Excerpt from Eighth Annual Report of the State Board of Health of the State of New Hampshire: For the Eighteen Months Ending Oct, 31, 1889Among such Operations worthy of special mention are the exten sion of the water supply at Dover and the introduction of a very abundant supply into Tilton.In no way can the health of the people of the State be better guarded than by securing an abundant supply of uncontaminated water. An improved condition of the general health of the people has frequently been observed in towns, immediately following the introduction of a public water supply and the abandonment of surface wells. This Board has constantly urged upon the pub lic the importance of a good water supply for every town, and pointed out the dangers arising from shallow wells, the result of such teaching may be observed today in many towns. The Board has caused the analysis of well waters in many sections of the State, the results of which have plainly shown their great dangers so that our wells are to be looked upon with suspicion, and, indeed, many of them are perilous to the health of the per sons using the water from them. These facts have been very forcibly brought to the attention of the people in the localities where the examinations have been made, thereby greatly enlight ening the public in respect to the dangers of water pollution. A more detailed account of this work is to be found in the report of Prof. E. R. Angel], in another part of this report.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.