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CHAPTER IV — Water supply of the Town of Belize — continued. 
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(c.) Wells ... ... ••• ••• ••• 30 
(d.) Barrels ... ... ••• ••• 3 1 
(e.) Oil tins ... ... ••• ••• ••• 3 1 
(/.) Odd receptacles ... ... ••• ••• ••• 3 1 
Water legislation, Sections of 39 — 47 . Ordinance No. 29, 1894, Belize ... 32 
Joint survey of water receptacles with Mr. Burchell and emergency 
recommendations ... ... ••• ••• ••• 33 
Resolutions adopted October 2, 1905, for the basis of water legislation ... 34 
Cistern stored rain-water compared with other water supplies ... ... 36 
The necessity of a controlled and protected water supply ... ... 37 
CHAPTER V.— General Sanitation of tiie Town of Belize— 
The relationship of drainage to the health of the community ... ... ... 38 
The uselessness of the shallow drains ... ... ... ••• ••• 3 & 
Depressed and water-logged areas and submerged lots ... ... ... 39 
The concrete and brick drains ... ... ... ... ••• ... 39 
Deep ditches ... ... ... ... ••• ••• ••• ••• 39 
The canals ... ... ... ... ••• ••• ••• ••• 39 
Method, of reclamation and filling in ... ... 40 
Sewage and night soil disposal ... ... ... ... ••• ••• 4 ° 
Refuse disposal ... ... ... ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 4 1 
Clearing of bush in swamps and town lots ... ... ... ... ... 42 
Building regulations ... ... ... ••• ••• ••• ••• 4 2 
Height of buildings above ground ... ... ... ... ... ... 44 
Provision for wash houses ... ... ... ••• ••• ••• ••• 44 
Sanitary administration of Belize. Central and district Boards .. ... 45 
Recommendations. — 1. Necessity of a well trained Sanitary Surveyor or 
Engineer as an officer of the District Board ... ... ... ... 46 
Sanitation of the Colony. — Relative importance to the Colony of local 
hospitals and of general colonial sanitary measures ... ... ... 47 
CHAPTER VI.— The Prevalence of Malaria in Belize and in other 
Districts of British Honduras — 
Malaria the chief cause of sickness and mortality in British Honduras ... 49 
Rainfall table ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 49 
Tables of mortality and sickness returns from Malaria... ... 50 
Prevalence of Malaria in 1904 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 2 
Distribution of Anopheles in Belize ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 2 
Prophylaxis and segregation ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 53 
Suggested improvements ... . . ... ... ... ... ... ... 53 
CHAPTER VII. — Report upon the Three Principal Coast Towns other 
than Belize — 
Relationship of Corosal to the Mexican side ... ... ... ... ... 54 
Present state of Corosal and means of dealing with a Yellow fever epidemic 55 
Consejo and Payo-Obispo ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 55 
Punta Gorda. —Relationship to Guatemala and Spanish Honduras ... ... 56 
Stann Creek... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 57 
CHAPTER VII I. — Yellow fever in Mexico and in The Central 
American Republics with Special Reference to 
the Fruit Ports— 
General trade development ... ... .;. ... ... ... ... 58 
Yellow fever in Mexico ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 59 
