The Liverpool health of towns' advocate : published under the sanction of the Committee of the Liverpool Health of Towns' Association / edited by John Sutherland.
- Date:
- 1846
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Credit: The Liverpool health of towns' advocate : published under the sanction of the Committee of the Liverpool Health of Towns' Association / edited by John Sutherland. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![this matter. Where such advantages are not attainable, the heat of the fire-place must be resorted to. The most obvious method of procediu-e is to bring the fresh air into the room after it has passed through heated apertures in the immediate neigh- boiu'hood of the fire. As grates are at jiresent constnicted there is either a vacuity in that situation, or the whole space is filled up with hiick work, which takes up and retains a gi-eat deal of heat that is turned to no good pui-pose. A simple contrivance might be made of biu'ned fii-e clay, or even of common clay, in the form of a box or txxhe, or, what would be still better, of a number of tubes or channels hollowed out of the same piece, and placed behind the gi-ate, or in any way aroimd it, so as to become heated by the fire. The cold external air could easily be admitted to this appa- ratiis; carried from thence in a tube round the wall of the room to some convenient locality, and allowed to escape, so as to supply the needful ventilation. In conclusion, we trust the principles briefly advanced in the preceding pages will be sufiicient to elucidate the general subject of ventilation; and we may find opportimities of recuiTing to more specific details in om- futm-e numbers. A Meeting of the General Committee was held in the Town Hall, on. August 12th, Adam Hodgson, Esq., in the chau-. After the usual routine business was transacted, the Eeport of the special Sub-Committee on Mr. Mackimion's Bhl was read and adopted. It was resolved, that the whole question of Interments in Towns should be referred to the same Sub-Committee, with the adcUtion of Mr. Sheil's name to the number. A letter from William Brown, Esq., M.P., with a copy of Lord Morpeth's BUI for the Suppression of Nuisances, was read. The thanks of the meeting were voted to Mr. Brown for his attention to the subject. It was resolved to request Mr. Smith, of Deanston, to deHver a lecture on the application of Sewer Water to Agricultiu-al pm-poses. It was resolved to request Dr. Guy to deUver a lectm-e on tlie Health of Towns. [In compliance witli tliis request, Dr. Guy deU- vered a very excellent adch-ess in the Concert Hall, Lord Nelson-street, on the 2Ist ult; Adam Hodgson, Esq., in the chah. The thanks of the meeting were given to the lecturer, on the motion of Mr. John Smith, seconded by Mr. Tione.] Two letters, compliuning of nuisances in HUl-sti-eet and EUiott-street, were referred to the authorities. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS. James Reay, Esq -1 J 0 Samuel Tbornely, Esq 1 1 0 Miss Filkington 1 0 0 Edward Flower, Esq 0 10 G William S. Briggs, Esq , 0 10 6 DONATION. William Briggs, Esq., M. D.,.4mbleside £500 All communications for the Livebpool Health of Towns' Association, to be addressed to the Committee Kooms, Fenwick Chambers, Feuwick-street PUBLTSHED UV .T. WALMSLKY, I.ORD-STREET, LTVEBPOOL. D. M/VUrl.KS, I'RINTKB, LIVFRrOOL.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21930466_0130.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
