author
Joseph Race
An early public-health writer, he focused on the science behind safe milk and drinking water at a time when modern sanitation was taking shape. His books turn laboratory practice into practical guidance for protecting everyday health.
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Chlorination of Water
by Joseph Race
About the author
Joseph Race wrote practical works on public-health analysis in the early 20th century, including The Examination of Milk for Public Health Purposes and Chlorination of Water, both published in 1918.
His writing suggests a strong interest in applying chemistry and bacteriology to everyday public safety. In The Examination of Milk for Public Health Purposes, he is identified as Ottawa's city bacteriologist and food examiner, and as an active participant in public-health laboratory standards work.
Today, his books are mainly remembered as historical guides to food safety and water treatment, capturing a period when scientific testing was becoming central to protecting communities from contamination and disease.