Supplemental report to the Sanitary Committee of the Honourable the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London, on the subject of a constant supply of water in courts and alleys / by W. Sedgwick Saunders.

  • Saunders, W. Sedgwick (William Sedgwick), 1824-1901.
Date:
1875
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Credit: Supplemental report to the Sanitary Committee of the Honourable the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London, on the subject of a constant supply of water in courts and alleys / by W. Sedgwick Saunders. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    and, in some cases, rotten condition. Our instruc- tions from the late Medical Officer were not to interfere with the repairs to the cisterns and water- butts more than was absolutely necessary, as he thought there would be, within a short time, a great alteration in the supply of water to that class of property, by fixing Hydrants in the public way. East District. No. 5, Hutchinson's Avenue.—Six rooms ; five families, nine adults and six children. I think there are many more, but in consequence of their being Poles, and not speaking English, I could not under- stand them. There is one cistern only, having a capacity of 98 gallons, placed over the water-closet. Nos. 1 to 30, Hutchinson's Avenue.—Small cisterns over water-closets of houses. These 30 houses contain over 400 people. No. 109, Gravel Lane, corner of Amelia Place.— 17 adults and 12 children. The house is a double one, and contains 10 rooms; ground floor used as a German eating house. Cistern, the capacity of which is 58 gallons, over water-closet. No. 4, Meeting-house Yard.—Used as a German lodging house; five rooms. Man, wife, and four children; seven beds for shagle men, but it is