New York State Department of Health Survey of Discharges by Businesses into State Waterways
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This series contains forms detailing the amount and type of effluence discharged into the state's rivers, lakes, and streams by various businesses in 1903. Businesses self-reported to the Department of Health, the location and nature of their business; the number of outlets discharging effluvia; processes which created the discharges; the kind, amount, and location of the discharge; and the amount of sewage within the discharge. The numbers of employees by gender, including children under 16 employed, are also listed.
Title
- Survey of discharges by businesses into state waterways
Quantity
- 2 cubic feet; 4 microfilm rolls 35mm
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- 12205
Creator
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Subject(s)
- Water--Pollution--New York (State)
- Environmental law--New York (State)
- Working class--New York (State)
- Demographic surveys--New York (State)