TYPHOID FEVER IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
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TAKOMA SPRING WATER. 
[F. W. Bougley, Takoma Park.] 
This water is from Takoma Spring. 
Spring . — The opening is near the base of a wooded hillside at 
Takoma Park. It is arched over by a brick and masonry structure 
having a door which is sealed. The water is piped to a nearby spring 
house where the bottling is done. Most of the water is wasted by 
flowing from the spring through a terra cotta pipe. 
Bottling . — The bottles are cleaned in the spring water and are said 
to be filled from the tap in the spring house. Half-gallon bottles are 
stoppered mth porcelain stoppers, the larger with corks. 
Bacteriological and chemical examination of a sample (No. 420) 
taken at the spring gave no evidence of pollution. 
MAGNOLIA SPA WATER. 
[Magnolia Spa Water Company, Lanham, Md.] 
This water is from a spring about 1^ miles from Lanham, Md. 
Spring . — It is one of several which rise at the base of a low hill 
on the top of which is a dwelling. The spring is inclosed in a pipe 
of terra cotta and this is surrounded by masonry, which is roofed over 
by a wooden cover and closed by a wooden door. A further attempt 
^is made to keep the surface drainage from the slope from reaching 
the spring by a masonry wall extending across the slope above the 
springs. The water flows from the spring through a galvanized-iron 
pipe. 
Bottling . — The bottles are cleaned by hand in the spring water to 
which an alkali is said to be added to aid in the cleansing process. 
The bottles are filled through a funnel by simply allowing the water 
to flow in from the mouth of the pipe. The water is strained through 
a cloth to remove foreign particles. The bottles are cork stoppered, 
the corks being washed before using. 
A sample (No. 421) taken at the spring showed no evidence of 
pollution on chemical and bacteriological examination. 
SAMUEL C. PALMER. 
[1066-1068 Thirty-second street NW.] 
This firm puts out a variety of ^^soft drinks,” including a brand 
called ‘‘Allegheny JMineral Water.” This “Allegheny IMineral Water” 
is simply tap water filtered, carbonated, and bottled, 
i The bottles are washed in alkalin tap water, rinsed in fresh tap 
water, and then filled at a bottling machine. 
i Bacteriological examination of a sample of the filtered tap water 
(No. 400) and of the charged (Allegheny Mineral Water) water 
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