. History of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia, 1817-1909. 39. 40 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 153 September 22, 1886, a letter was received from theSouth Carolina Medical School, stating that its buildingshad been injured by the earthquake and asking for assist-ance. The Society appropriated $100. THE SOCIETY AND THE WATER SUPPLY OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA ; AND TYPHOID FEVER.* The records of the Medical Society show that it has beenever alert in matters pertaining to public health, and themore or less voluminous reports of the various committeesthat have been appointed from time to tim
. History of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia, 1817-1909. 39. 40 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 153 September 22, 1886, a letter was received from theSouth Carolina Medical School, stating that its buildingshad been injured by the earthquake and asking for assist-ance. The Society appropriated $100. THE SOCIETY AND THE WATER SUPPLY OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA ; AND TYPHOID FEVER.* The records of the Medical Society show that it has beenever alert in matters pertaining to public health, and themore or less voluminous reports of the various committeesthat have been appointed from time to time to investigateand study health problems attest its vigilance in this re-spect. Perhaps more attention has been given to a carefulinquiry into the purity and potability of the water supplythan to any other one subject. It is not necessary here togo into the history of the public water supply of Washing-ton. It will be sufficient to say that it is derived from thePotomac River. The aqueduct was so far completed in1859 t^^^ ^^^ water from the receiving reservoir was avail-
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