Report on the epidemic of enteric fever in 1893, in the borough of Worthing, in Broadwater, and in West Tarring / by Charles Kelly.

  • Kelly, Charles
Date:
1894
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Credit: Report on the epidemic of enteric fever in 1893, in the borough of Worthing, in Broadwater, and in West Tarring / by Charles Kelly. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Med K28226 Health Department, Town Hall, Worthing, June 30th, 1894. To the Town Council of the Borough of Worthing. Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen, 1 herewith submit to you my report on the prevalence of enteric fever within the Borough and in the neighbouring villages of Broadwater and West Tarring during 1893. It shows how the whole population was exposed to danger in consequence of the public water supply having become polluted, how area after area became effected, and how per- sistently the epidemic ran its course. 41 It further shows the difficulty that was found in determining the wholesomeness of a drinking water; of the three tests, the chemical, the bacteriological, and the clinical, the first and the second afforded but scanty help, while the third, the test on man himself, was the only one that led to a correct conclusion. It emphasises the importance of carrying out as soon as possible the new waterworks which are now in progress, and which, when completed, will supply the Borough with good water taken from the Chalk Downs far away from any populous area. The new drainage and sewerage works will include the con- struction of large reservoirs whence the sewage can be pumped out to sea, and thus any tide-locking will in future be avoided.