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Conditions of Valley Water and Sanitation Dangers
A public health warning outlines how polluted water from open wells near homes and barns spreads illness. It details contamination sources like faulty drainage, improper septic and sewage disposal, manure in wells, and fly-borne transmission of typhoid. It urges proper well construction, septic tanks, earth closets, and strict waste handling.
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EB. F P. Pernot
Oregon Agricultural College
Oregon
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