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Those butts which are uncovered, are liable to subsoil noxious gases
from the atmosphere, and to have their water contaminated by both
vegetable and animal substances, which may have fallen or been
thrown in. Cats, rats, and birds, in a state of decomposition, have
sometimes been found.
I cannot conclude my Report, gentlemen, without offering you my
best thanks, for the cordial manner in which you have supported me
in the execution of my duties; many of them of an invidious character;
and others involving considerable outlay to the owners of property.
My thanks are also due to all the Officers of your Parish, for the
valuable assistance they have at all times been willing to accord me;
and especially to Mr Cornell, for his gratuitously permitting an examination
of the mortality returns at any time.
I have endeavoured to lay before you a correct statement cif the
Sanitary condition of your Parish, rather than a detailed account of
the operations of the past year, which may be reserved for another
opportunity.
The Statistics have been collected with much care and trouble; they
have not been over coloured, but represent the actual state of our Public
Health.
I have the honor to be, Gentlemen,
Your faithful Servant,
F. GODRICH,
Medical Officer of Health.