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 townships of Alnwick and Canongate, in the county of Northumberland / by Robert Rawlinson, Superintending Inspector.
- Robert Rawlinson
- Date:
- 1850
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 townships of Alnwick and Canongate, in the county of Northumberland / by Robert Rawlinson, Superintending Inspector. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The Price at which Bricks can be made by a Proprietor with the Ainslie Tile-machine and the Ainsdie Kiln. Size. Tons of Clay used. Expense or working Machine per Ton. Cost of labour of working per Ton of Clay. Quantity of Coal per Ton of Clay. Cost in the Total Cost. 6 inches external diameter, and 1 inch thick, per 1000 feet . . Tons cwts. qrs. lbs. 8 18 0 10 s. d. 2 6 s. d. 1 0 Cwts. 1 £. s. d. 2 4 2 £. t. d. 2 8 2 8 inches external diameter, and 1 inch thick, per 1000 feet . . 12 9 2 IS 2 C 1 0 1 3 8 7 3 15 1 5 inches external diameter, and 1 inch thick, per 1000 feet . . 7 5 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 18 10 2 2 9 Common size hol- low brick, with headers and stretchers, per 1000 . . . 3 7 2 0 2 G 1 0 1 0 16 10 0 18 6 The Price at which Tubular Drain-pipes can be made per 1000 feet by a Pro prietor with the Tile-machine. Expense of working Machine per Ton. Cost of labour of Quantity of Coal Cost in the Total Cost. Size. Tons of Clay used. working per Ton of Clay. per Ton of Clay. Kiln. Without Sockets. With Sockets.] Inches. Tons cwts. qrs. lbs. Si d. s. d. Cwt. £. s. d. £. t . rf. £. s. d. 1G 21 1 2 0 2 6 1 6 1 6 6 5 7 7 5 9 16 | 12 15 14 1 0 2 6 1 6 1 4 14 3 5 9 0 6 5 1 9 11 14 3 12 2 6 1 6 1 3 10 1 4 1 10 5 9 1 6 8 0 1 16 2 6 1 6 1 2 8 0 2 16 0 3 14 1 5 6 15 0 0 2 G 1 6 1 1 13 9 2 0 6 2 13 10 4 4 16 2 2 2 6 1 C 1 1 4 0 1 8 9 1 18 I 3 2 17 3 12 2 6 1 6 0 14 0 0 16 9 2 1 19 0 20 2 6 1 6 1 0 10 0 0 12 0 1 0 19 0 32 2 6 1 6 l 0 4 9 0 6 9 * The cost in the kiln includes drying by artificial heat and manipulation. The larger tile requires more than a proportionate share of labour and care as compared with the weight of clay used.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b20423469_0066.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
