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larger and larger, and should any outbreak or
epidemic occur, the consequences would be
most disastrous.
In cases of a non-infectious character this
lack of accommodation is of infinitely less consequence,
because, as a rule, they are not
recurring, and involve no element of danger
to other occupants. But when the factor of
contagion comes into play the matter assumes
a far more serious aspect, and it seems to me
fitting that the Commissioners of Sewers, as
the Local Sanitary Authority, should direct
public attention to the matter.
I propose, therefore, that a circular memorandum,
embodying the facts disclosed herein,
be sent to the heads of all large business
establishments in the City, inviting their cooperation,
and submitting the following suggestions
for their consideration, viz.:
In every building where employees live by
day and sleep by night a room should be
appropriated exclusively for contingencies
such as I have indicated above.—It should be
at the top of the building and completely