Informe sobre la limpieza de la vía Pública en Bogotá

Abstract

The image contains a news item about a report on the cleaning of public roads in Bogotá, addressed to the President of the Society of Medicine and Natural Sciences of Bogotá. In the document, the author highlights the importance of urban cleanliness for public health, describing the necessary measures to keep the city clean. It proposes an efficient sweeping system, proper garbage collection and the construction of public urinals and toilets. It underlines the need to channel and clean the rivers that cross the city to prevent the accumulation of filth and the spread of diseases. Furthermore, it suggests that the police take charge of the immediate collection of animal waste to prevent contamination. News published in Hygiene Magazine. August 24, 1886.