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The grimy 1800s : waste, sewage, and sanitation in nineteenth-century Britain / AndreÌ Gren.
Van Pelt Library RA566.5.G7 G74 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gren, André, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Environmentally induced diseases.
- History.
- Environmental health personnel.
- Public health.
- Environmental health.
- Great Britain--Social conditions--19th century.
- Great Britain.
- Social conditions.
- United Kingdom.
- Environmental health--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Public health--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Environmental health personnel--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Environmentally induced diseases--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Sanitation--history.
- Medical Subjects:
- United Kingdom.
- Sanitation--history.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 117 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Grimy eighteen hundrreds
- Place of Publication:
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England ; Havertown, PA, USA : Pen & Sword History, 2019.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Nuisance Control and Removal in Nineteenth-Century Britain p. 1
- Chapter 2 Overcrowding: Living Conditions and Privies p. 6
- Bradford 1850, John Gordon p. 6
- Birmingham 1861, James Bliss p. 8
- Rotherham 1863, John Jennings p. 9
- Bridlington 1893, Henry Jackson p. 12
- East Ham 1903, Joseph Banks p. 13
- Chapter 3 Grime: Wells, Drains and Discharges p. 17
- Thirsk 1879, John Wright p. 17
- Horfield 1887, Charles White p. 19
- Acton 1904, Maurice Kinch p. 22
- Lincoln 1915, James Crawshaw p. 23
- Chapter 4 Water Supplies: Queues and Bad Smells p. 26
- Leicester 1851, George Brown p. 26
- Wolverhampton 1855, Richard Higgett p. 27
- Eccleshill 1858, William Booth p. 29
- Rock Ferry 1859, Thomas Redhead p. 31
- Rawmarsh 1870, John Rule p. 32
- Finchley 1896, James Franklin p. 34
- Norwich 1907, Joseph Brooks p. 35
- Chapter 5 Water Supplies: Water Carts, Public Taps and Tadpoles in the Pipes p. 37
- Liverpool 1847, Thomas Fresh p. 37
- Consett and Knitsley 1860, George Thompson p. 38
- Chepstow 1887, William Williams p. 40
- Meriden 1907, Samuel Bretherton p. 42
- Caerphilly 1911, Evan Morgan p. 44
- Chapter 6 Human Waste: Night Soil and Cesspools p. 47
- Liverpool 1853, Thomas Fresh p. 47
- Yeovil 1864, Robert Williams p. 48
- Whitehaven 1899, John Smith p. 49
- Chapter 7 Human Waste: Water Closets and Shrimps p. 52
- Cheltenham 1879, James Long p. 52
- Pudsey 1881, Joseph Town p. 53
- Bristol 1887, John Kirley p. 55
- Bolton 1905, William Bland p. 56
- Chapter 8 Human Waste: Sewage p. 58
- Hyde 1862, Matthew Maiden p. 58
- Beverley 1881, John Vickers p. 59
- Hartlepool 1883, Frederick Morris p. 60
- Chapter 9 Rivers: Pollution and Blocked Dykes p. 62
- Cardiff 1890, Thomas Williams p. 62
- Great Yarmouth 1907, Samuel Hassall p. 64
- Chapter 10 Markets: Stinking Crabs and Ice Cream with Bugs p. 68
- Ilford 1894, F.W. King p. 68
- East Ham 1898, Joseph Banks p. 69
- Leicester 1908, William Tyldesley p. 72
- Bradford 1913, Frank White p. 73
- Chapter 11 The Slaughter of Animals p. 75
- Birmingham 1861, James Bliss p. 75
- Leeds 1870, William Swale p. 78
- Darwen 1887, William Armitage p. 80
- Blackburn 1888, George Lewis p. 81
- Chapter 12 Diseases p. 84
- Halifax 1853, Samuel Magson p. 84
- Bury 1885, William Porritt p. 85
- Guildford 1886, Thomas Rees p. 88
- Clacton 1905, Arthur Shaddick p. 89
- Mynyddislwyn 1913, James Brown p. 91
- Chapter 13 Industrialization p. 93
- Manchester 1856, James Fox p. 93
- Winsford 1893, Ralph Oakes p. 95
- Bradford 1910, James Swinburne p. 97
- Woolwich 1910, James Court p. 99
- Chapter 14 Burial Grounds p. 101
- Great Northern London Cemetery 1855, Alfred Taylor p. 101.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781526731401
- 1526731401
- OCLC:
- 1064668196
- Publisher Number:
- 99983470588
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