Report of the sub-committee on cleansing the city : (presented to the general committee, June 5th, 1849,) relative to the best means of securing the health and cleanliness of the city. / Corporation of the City of Philadelphia.

Main entry:

Philadelphia (Pa.). Councils. Committee on Cleansing.

Title & Author:

Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa. : [Corp. of the City of Philadelphia], 1849 [Philadelphia] : Crissy & Markley, printers, no. 4 Minor Street)

Description:

48 pages ; 22 cm

Summary:

"As an epidemic was threatening the city of Philadelphia, this sub-committee recommended stringent cleaning suggestions to the City Council. SOme of the questions answered by the committee were: What is the best method of cleansing privy and other wells? Is there proper water to prinkle streets before cleaning them? Ought the docks be cleaned during the summer? Is it desirable to use lime or chloride of lime as a cheap disinfecting agent? Are fires desirable and would they be useful for ventilation of houses during the summer"?--Antiquarian bookseller's description.

Resources:
Internet Archive, State Library of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Sanitation Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Sanitation.
Sanitary engineering.
Sanitary Engineering
Salubrité publique Pennsylvanie Philadelphie.
Salubrité publique.
Technique sanitaire.
sanitary engineering.
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Philadelphia

Added entries:

Crissy & Markley, printer.
Corporation of the City of Philadelphia.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 68241
Call No.: ID TCFX; ID:91-B3647
Status: Available

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