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II. That the filter-beds of the Company be
properly constructed, subdivided and cleansed.
III. That reservoirs should be provided for the
subsidence of the heavier particles of suspended
matters, and for avoiding the foul
water in time of flood.
IV. The provision of a constant service from the
mains of the Company.
V. The protection of the reservoirs from the
deleterious atmosphere to which they are at
present exposed, or their removal from such
deleterious atmosphere.
VI. The procuring of a supply of water from the
chalk strata for dietetic purposes.
In now directing the reader's attention to the local
summaries, we venture to hope that we may depend upon
his sympathy and look for his assistance in carrying out
the sanitary measures suggested in these pages.
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