Volume 1

First report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire whether any and what special means may be requisite for the improvement of the health of the metropolis, with minutes of evidence.

  • Great Britain. Metropolitan Sanitary Commission.
Date:
1848
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Credit: First report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire whether any and what special means may be requisite for the improvement of the health of the metropolis, with minutes of evidence. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.

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    Sewer ccmslrucled in Laiigley Cumf, Long Acie, Does this exhibit the common size of a sewer formerly used for courts, and their condition ? —Yes. According to your experience, can you state what form or size would have been sufficient for the drainag-e of tliis court?—The form and size are shown by this sketch, and the sewer and drain are drawn lo the same scale. Are you quite sure that even this small sewer is not too large?— There are 16 houses in the court, and, in my opinion, a 6-inch tubular drain properly constructed, would carry ofl' all the drainage as fast as produced. Supposing each house to be 15 feet frontage, what would the cost of the large sewer be per house ?—About 11. per house for one side of the sewer. How much would the reduced size be?—About 1/. 12^. Gd. j;er house, being a difference of 5/. 17^. (Sd. What would be the difference of cost for the whole court?—99/. That is to say, nearly six times greater for the sewer which acts as an extended cesspool than for the efficient drain?—Yes