32 SHELLFISH CONTAMINATION FROM SEWAGE-POLLUTED WATERS. 
Fic. 11.—Shucking oysters. Each man stands at a stall where the oysters are opened and pufinto 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 by the time they had passed through an unclean oyster 
establishment. Aside from imsanitary premises, the question of 
securing workmen who are cleanly is one of the practical difficulties 
Fig. 12.—Another shucking establishment showing insanitary conditions. 
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