ABSTRACT

Sanitary reform was one of the great debates of the nineteenth century. This reset edition makes available a modern, edited collection of rare documents specifically addressing sanitary reform. An extensive general introduction sets the material in context and extends the debate to provide a contemporary international perspective.

part I|174 pages

Sewerage of Towns

chapter |16 pages

Our Sewer Rivers (1866)

part II|107 pages

Water Supply

part III|80 pages

Consequences, Alternatives, Experimentation