Record

Reference Number496.5 BA9360/Cab 17/Box 3/226
Hierarchy Browser Number8001/6/1/1/13
TitleReport to the General Board of Health on a Preliminary Inquiry into the Sewerage, Drainage, and Supply of Water, and the Sanitary Condition of the Inhabitants of the City of Worcester
DescriptionReport by George Thomas Clark, Superintending Inspector. With description of the city's location, geographical features that affect sanitary conditions and its governance with respect to who has what powers under the existing legislation; reports of the conditions in the poorest streets and buildings; sewerage; drainage; water supply; bath houses; public nuisances including those from overfilled inner-city burial grounds; and ways to remedy the situations. Includes sketches and plans of typical houses and sanitary arrangements, and proposed mains supplies. Inscribed 'J M Gutch'.
Date1849
Add to My Items