Yesterday, a carpenter named Fehmi Necmi, who lived on the Old Municipality Street in Buca, came to us and got into trouble. We write the problem of this reader exactly:
“My child has been burning with typhoid fever for days. The only reason that put my baby, who is in danger of death, into this state is the water tank, which threatens the health of all Buca and is the source of typhoid microbes. Leeches and frogs are swarming in this water tank. In fact, I took a few leeches I caught from this warehouse last year in a bottle and took them to the Buca municipality doctor. There has been no change since then. Then the water coming to this tank comes through open pipes, wolves, pigs and coyotes drink from this water until the water reaches the tank, the villagers blow their nose into this water and make a bidet.
All the people of Buca are compelled to drink such filthy and contaminated water. And the Municipality of Buca does not even take action to deal with this issue from the root. This water tank is the only reason why my child has typhoid fever and many more children in Buca.
We listened to these words with amazement and horror. What are the duties of the esteemed municipality in Buca? When will he dry up this source of germs?
June 27, 1936, Halkın Sesi