The general malaria of London, and the peculiar malaria of Pimlico, investigated, and the means of their economical removal ascertained / by Andrew Ure.

Andrew Ure

Date:: 1850

Credit: The general malaria of London, and the peculiar malaria of Pimlico, investigated, and the means of their economical removal ascertained / by Andrew Ure. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$In all our experience in the sewers we Iiave met with no similar case. It is of so extraordinary and exceptional a character that, apart from the catas- trophe Itself, a close investigation of the subject, with a view to the adoption of such measures as the deve- lopment of the whole of the deleterious causes may point out, is of the utmost importance, and is a point to which we would beg respectfully to direct the special attention of the commissioners. To what extent the trapping of the openings into this sewer may have influenced its unhealthy con- dition is one important point, which we believe would be elucidated by this investigation. John Phillips, Chief Survevor. E. GoTTO, Assistant Surveyor. T. LovicK, Assistant Surveyor. October \Q, 1849. Report by Andrew Ure, M.D., F.R.S., Professor of Che- mistry, of the analysis of a watery green fetid liquor, taken from the bottom of a sewer in Kenilworth-street, PimHco, and of a gi-eenish earthy matter, taken from the ground over the sewer; both of which were placed in my hands by Mr. John Phillips, Surveyor to the Commis- sioners of Sewers. I find that the earthy matter is the refuse lime of gas-works, impregnated with sulphuretted hydro- gen, certain Prussic acid compounds, and a little am-$