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Report of Shop, Factory, Mill or Industrial Establishment for Gloversville Knitting Company Mill

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Date

1903

Description

This record was created in response to the Public Health Laws of 1903. This law authorized the Heath Department to survey industrial discharges and sewerage in an attempt to regulate output into the state's waterways. Industries discharging any waste material - chemical or human - were required to file a report and identify what they were putting into the rivers and streams. The Health Department tried to clean up the state's waters to curb epidemics, such as typhoid fever. This particular record from Gloversville is in the New York State Archives. Many more can be found at the State Archives that originated in other localities throughout New York.

Type

Written Document

Region

New York State

Era

Turn of the Century and WWI

Topic

Environment, Industry

Repository

New York State Archives

Source

New York State Archives

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