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Memorandum: Henry Graham, City Health Officer to Mayor. Quarterly report [11 pages] for period to 31 May

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Unique IDA-00295977SeriesLetters Received [Municipal Council of Sydney]Date9th June 1868Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - HardcoverDescriptionMemo: Henry Graham, City Health Officer to Mayor. Quarterly report [11 pages] for period to 31 May 1868. Deaths and comparison rates to London, Leeds. Pages on sewerage, closets, cesspits and the evils thereof. Compares London where Thames at London Bridge is now "pure" and Rome's Cloaca Maxima as exemplars and final use as manure to fertilise around the City. The sewers' discharge to the Harbour is not carried off by the tide and floats on the surface, notes new scientific advances on fungi and infusoria and public health . Darling Harbour and Cirucular Quay are very polluted (compare Marseilles and Naples noted as polluted) ... seperate faecal matter from sewers (for house water and rainfall drainage) eg Mole's Earth Closets and use excreta as manure.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYes

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Memorandum: Henry Graham, City Health Officer to Mayor. Quarterly report [11 pages] for period to 31 May

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