Excerpt from The Open Court, Vol. 46: September, 1932An occasion for a more thorough testing of European methods of prevention was furnished by a visitation of the bubonic plague in 1835, which brought all normal activities to a complete standstill; Again the assistance of the European consuls was solicited, and under the presidency of the British Consul - General a Board of Sanitation was established. This had absolute authority fo-r several years over matters of public health, and in one form or another con tinned until near the end of the reign. Political considerations as well as problems of health and sanitation may have prompted the formation of the Board, for at that time Mohammed Ali was anxious to curry favor with European governments by any means. Some of the work of the organization, however, was permanent. A modern lazaretto was founded at Alexandria to stop the importation of infectious diseases, the destruction of some of the filthier sections of the city of Alexandria was accomplished, and numerous breed ing places of diseases were wiped out - measures unpopular enough at that time with a considerable portion of the population. A good many years were to elapse before the continuation of this good work was incorporated into a consistent government program, but the beginnings of the present extensive eftorts to eradicate disease from a country which was once as disease-ridden as any on earth must be ascribed to the founder of the present Egyptian dynasty.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.