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Page four of a 1799 report on the “Causes of Pestilential Disease” from the Joint Committee from the
Common Council, from the Chamber of Commerce and from the Medical Society with the Commissioner
of the Health Office to the Common Council. It reads, “In suggesting the means of removing the causes of
pestilential diseases, we consider a plentiful supply of fresh water as one of the most powerful, and earnestly
recommend that some plan for its introduction into this City, be carried into execution as soon as possible.”
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