Item Information
Title
Letter to William Clark: 5 October 1872, page 7
Subject
Sanitary Engineering, Clark, William (1821-1880), India
Creator
Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910)
Date
5 October 1872
Rights
https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en
Language
English
Type
Text - scan of original letter
Identifier
https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/exhibits/show/nightingale/
Text
The French Algerian method
of dealing with such a site
(except with large sewers for all
the sewage) would be, I
suppose, to drain the houses
separately, & to lay sub-soil
drain pipes of sufficient size
& depth in the same trenches
– & then to use the House
Drainage solely for agricultural
purposes.
Capt. Galton however shews
by Chemical Analysis, I understand,
that street washings, at least
in London, are as rich in manure
as house sewage is — And hence
on the whole that it is cheaper
to have one set of drains.
In small places, I suppose,
the true way is to drain the houses
of dealing with such a site
(except with large sewers for all
the sewage) would be, I
suppose, to drain the houses
separately, & to lay sub-soil
drain pipes of sufficient size
& depth in the same trenches
– & then to use the House
Drainage solely for agricultural
purposes.
Capt. Galton however shews
by Chemical Analysis, I understand,
that street washings, at least
in London, are as rich in manure
as house sewage is — And hence
on the whole that it is cheaper
to have one set of drains.
In small places, I suppose,
the true way is to drain the houses