This morning’s document is an 1865 order for a sanitary inspection of Boston.In 1865, Boston&r
This morning’s document is an 1865 order for a sanitary inspection of Boston.In 1865, Boston’s city government ordered Boston’s Police Department to to undertake “a thorough and systematic examination of the WHOLE CITY.” Police officers inspected their districts for dirty water, over-crowding, illness, death, and other public health dangers. Dockets 1865-0252-A, Proceedings of the City Council, Collection 0100.001, Boston City Archives . -- source link
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