The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-07 00:00:00

SANITARY REFORM AT

Yesterday a AO in honour of the atom of sanitary
reform was -held at Totteabian, • district which lies •
clear five miles awe, out of the smoke of London, but
I which, nevertheless, from geographical eireumstanets,
• sod relative over. populstias, bee foss years been badly
demised, badly watered, and ereadonally • suburban hiding
.lore for fever and cholera. 'ne visitation
of the cholera,
17849, Imprensa upon the wealthier inhabitants of the
Waco the practical wisdom of benevolence is attempting to
impose* the dwellings and to drain and water the neigh-
bourhoods of the poor ; and, fortunately, the les-
sou taeght by the terrible scourge did not pan away
with the immediate danger. A local Board of Health was
formed seder the General Health Act of 1848. Extensive
and thoroughly @deviate works were commenced, and
during two years have been prosecuted with vigour against
many difficulties arising out of local prejudices and short.
sighted ignorance and frequently in the thee of serious
financial obstacle:. In Augt these works were brought
to • completion ; and a derutation hem the Cen-
tral Board of Health wet to Tottenben, at the
invitation of the local body. le lespeet the works. and to pus
the formal official spurns' on what had hoes dome. The
deputation consisted of Shelled of Shaftesbury. Mr. Chad •
wick, and Dr. Southwood Smith. The modem lard and his
friends were net at the Teemaheat Beatles by the chairman
(Mr. Purtaa) gad semi= of le lead beard, and by •
considerable number of the 'Akira poetry of Tottenham
and Edmonton. The brims elf the day consisted in •
rapid drive over the lee miles of seinteresting country
through which the drainage and water piping extends, the
party alighting at different points, here to inspect an engine-
house and well, there to look at a reservoir, and at
another place to see • hen and hydrant, attached to
• main, putting out an imaginary fire without a ire-
engine; and after these peripatetic and vehicular exer-
tions, then was, as is the usual climax of the tours of
means, a cold collation, over which, while the elaborately
prepared appetite was satisfied, there was a comparison of
scientific notes and an instructive gossiping about cesspools,
liquid mature, typhus cholera, and patent water-.loess.
For this dinner and thew opportunities the party was in-
debted to the hospitality of Mr. Parton, exercised at his
mansion, Tottenham Park.
The following is the " report " read at the dinner, and
which may be given in its complete form, as stating all the
facts in connexion with the inspection :
"The General Board of Health having now completed
their inspection of the works eoneructed for the drainage and
water supply of the district of Tottenham, it remains for
the Local Board of Health to lay before the General Board
• statement of the extant, cost, and other distinguishing
features of such works. The works comprehend 8 3-10
miles of sewer mains and sub-mains, and 10 miles of
water mains and branches, furnished with 170 hy-
drants, together with two steam engines and pulps,
and an upper and a lower reservoir, both covered.
The whole have been executed et • east of 7,5001. The
number of inhabited houses in the district is about 1,800.
The charge for water supply will be regulated with a view
to defray merely the current expeeen, and, probably, will
not exceed 2d. per week per beam fa the average. The
mode of construction is for the mesa that of glazed stone-
ware tubular drakes of small diameter compared to the
brick drains of the old system, the Wrgest.not exceeding 18
inches, with curved Was a* obligee josninp for all the
branches; laidges the plea teemed • back drainage,' and
for the water thateseetrustion by which the water is
wholly pro exposure to the one aad the atmosphere,
and is su optima ennothratly,and at high preasure,the pipes being
always full, and subject to the prewar* of the water in the
summit reservoir. The benefits of this plan are :-Ist, as to
drainage, that by the force of the current passing through
the smooth narrow pipes all refuse matter will be swept at
once away from the inhabited part of the district, long be-
fore the process of decomposition can have even commenced;
so that the fresh air of our village will be uncontaminated
by those poisonous exhalations which, upon the old plan,
' are in constant process of generation by the decomposition
going en in cesspools, in drains half-filed with feculent
deposits, and in the open ditches and watercourses
into which such drains have their outlets. The
offensive and dangerous annoyances attendant upon the
periodical cleansing of such cesspools and drains and the
polluted watercourses will also be obviated. Secondly, u
to water supply. That the pure soft water obtained from
the deep springs will be neither exposed in open reservoirs
to the sun and the atmosphere, nor exposed in cisterns and
water butts to the dust and other worse impurities from
which, under the old system, it is found to suffer so much
contamination, but will be delivered into every house (and
upon every floor if required) fresh, cool, well tented, and
constantly ready to flow. Further, that the expense and
annoyance of pumps, cisterns, ball cocks, and water bans
will be wholly got rid of ; and, lastly, that an
ample supply of water will be obtainable at a
low rate for baths and other useful and health-
ful purposes, and the supply ia ease of due, will
be then t, readily accessible, Nadi driven by a pres-
sen sufficient, without the use of fire engines, to force
it above the top of almost every he.. la the district, a
