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Letters Received, 1843-1899 [Municipal Council of Sydney]

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Letter - Complaint of effluvia from obelisk, Hyde Park, 1860

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Unique IDA-00292857SeriesLetters Received, 1843-1899 [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 27th October 1860 and 22nd November 1860Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - HardcoverDescriptionLetter: John C Neild, M.D., formerly Surgeon Bristol General Hospital & Member Bristol Board of Health, Burdekin Terrace, Hyde Park to James Murphy, Esq., Mayor. Complaint of effluvia from the "Mayor's Pillar" (sewer obelisk opp Bathurst St in Hyde Park). The often nauseous stench will increase with the new Bill to compel connection of house drains with the main Sewers. Vent pipe designed for a fire (never lit) and requiring attendance to maintain same. Suggest alternate of a lime water reservoir, or Chloride of Zinc, to reduce smell and serious disease. Notes: 1. T.C. to acknowledge 2.Imp Comm, 3. Health officer's lengthy report 4.read to Council; 5.nothing moved.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYes

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