CORRESPONDENCE.
To the Editor of the Cobnut. Sißr—Now that the excitement of the elections is over perhaps the very important matter of the health of the town will engage some attention; It is in anything bat a satisfactory condition at present. The medical men are as busy as they can well be, and fever of various kinds and a mild form of diptheria are said to be prevalent. As we have a Health Officer and an Inspector of Nuisances, we ought soon to hear something more definite through the Council Chamber. Surely their officers render regular reports, though such ought to be published, and as most cases of sickness are referable to some cause we ought at least to try and trace it out. Bad drainage, water and milk are the most fruitful sources of illness.. Is all possible being done in the matter of drainage,' and are parties; fined who will not keep their closets in order, and is there no analyst who can tell us whether the water or the milk < contain any germs of disease ? Hoping the Council at their next meeting will not deem such a mr.tter unworthy of their serious consideration. —Yours, dra., I Citizen. Nelson, September 28. {
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Colonist, Volume XXX, Issue 5018, 29 September 1887, Page 3
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