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however,

reasonably be expected.

Deplorably, however, as the water supply

for

continued, a great

...

general claws

general

of the holy

fellow of

and disinfecting

who

undertaken by the Sanitary Board after it received the powers recently conferred upon it, and operations

were begun

after the

intermittent system

was introduced. A supply of fresh

water was

made to provide

it at the various points where it

was required front line to line.

by turning it on in the mains

to

...

were taken.

Though steps

the supply,

confined

as far as possible, to the areas where we

and disinfecting gangs

cleansing

were at work, large numbers had to use it. The wily

...

had to be traversed

in order to reach

many of the people.

required patience, with the result that they

were able to draw water throughout a great portion of the day.

The result was

that favourable anticipations to the distribution

could not be fulfilled,

and it became necessary to

take further steps in order to

improve the supply.

4.

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