Philadelphia drinking water 90+ years ago
Water Bureau Newspaper Scrapbook, 1942-1952
Typhoid Fever and sewage tainted drinking water: An 1889 report from the Philadelphia Board of Health
Kensington Water Supply in 1883
Includes activities to maintain the healthfulness of the city, and the animals (such as pigs) and diseases (such as cholera, yellow fever, and typhoid fever) that were the objects of public health efforts.