Report on public baths and public comfort stations by the Mayor's committee of New York City . first and only one,erected at the Kent Street establishment, was closed in 1870, and aTurkish department provided in its place. The towels and otherarticles used at the several bathing establishments are washed bymachinery at the Kent Street Baths, under the charge of one laun-dress employed by the Committee. She engages all the assistanceshe requires, and upwards of 50,000 articles are washed per annumat a cost of is. 2d. per dozen. The following tables will give someidea of the extensive work carri
Report on public baths and public comfort stations by the Mayor's committee of New York City . first and only one,erected at the Kent Street establishment, was closed in 1870, and aTurkish department provided in its place. The towels and otherarticles used at the several bathing establishments are washed bymachinery at the Kent Street Baths, under the charge of one laun-dress employed by the Committee. She engages all the assistanceshe requires, and upwards of 50,000 articles are washed per annumat a cost of is. 2d. per dozen. The following tables will give someidea of the extensive work carried on by the Birmingham baths: * In the following accounts of English baths, the money is notchanged to American, as this can be readily done at sight in a sufficientlyaccurate manner by multiplying by five ($^:fl); the German markis taken as equal to cents; the Norwegian crown to cents. Forgreater convenience, temperature is always given according to the Fah-renheit scale, and the metric measures and weights are changed to thosein general use here. 2 V. O Si5 r-. m — ?h.
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