Report of the Board of Health of the city and port of Philadelphia. 1897Board of Health, 1898 |
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... sewage , both depending alike upon the accident of location . The question of both water and sewage from a health standpoint must be taken and considered together . To do this effectively I am of opinion that the State should be divided ...
... sewage , both depending alike upon the accident of location . The question of both water and sewage from a health standpoint must be taken and considered together . To do this effectively I am of opinion that the State should be divided ...
Page 27
of municipal government which permits a City or town to provide for its own sewage without regarding the exist ence and health of those who live between it and the mouth of the stream which it utilizes in this respect can- not be urged ...
of municipal government which permits a City or town to provide for its own sewage without regarding the exist ence and health of those who live between it and the mouth of the stream which it utilizes in this respect can- not be urged ...
Page 28
... sewage by municipalities . 10. The passage of an ordinance prohibiting the obstruc- tion of aisles in our great retail stores . In conclusion , I desire to inform you of the deep sense of obligation I am under to the Chiefs of the ...
... sewage by municipalities . 10. The passage of an ordinance prohibiting the obstruc- tion of aisles in our great retail stores . In conclusion , I desire to inform you of the deep sense of obligation I am under to the Chiefs of the ...
Page 130
... sewage , which really consists of water in which is suspended an enormous quan- tity of organic matter , finding its way into a water supply , may contaminate it for a whole neighborhood and , if it carries the specific organisms of ...
... sewage , which really consists of water in which is suspended an enormous quan- tity of organic matter , finding its way into a water supply , may contaminate it for a whole neighborhood and , if it carries the specific organisms of ...
Page 131
... sewage pollu- tion . The importance attaching to the estimation of chlorine is due to the fact that this element enters largely into the food of men and animals as common salt and is thrown off in their excretions . In judging the ...
... sewage pollu- tion . The importance attaching to the estimation of chlorine is due to the fact that this element enters largely into the food of men and animals as common salt and is thrown off in their excretions . In judging the ...
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Popular passages
Page 131 - If it is colored, coated, polished or powdered, whereby damage or inferiority is concealed, or if by any means it is made to appear better or of greater value than it really is...
Page 131 - If it consists wholly, or in part, of a diseased, decomposed, putrid, infected, tainted, or rotten animal or vegetable substance or article, whether manufactured or not ; or in the case of milk, if it is the produce of a diseased animal.
Page 131 - Provided, that the provisions of this act shall not apply to mixtures or compounds recognized as ordinary articles or ingredients of articles of food...
Page 130 - In the case of food: (1) If any substance or substances have been mixed with it so as to reduce, or lower, or injuriously affect its quality or strength: (2) If any inferior or cheaper substance or substances have been substituted wholly or in part for it...
Page 52 - SECTION 1. The Select and Common Councils of the City of Philadelphia...
Page 132 - ... the provisions of this act shall be paid to the Dairy and Food Commissioner or his agent, and by him immediately covered into the State Treasury.
Page 130 - food,' as used herein, shall include all articles used for food, drink, confectionery, or condiment by man or other animals, whether simple, mixed, or compound.
Page 128 - That the sale or offering for sale of milk or cream for human consumption in this Commonwealth, to which has been added boracic acid salt, boracic acid, salicylic acid, salicylate of soda; or any other injurious compound or substance for artificially coloring the same...
Page 131 - Whoever refuses to comply, upon demand, with the requirements of section four, and whoever violates any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding one hundred nor less than...
Page 131 - Every person offering or exposing for sale, or delivering to a purchaser, any drug or article of food included in the provisions of this act, shall furnish to any analyst or other officer or agent...