A report of a sanitary tour.

  • Hewlett, T. G. (Thomas Gillham)
Date:
[1869]
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Credit: A report of a sanitary tour. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    works and facts relating to Sanitation in eacli particular Town, and I accordingly append statements wliicli have been compiled from extracts from reports and from infor- mation given me by Local Authorities. I can never be sufficiently grateful for the kindness which Mr. Eawlinson's introduction ensured me at most of the Towns under report, or for the very liberal manner in which I have been supplied with printed reports, plans, maps, etc., etc. My especial thanks are due to Mr. l^ewlands, the Borough Engineer of Liverpool, who furnished me with copies of his own and Dr. Trench's reports, besides those on all other matters concerning the Municipal Adminis- tration of that City. I am also much indebted to Mr. Till and Mr. Gray of Birmingham, to Mr. Filliter of Leeds, to Dr. Little and Mr. Lynde, of Manchester, to Mr. MacPherson of Edin- burgh, who gave me Dr. Littlejohn's admirable report on the Sanitary state of that City, to Mr. Carrick and in an especial manner to Dr. Gairdner of Glasgow, whose reports are particularly valuable, to Mr. Cousins and Dr. Davies of Swansea, to Mr. Latham of Croydon, as well as to other gentlemen with whom I was brought in contact. The literature pertaining to Sanitation, embodying the varied experiences of all the most skilful Engineers and Officers of Health in the United Kingdom, would be of incalculably greater value if it were more easily obtain- able, and it seems to me to be a matter of regret that all such reports are not forwarded to a central office for dis- tribution not only to other Towns in the Kingdom but to the Colonies, as at present they are beyond the reach of the public, being only circulated among the members of the particular Municipality to which they refer. In this sketch I shall confine myself to summarizing those lessons I have learnt which appear to me to be