32 SHELLFISH CONTAMINATION FROM SEWAGE-POLLUTED WATERS. 



FIG. 11. Shucking oysters. Each man stands at a stall where the oysters are opened and put into small 

 buckets. General sanitary conditions very bad. In this place there were numerous long cobwebs 

 dangling from the ceiling, with dust and filth everywhere noticeable. 



food factory is not only built of fireproof material, but is carefully 

 arranged as regards ventilation, toilet facilities, proper location, 

 drainage, etc. Concrete floors and walls can be flushed daily with 

 water, and with the installation of these and other sanitary measures 

 there is no reason why any oysterhouse could not be kept in a clean, 

 wholesome condition. Oysters from pure beds could hardly escape 

 pollution \)y the time they had passed through an unclean oyster 

 establishment. Aside from insanitary premises, the question of 

 securing workmen who are cleanly is one of the practical difficulties 



FIG. 12. Another shucking establishment showing insanitary conditions. 



