Report to the General Board of Health on a preliminary inquiry into the sewerage, drainage, and supply of water, and the sanitary condition of the inhabitants of the township of Broughton, in the county palatine of Lancaster / by Robert Rawlinson, Superintending Inspector.

  • Rawlinson, Robert, 1810-1898.
Date:
1850
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Report to the General Board of Health on a preliminary inquiry into the sewerage, drainage, and supply of water, and the sanitary condition of the inhabitants of the township of Broughton, in the county palatine of Lancaster / by Robert Rawlinson, Superintending Inspector. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE Names of Persons who attended the Inquiry ....... 4 Preamble of Petition ......... 5 General outline of Report . . . . . . . . . .5 Broughton Township, &c. ,«....... 6 Local Government required ......... 7 Table of Population, &c. . ■ 7 Acts of Pai-liament .......... 7 Mortality ............7 Geology ••......,.,.8 Meteorology ............. 10 Table of Rain-fall 10 Present state and condition of the Township . . . . . . .11 Existing Sewerage and Drainage . . . . . . . .12 Cesspools . . . . . , , . . . .12 Existing Water Supply . . .13 Analysis of Water 13 Lighting ; , . . ,14 Burial Grounds . . . . . , . . . , .14 REMEDIAL WORKS PROPOSED. Sewerage and Drainage 14 Branch Sewers and House-drains. . . . , . . .16 Table of Power used, and Cost of Draining by Pumping in Fen Districts . . 19 Remarks on ditto . . . . . . . . , .19 Proposed Water Supply .......... 20 Public Walks and Recreation Grounds . , . . . , .21 Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations . . . . . .21 Appendix A. . . . . . . . . . , ^ .23 Appendix B 29 Remarks and Estimate for intercppling Drains, &c. . . . . . 37 [167.] B 2