Report of the Health of London Association on the sanitary condition of the metropolis; : being a digest of the information contained in the replies returned to three thousand lists of queries, which were circulated amongst clergymen, medical men, solicitors, surveyors, architects, engineers, parochial officers, and the public.

  • Health of Towns Association (London, England)
Date:
1847
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Credit: Report of the Health of London Association on the sanitary condition of the metropolis; : being a digest of the information contained in the replies returned to three thousand lists of queries, which were circulated amongst clergymen, medical men, solicitors, surveyors, architects, engineers, parochial officers, and the public. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    all cases the Officer of Health should possess a discretionary power to enforce burial in any case, and at any time after death, should he deem it essential to the public safety. STREET CLEANSING. [37.] How often are the streets, courts* and alleys cleansed in your district, and by what means. [38.] Are they effectually cleansed ? The answers to these questions prove, that while the first- class streets are cleansed at regular periods (which is far from being universal), the second-rate streets are cleansed irregularly ; whilst the courts and alleys, for the most part, are a perfect disgrace to the different districts in which they are situate — dirt is allowed to accumulate, and it need scarcely be said, that during warm weather some of these places become horribly offensive. The streets where the poor reside are invariably worse cleansed than those wffiere the wealthy reside. It is suggested that if any dif¬ ference be made at all, the reverse should be the case. In some localities, while the best classed streets are cleansed once a week, the others are neglected for months, and even for years, or until the medical officer has, of his own accord, repeatedly reported and remonstrated with the local autho¬ rities on the filthy condition of these places. It is stated, too, that some parts have been cleansed once or twice only in the memory of the oldest inhabitant. [39.] Are the habits of the people, as to cleanliness, affected by the condition of the streets, alleys. See. ? The respondents to this question, for the most part, agree in the opinion that where dirt and filth prevail with*