollution. The soil and subsoilare loose ; contamination occurs both by surface drainage andfrom soakage. Five cases of typhoid fever occured in the familyliving in th
The Massachusetts eclectic medical journal . n of drinking-water had caused typhoid fever, dysen-tery, diphtheria, etc., and described the condition of the premiseswhere the cases occurred. Some of the cases were similar tothose reported by Dr. J. G. Pinkham, of Lynn, in one of theAnnual Reports of the State Board of Health, which we quote : Case No. i.—The diagram explains the position of the well,and shows the certainty of its pollution. The soil and subsoilare loose ; contamination occurs both by surface drainage andfrom soakage. Five cases of typhoid fever occured in the familyliving in the house, and seven more, with one death, among otherpersons using the well-water. This house became the centre ofinfection for a whole neighborhood. 552 Massachusetts Eclectic Medical Journal. Case No. 2.—The well is twenty-five feet in depth, a portionof it being dug into the rock. The vault is ten feet distant onthe same level. There is a cesspool in the garden below, and astable on the left. The buildings and well are on a The premises are kept clean, and the water, which is clear andof good taste, has been used for many years. The occurrenceof typhoid fever in the family led the physician in attendance to ion. gpi^PPI|!i!i
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