Lectures on public health : delivered in the lecture-hall of the Royal Dublin Society . d with less accumulated dirt, andnotably less wet diit. In many places where there was compara-tively little dirt, what did exist was made to do the maximumamount of damage by being kept in a continual state of moisture,for want of proper drainage, or from drainage water from the roofor elsewhere running into the house by the doors, or through im-perfectly closed cellar openings. These damp cellars, often nearlyfilled with rubbish, are to be found in all fever streets and mostfever houses. Many houses have


Lectures on public health : delivered in the lecture-hall of the Royal Dublin Society . d with less accumulated dirt, andnotably less wet diit. In many places where there was compara-tively little dirt, what did exist was made to do the maximumamount of damage by being kept in a continual state of moisture,for want of proper drainage, or from drainage water from the roofor elsewhere running into the house by the doors, or through im-perfectly closed cellar openings. These damp cellars, often nearlyfilled with rubbish, are to be found in all fever streets and mostfever houses. Many houses have no receptacle for rubbish exceptthe cellars; this is particularly true of corner-houses and housesnear corners, many of which, if not public-houses, are the condition of these houses I may also state that a large Dl AG RAM II. Slio-wing the relation between Densinity of Population, Total Death Eate, and Death Eate from 7 Principal Zymotics in 13 large towns of the United Kingdom. TheShading represents of Fopulalion. Averaqt- )UQSiToM 2yniclics. Areraqe. De-iisilr DIAGRAM Hi. Showing the relation between Death Eate from all cuuses, Deatu Eatc from principal Zymotic Diseases,Pauperism anJ density of Population in the London Registration District. Thf Siuidinq irpresenU the Dnisily el Ilpiilnliiii . UiriKK Pauperism Average Death Raie ihi. i/liuipcrjinjriiijKtti rnrJiiV/.;. Mmd DeaUi Rakper WOCfer WYeai,^


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