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appear to be moving in the matter, I hope that cisterns with
their foul waste-pipes will be abolished, and that a purer
supply will be carried direct from the mains to every house
in the District.
The Kent Company have already provided a constant
supply at Deptford, and are taking steps for conveying it into
other Districts.
Dr. Letheby states that the West Middlesex and Lambeth
Companies are giving a constant supply to houses provided
with the necessary fittings, and that in the City of London
the New River Company have for some time supplied water
to the stand-pipes erected by the Commissioners of Sewers in
certain courts and alleys occupied by the poor.
Dr. Liddle states that about the end of next year he
hopes that all cisterns and butts will be abolished in the
"Whitechapel District, and that the inhabitants will at all hours
be able to obtain a glass of pure water from the main.
The cisterns and butts which now fail to give pure water
might be utilized for the storage of rain water, which is now
commonly wasted, and which from its softness is very valuable
for some domestic purposes.
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
F. E. WILKINSON.