TYPHOID FEVER IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
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No. 217. 
Location. — Benning Crossroads, in front of Hotel Benning. 
Kind. — ^Wood. 
Condition. — Old; bricks loose at base; pipe drain to horse trough. (October 12, 
1906, pump in bad condition). 
Depth. — Below surface, 21 feet; water, 3 feet. 
Sewer. — None in neighborhood. 
Privies. — One in block; 1 other within two blocks. 
Bacteriologically . — Indicates sewage pollution. 
Chemically . — Polluted . 
No. 218. 
Location. — Benning School. 
Kind. — S optical iron. 
Condition. — Mounted on wooden base in pump house; drainage to surface by 
trough; good. (October 12, 1906, reported not used; water has bad odor.) 
Depth. — No data. 
Sewer. — None in neighborhood. 
Privies. — One in block; 2 within two blocks. 
Bacteriologically. — Indicates sewage pollution. 
Chemically. — Polluted . 
No. 224. 
Location. — Quincy (Philadelphia) street, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth 
streets NE., Brookland, D. C. 
Kind. — ^Wood. 
Condition. — Fair; bricks loose at base; surface drainage. 
Depth. — Below surface, 17 feet; water, 5^ feet. 
Sewer. — None in neighborhood. 
Privies. — None within four blocks. (?) 
Bacteriologically. — Fair. 
Chemically . — U npolluted . 
No. 225. 
Location. — South Dakota avenue and Vista street NE., Woodridge, D. C. 
Kind. — ^Wood. 
Condition. — Pump proper in fair condition; mounted on wooden base, between 
which and ground level some of the bricks of the well are missing, leaving a hole directly 
into the well; surface drainage. 
Depth. — Below surface, 20 feet; water, 15 feet. 
Sewer. — None in neighborhood. 
Privies. — None shown within several blocks. 
Bacteriologically. — Indicates sewage pollution. 
Chemically . — Polluted . 
SHALLOW WELLS — SOUTHWEST SECTION. 
No. 104. 
jmocation. — South Capitol and M streets (southwest corner) in Ford’s brickyard. 
Pump is private property, but is used by public. 
Kind. — Wood. 
Condition. — Good; mounted on wooden base; leaking back into well apparently 
very easy; surface drainage by means of wooden trough. 
Depth. — No data. 
