The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-08-25 00:00:00

DAY

MORN,

ING, AUG. 25, 1846

the urgent attention of our
'eaders and the authorities of Liverpool to the
merits contained in the following let-
gentleman fully conversant
ting the important subject
A fearful amount of disease

hie of tie

on wh

he writes

enable disease—prevails amongst us, sparing
s no rank, no age, no sex, no condition.
)st rife amongst the lower classes,
gs have less of comfort, cleanliness,

Although

whose d w

and ventilation than t

se of the better housed and
the wealthy, it is reaching all, and if not arrested
by stringent and prompt measures of sanitary regu-
lation, will shortly make its effects felt in quarters
hitherto removed from them.

he first step to be taken ? Have we

ns of even mitigating the evil ready at hand ?
Mr. Harbord mentions, as the first aid to health
uired, an amply and daily supply of water to the
The inhabitants of the metropolis, a few
ro, when similarly threatened, applied to
►rs to have the sewers cleansed by being
flushed with water. Can the water companies ef-
fect this ? The public estate of the borough ought
to pay for the remedy, if any obstacle stands in the

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There should be no hesitation in this matter ;
no counting of the cost ;no delay. It should be
done at once. Every other possible purifying pro-
cess should be put in operation. The proper sca-
venging of the town, and the emptying of ash-pits
and night soil, must be insisted upon, even if dou-
ble or treble the present force should be employed.
It is bad parsimony to be sparing in the cost to the
public of the charge for such necessary conducives to
health. Every shilling saved by such parsimony
robs some poor family of the weekly earnings of its
head, perhaps of his life itself. A broom spared,

or a nig- htman's cart unemployed, gives work for the
undertaker, and involves the cost of a funeral, and
he loss to the community arising from widowhood
The want of good policy on this
ended to. It is a crying evil, re-

and orphan

d must be att

nnga desperate remedy

Mr. Harbord's suggestions are those of a practi-
al man. The authorities of the town cannot do
Individuals must help themselves,—

;rything

take their requirements known, and assist in their
We implore them to do so. It is a

:arrying out

duty which they owe to themselves, to their fami-
lies, and to the town at large. We shall not lose
sight of the subject. It is one which calls for and
shall receive the best aid which we can afford in
arging its importance.

OF THE TOWN.
To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD

SANITARY STAT

,—You will no

leath and dis

sse at pr

,t be aware that there is much
nt prevailing in Liverpool ; if

..ould advise you that such is the case. I would
willingly be an alarmist, except to remedy the cause
While I write, Death is seizing upon some
or father or mother or sister. Dis-
over the town, hourly striking some
( you I- e a heart that can feel for
in' .s appeal. Help the dying—
. vigorous effort be not made,
e the children of still healthy

is child or wif
s hangs broodii

If you hive

n those who ere long,
will I

a ? Read what I write, and
r heart what should b(

the head of Er

ommitting such fearful ravages

is included by the ignorant under
era, and typhus fever. Each day

isity of these cases.
fold—at least amongst

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oorer classes: among w- how it AS YET principally