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and broken traps
which are
on private premises
reported daily is becoming
very large indeed, and I think that
the
Sanitary
Board should now arrive
at a decision to
recommend the appointment
of one or more Inspectors
to devote the
whole of their time
to the abatement
of drainage nuisances. There is little
doubt that at no
very distant date,
at least three such Inspectors will
be required, but it is
possible that at
first one would suffice although
I would point out that this is a class of work which is most important
to the preservation of health and that
as yet I am not
convinced that Bubonic Plague does not bear an intimate relationship to
Contaminated soil
and
Sewage
I have the honour to be,
Your most obedient servant,
Francis W. Clark.
Medical Officer of Health