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Title: Public health papers and reports presented at the ... annual meeting of the American Public Health Association.
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: American Public Health Association
Subjects: Public Health
Publisher: Boston : Franklin Press
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

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nd hauling away the kitchen garbage alone $182,000, and this sum mustbe increased yearly, without taking into account the additional cost of apublic cremator or reducer. I have nothing to say against the large pub-lic crematory for the general rubbish and wastes of the city, which alwayscontain more or less garbage; I believe that this general mixture, exclud-ing kitchen garbage, can and should be burned and its ashes put to theuses of clean gravel. I will pass these photographs around, and saythat they represent one which I have had in use in my house for the lasttwo months, and which absolutely disposes of the nuisance and expenseof handling kitchen garbage. A Member.—How much does the apparatus cost? Dr. Durgin.—The one in use in my house, the only one yet constructed,was invented and made by Messrs. Taylor & McLaughlin, at 120 Fultonstreet, Boston, and was the result of a short talk with them about twomonths ago. I am told that the cost will be about three to five dollars.
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PREVENTION OF THE SPREAD OF YELLOW FEVER. 1 By WALTER WYMAN, A. M., M. D.,Superrvising Surgeon General, U. S. Marine Hospital Service. Mr. President, and Gentlemen :—One of the prime factors in the pre-vention of the spread of yellow fever is an early knowledge of its exist-ence. A study of the history of nearly all epidemics, will show that thedisease has gained considerable head-way before its existence has beenadmitted or publicly announced. The reasons for this are obvious : often-times there is a genuine doubt in the mind of the practitioner, and theability to accurately and positively diagnose yellow fever is not possessedby every physician. When in serious doubt, the fear of raising alarm,with all the consequent damage to the commerce of the city or town, in-duces the practitioner to hold his peace ; or he may absolutely conceal thecases, when known, in the hopes that they may prove sporadic. For example, during the examinations which were made of the mortuaryrecords of Bruns

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