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90 feet. A few of these wells are excellently built, but in no instance
have we seen draw wells of this nature provided with proper mean8
for raising the water.
Some gardens situated in the lower parts of the district in most
instances as a result of outbreaks of cholera, have lately been making
use of Norton tube pumps. The pumps are, however, too few in num-
ber for the population; and in no instance, where they have been seen,
have they been sunk with proper precautions, and no measures have
been taken to prevent contamination or waste water percolating
through the extremely porous soil to the base of the pump tube.
90 feet. A few of these wells are excellently built, but in no instance
have we seen draw wells of this nature provided with proper mean8
for raising the water.
Some gardens situated in the lower parts of the district in most
instances as a result of outbreaks of cholera, have lately been making
use of Norton tube pumps. The pumps are, however, too few in num-
ber for the population; and in no instance, where they have been seen,
have they been sunk with proper precautions, and no measures have
been taken to prevent contamination or waste water percolating
through the extremely porous soil to the base of the pump tube.
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| Description | " ... being the second report to the advisory committee appointed by the Government of India to conduct an enquiry regarding blackwater and other fevers prevalent in the Duars". By S. R. Christophers and C. A. Bently. Contains information on immigration, economic influence and Duars labour system. Describes anopheles mosquitoes, medical treatment and sanitation. Includes black-water fever. Some tables. |
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| Description | The Disease collection consists of 51 volumes from British India, dating from 1868 to 1920. Official publications varying from short reports to multi-volume histories related to disease, public health and medical research. Focuses on cholera, leprosy, plague and malaria. |
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