CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12] — Page 100

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the Wong

AVDA

mei

chung Valley . which

fennerly so unhealthy frone. the supposed pestilential effect of

the Paddy fielde

and the swampe itself, hav

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in its neighbeuchund

in

the Valley

( since it have

been filled up and thoroughly

drained ) become perfectly healthy,

and not

a

in it since

of

death has occurred

carly

in

4844. – Most

the houses which

to ere

formerly considered from their close proximity to the Valley,

to be unhabitable have since been tenanted without the

least fear .

Again, at the foot of page.

153 allusion is made to "Aix Cottages built

in a

with high lands

our

gorgen either side. .

From

From that situation I should- have been surprised indeed had they proved healthy, seeing they

are

built over natural

se

Swamps

and shut out from the breezes

by the surrounding hills. A quite sure houses built

situation in

in suche

O

and in all

: native country would be found

unhealthy probability subject

to the

this Den

disease - In proof of would refer Your Excellency

1 ዶ/ inquiries condition

of

into the sou

to

Sanatory

the Old Town of

Edinburgh, which were made

in order to

3 years ago axcertain how far

the health

of the inhabitants living

Salisbury Coage was injured by a

foul

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