A Digest of Facts Relating (Classic Reprint): Relating to the Treatment and Utilization of Sewage - Couverture souple

Corfield, W. H.

 
9781527814189: A Digest of Facts Relating (Classic Reprint): Relating to the Treatment and Utilization of Sewage

Synopsis

This book presents a historical examination of sewage disposal techniques, especially in densely populated areas. The author provides a sweeping history of sanitation practices, beginning with open dumping and moving through covered cesspools and various attempts at waste removal. The book also emphasizes the relationship between a community's health and its sewage disposal methods, citing numerous instances of disease caused by poor sanitation and polluted drinking water. The author's research establishes a connection between waste and disease, demonstrating how improved sewage systems led to dramatic decreases in sickness and death rates.

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