Lectures on public health : delivered in the lecture-hall of the Royal Dublin Society . t leave thisconsideration out of the question. Their position can scarcelybe at all effected by public measures, but the defects insituation may be counteracted to a great extent by sanitarymeasures. As an example of the effects of situation, Bir-mingham, which from its elevated position, porous soil, andfavourable aspect, has a system of natural drainage, althoughdensely populated and without any particularly goodsanitary system, is the healthiest of the large towns in theUnited Kingdom, usually escapes gr
Lectures on public health : delivered in the lecture-hall of the Royal Dublin Society . t leave thisconsideration out of the question. Their position can scarcelybe at all effected by public measures, but the defects insituation may be counteracted to a great extent by sanitarymeasures. As an example of the effects of situation, Bir-mingham, which from its elevated position, porous soil, andfavourable aspect, has a system of natural drainage, althoughdensely populated and without any particularly goodsanitary system, is the healthiest of the large towns in theUnited Kingdom, usually escapes great epidemics, and hasa low zymotic death-rate. Drainage and Water Supply. The great effect of proper drainage and water supply onthe health of towns is shown by the instances given in theaccompanying table IV., taken from the Ninth Eeport of theMedical Officer of the Privy Council, from which it appearsthat a large number of English towns have been materially Ma? showing the Distribution of Fevek on the South Side of the Citt of Dublin for the Two Teaks ending Settemder 30th, T^^W <r-Ji
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