Small value of refuse in London, in consequence of the expense of cartage 46
Effects on the health of the accumulation of refuse near the residences of the labouring classes: examples in
Cleansing by means of water-closets applicable to the poorer districts as being the most economical 48
Instance of the removal of the refuse of the city of Edinburgh by sewerage, and of its application to agriculture by irrigation 48
Objections by the citizens of Edinburgh to irrigation by sewers in the immediate vicinity of the city 49
Value of the refuse of London, on the scale of value of the refuse of Edinburgh 51
Modifications of the mode of sewerage of Edinburgh, to make a system of cleansing innoxious and profitable, and extend it to the residences of the poorer classes 52
Expense of street cleansing in Manchester 53
Defects of the prevalent mode of removing the refuse of houses by cartage, or otherwise than by sewerage 54
Instances of defective construction of sewers 55
Evidence on the action of improved modes of sewerage 55
Effects of different descriptions of streets upon the public health 59
Proposed mode of cleansing streets by sweeping the refuse into the sewers 60
Similar mode proposed of cleansing Paris 61
Necessity of improved supplies of water for house and street cleansing 63
Instances of the want of water in the houses, and of the effect on the personal and domestic habits of the lower classes of the population in towns 63
In Manchester, 64; in Truro union, 65; in Audley district of Newcastle-under-Lyme union, 65; in Dunmow union, 65; in Bishops Stortford union, 65; in Lexden and Winstree union, 65; in Wootton, Bedford, 66; in Edinburgh, 66; in Glasgow, 66; in Aberdeen, 67; in Stirling, 67; in Dundee, 67; in Greenock, 67; in Ayr, 67; in Arbroath, 67; in Renfrew, 68; in Dunfermline, 68; in Tain, 68; in Tranent 68
Inapplicability of the supplies of water to be obtained by fetching from the public wells 69
The supplies of water in London by machinery and pipes, and in Paris by cartage and hand carriage, compared 70
Cost of laying on water in labourers’ tenements and the economy of supply in such a mode 71
Supplies of water by private companies, not applicable to rural districts of small population 72