feature of the new system whisk le local board cannot
bet contemplate with posalle gethibetioa, as affording in
ease of fire • degree of peatestima life and property
before quit; embalms la the Menke there being hitherto
no
mom of sheellog is adequate supply of water for the
it:leggier*, et Onq sass* is a few Nwlitios free' ponds.
Thus, by memo silk goalie* mgiV et
_wale osier pro
sew, the 170 hydreale distageed Areeileut the ►
district,
bekielei almost every beam villa the nub of a hose of
sildherate length, provided At 111* and kept in readi-
ness to be at aay Elm* 111 Ilka spot required,
sett* a poweell alma *wedge may be brought to bear
spas a lire sliest immedielly spas Ir dissovery, the efil-
Wendy of whisk oneagemeate the pose* board have this
day had ea mprielaity of obseettleb the hose having been
rapidly ailloW I. one of the lasto, and the water
ball been thrown over the reef of one of the
lows is the most popular part of the district,
bead anal but congratulate themseles that they have
melded effectually fe e do*
list, the probabilities efictolliali, die-
estraellea et pro-
by Ire. The Weal board ifil
are happy to state that
the nahabitans paerally are alive to the advantages
slimed by the imp** system et &slap gad water
amply, as *lased by the ammegews opplisadene
with
reesived by the heel seasesting the biases with
the leis and water mai* The keel bard, in
iseratag that the theism is again appregehlag our
.Wm
punning the ray Wares by whisk it boo always ar-
rived before, feels a wag mmi powerful Medial he parialag
ea the weeks with the weetest era. I. Wee 66. a At as
they one eeasened. =Akin: left =awe that were
hems mews say the 11666
ben the videntlett of that 6661 Poominirge.4"lll%pea the tab-
)6l of expanse the local bead alma ham le remark
that, to ht on they have penteedsils they how bead Mat la
osetway the improved eyelet is es lemeababh gooier
the gill =ls as it is in ellekez The goeurgb.
Beasts yam Orawen, apse aid plea Oki*
drains wile ease ma to pow through, would have en-
tailed an IMMO spine ; while the pipe drains bare eon
se Utile** it is peelable that the tabs levied le web
sees TM set mael cussed the ham aspen 6
sod nalwiebbe twelPeele,
them twgisilelke the ert
nasal =pew of mmelesting
water supply Is *posted to be so Ilediealle, aallahrpro-
babilier la- will hi below tke anneal upsets of labour and
them who have already lams* the expense
7111"ellegviagesegea, *Um, es., for thele own use.
with
the pa& KO* *vintages et drainageALith
the soda segegale water dealt Iggethee with ea
est empty
_et we mit water, with a separate tap fie seek
ham; peobehly, be sassewbot lem than 3d. per week
hp oak ass* soh as them ego** by the
gime% le, met gageetiag 1111. per seam waslai. =at/
nem Weber he home eT pester valve is pospellea to
the greateeseesemeiedies required. Headsmen espakted
with the mesa d sewn,, and water rates *der the old
system, and she ham ennee6ing of the 'operas of bay*,
water of wale madam *tem then W ere systematis_ supply
will he well abie Oa appeiela the arm et 6e inweevod
system. The hotel heard we plat eat, with
to the legislature, the very modegale earellae
the neeemary legal powenuelse the gpoidlea ef
Health ; the gest IT die eme ef the disleist of
Tesbehis 06.16 , whom had Owe powers
howiehldeedile: in the As. et ea eppteltiee,
tpreizaes, flees ea average of ease saw e, wield
have 0001. In aembeilleg Ilds brid
sistemma of the email at their labials, eelse as lose
haws preseeded, the had baud trust they ma be mulled
to the hop that lay have the twat ro-
powi the. is a rime* to aside pot wpm* sad
odapted to more to the 16611166116 their Nada the
borate antumplated by the NI seder which the powers
of the Wei bawd lave boss asalheted."
la the men of aftirmilweer sowethr. Lord Settee-
May pM a_liwk eimpliweel le Ike lewd beard be the
amp iisy Ire arm, and le their eagiarw, Mr. Jean
Pfasew. be the ensawarle eardlemee el Me wake; sad
• hope wee apreared that, waned sok by the theratened
via of the &dere, the waveral=bmames ead tetreddye
would lbliew the eareple es t hy
eloweeteless he hod had k the Noes et rbiltrgbiew
sell that he Milne& the en ef =ewe wee
dose le weal; peebdea i Hope aplealten, and be
detbred ri helW that if Me spat win applied to the
wonky pow keel ef Tottialles. • wow wield be
pet area thet reiLf!. Led west
es is use Me la llama et ro-
tting, repneralbas that 76-17; art • reabery beesdal
goestiee alms, bet • metal and • 611166 quids& It
was a quinine 66166 the duties of le risk se the poor
—it was the paling ailAy which wear bridge the Ms
existing helm okeees—it was that great duty of
moiety the asoleet el whack is thie eeentry would die-
/games tedely. hb naMe upon the
medial stoa ef evennweedell lepook by re-
habit 6 ihe seam= •=1 i424tosaLe
ezposeed aa opinion that this it ea-
aided, de hewn to the nether wreratty GM the be
▪ wee yeetipitate, honied, entpelmet6sl, wed
He estrideeM that the mod -of this eialgretiss ellbsted
the tarlibry quweliea, and Wm& the upper three of
lagle6l the weeetelty 6 eaeolieratiap the civic condition,
gateeftlag As elereadas, sad redoing the line of the
iabl
a ward, of making England more
lovesh Kl:isisse of her children.
Peneleg the tame aseee, Mr. Chadwick 'eye a pew
lical Wt M the UMW, el the Local Board. The any of
the Aden wee the etergeol. He bad Doti, id that Totten-
ham we with theee pate of mischief: and be
666 that thgartibeald he got rid of before the cholera
was epos 11114 abilities would not only save health,
but it would eceawalte weary—it was the cheapest plan.

LONDONDERRY AND ENNIMILLIN RAILWAY.—
The intension of this liaa to Omagh I now otanplotad for
vowing.