A digest of facts relating to the treatment and utilization of sewage / by W.H. Corfield.

  • Corfield, W. H. (William Henry), 1843-1903.
Date:
1870
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Credit: A digest of facts relating to the treatment and utilization of sewage / by W.H. Corfield. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    was choked up. On Captain Drake's denying these charges, and stating that the earth system was gra- dually introduced and worked on the whole success- fully, acknowledging at the same time that there were some offensive closets, and that the self-acting apparatus in the urinals was unsatisfactory and was purposely put out of gear, and in answer to a letter from Messrs. Girdlestono, the engineers of the Earth Closet Company, quoting the opinion of Surgeon-Major Wyatt, who expressed his cordial approval of the Moule system of earth closets, the merits of which had Charges been severely tested, Dr. Reed pointed out that kno/-aC Captain Drake admitted the truth of the bulk of his ledged. accusations, and maintained that the reason why some latrines had to be emptied during the meeting was, as he had stated, that they became filled with urine, excreta, and mud. In fact, in an article in the Lancet of July 3rd, 1869, Surgeon-Major Wyatt, while pointing out the difficulties of attempting to work any other system than this successfully at Wimbledon, acknowledges that in 1868 the arrangements for carrying out the earth closet system were not quite so perfect occasionally as might be, and that the closets were not always deprived by the earth of their odour on account of the excessive use of them, advising that we should try again under more favourable circumstances and better improve- surveillance. He also suggests that the earth should meats sug- ^e niixed with about one-fifth of its weight of freshly burned lime, and that Macdougall's powder should be employed for the use of the urinals, success hi With regard to the meeting of 1869, Surgeon- 1869, Major Wyatt says {Lancet, July 24): During this