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Domestic News
September 6, 1804
Rhode Island Republican
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
Description of public nuisance disposal practices in Salem, Massachusetts, which prevent contagion, contrasted with filthy conditions in Newport where sink water runs into streets, posing health risks to inhabitants.
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The following will show in what manner public nuisances, such as sink gutters, &c. are disposed with in Salem, (Mass,) a town too, as free from contagion, perhaps, as any of equal population on the continent. Similar regulations are adopted in almost every Seaport town throughout the United States : and for what ! why Surely for the comfort and preservation of the lives and health of the Inhabitants: But we are sorry to say, that in Newport the most filthy water, issuing from the Sinks of individuals, is suffered; in the most central part of the town, to run into the main street, and there to stand from day to day and putrify in the sun! Is it possible that there can exist a greater imposition on the public, and especially on the individuals in the neighborhood of this abominable and unsufferable nuisance
What sub-type of article is it?
Infrastructure
Disease Or Epidemic
What keywords are associated?
Public Nuisance
Sanitation
Newport
Salem
Contagion
Health Regulations
Where did it happen?
Newport
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Newport
Event Details
Public nuisances like sink gutters are properly disposed of in Salem, Massachusetts, to prevent contagion, with similar regulations in most U.S. seaport towns for health preservation. In Newport, filthy water from individual sinks is allowed to run into the central main street, standing and putrefying in the sun, creating an abominable nuisance imposing on public health.