CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4] — Page 138

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"of the 21th August ultimo, "that

"Mr Chadwick has pointed out in strong terms that the insanitary state of large portions of this City peculiarly "exposes it to visitations of "contagious and infectious diseases." The outbreak of an epidemic in this Colony could not but be regarded with the most serious apprehension, and it is therefore highly necessary to take every precaution to prevent such a contingency. With a view to remove the risk to which the public health is now exposed by the present method of disposing of the refuse of the Colony, it is proposed to adopt the plan common in England of calcining the refuse by means of a Patent Destructor; an account of which is given in the enclosure.

3. An estimate of the cost will be found in the

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136 "of the 21th August ultimo, "that "Mr Chadwick has pointed out in strong terms that the insanitary state of large portions of this City peculiarly "exposes it to visitations of "contagious and infectious diseases." The outbreak of an epidemic in this Colony could not but be regarded with the most serious apprehension, and it is therefore highly necessary to take every precaution to prevent such a contingency. With a view to remove the risk to which the public health is now exposed by the present method of disposing of the refuse of the Colony, it is proposed to adopt the plan common in England of calcining the refuse by means of a Patent Destructor; an account of which is given in the enclosure. 3. An estimate of the cost will be found in the
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136

"of che 21th August ultimo, "that

unted

"Mr Chadwich has pointe

Sout

in strong

teruns that

the insanitary state of large

portions

of

this Eity peculiarly

"exposes it to visitations of ""contagious and infections

" diseases." The outbreak of an

epidemic in this Colony

could not

but be regarded

with the most

serious

apprehension, and it is sharefore

highly

necessary to take

every precaution to prevent

such a contingency. With a

view

view to remove the rish to

which the public health is

now exposed by the preser

of disposing of the

io

refuse of the Colony, it

proposed

ed to adopt the plan

common in England

of calcining the rence: this torow by means

Patent Destructor; a

account of which

in the enddeure

Seepatew.

3.

Offe

face

is given

to be present

As to the cast

atr

estinate will be found in

the

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