Soil and Water Pollution : Presented to the American Public Health Association at New Orleans, Dec. 1880

"Soil and Water Pollution: Presented to the American Public Health Association at New Orleans, Dec. 1880" by M. T. (Moses Thurston) Runnels is a scientific work that shines a light on the dangerous links between dirty soil and water and the health of communities. Runnels uses data to highlight how pollution leads to sickness and death, specifically pointing to the connection between contaminated environments and diseases like typhoid fever and dysentery in Indianapolis. Through careful observations of water sources like wells and waste disposal areas, the author uncovers concerning levels of contamination that put people's health at risk. The publication calls for better sanitation habits and government involvement, stressing the importance of public health programs to control diseases caused by poor sanitation.