Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ..session of the Legislature of the State of California . ditions. In Eureka, while inspecting some labor camps on the rivei- near thetown in Dccendjer. the sanitary engineer discovered that the river water,which is the source of the citys water supply, was being polluted amicontaminated by these camps and by many ])rivate residences. Thisfact was reported to the local health officials, who admitted that theyhad known of the pollution for some time and had actually attributedcertain typhoid epidemics to this source, but they claimed th
Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ..session of the Legislature of the State of California . ditions. In Eureka, while inspecting some labor camps on the rivei- near thetown in Dccendjer. the sanitary engineer discovered that the river water,which is the source of the citys water supply, was being polluted amicontaminated by these camps and by many ])rivate residences. Thisfact was reported to the local health officials, who admitted that theyhad known of the pollution for some time and had actually attributedcertain typhoid epidemics to this source, but they claimed that theyhad refrained from acting because it was believed to be a case for state;action, since a state law governs the pollution of streams. The localnewspapers heard of the sanitary engineers rei)ort and iMniiediatelyi;ave wide publicity to the matter. This. cond)ine(l with the pressurebrought to bear by the Commission, soon stopped the iiuibbling over thequestion of procedure and at the time of the writing of this repoi-thalf of the camps and residences have already been made to install FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 91. Row of sharks luilik-ii by sijjns. Tlieir liack doors o]ieii directly uiioii the free city
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