ILLUSTRATIONS. 



PLATES. 



Plate I. Comparison of oyster shells served at banquet with shells from 



Jamaica Bay 24 



II. Bird's-eye view of the five boroughs forming Greater New York, 1904. 32 



III. Fig. 1. Oyster house of dealer A at Indian Creek, near Canarsie, 



Long Island, N. Y. Fig. 2. Oysters in the cellar under house of 

 dealer A 34 



IV. Fig. 1. View of Indian Creek, near Canarsie, Long Island, where 



nine oyster dealers float oysters in the cellars of their houses. Fig. 

 2. A three-compartment privy located directly over Indian Creek 

 not far below dealer A 34 



TEXT FIGURES. 



Fig. 1. Arrangement of tables and guests at the Minisink banquet 14 



2. Graphic statement based on total number (155) of guests at Minisink 



banquet 15 



3. Graphic statement based on 127 guests who ate Jamaica Bay oysters. . 16 



4. Cases of typhoid and enteritis traced back to Rockaway oysters sold 



by dealer A 29 



5. Map of Jamaica Bay showing principal sewer outlets and oyster beds. . 31 



6. Hendrix Street sewage disposal plant, Brooklyn, N. Y 33 



7. Average monthly score on shell oysters from different sources 35 



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