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CONFERENCES.

DOMESTIC SANITATION.

THE DOMESTIC SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS OF THE METRO-
POLITAN POOR. By J. W. TRIPE, M.D., M.R.C.P. (Ed.), etc.
THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS OF
METROPOLITAN HOUSES. By ERNEST TURNER, F.R.I.B.A..
DOMESTIC SANITATION IN RURAL DISTRICTS. By GEORGE
WILSON, M.D. . .

SANITARY HOUSES FOR THE WORKING CLASSES IN URBAN
DISTRICTS. By H. PERCY BOULNOIS, M. Inst. C. E. .
INDUSTRIAL DISEASES. By JOHN SYER BRISTOWE, M.D., F.R.S.
HOW INFECTIOUS DISEASES ARE SPREAD. By W. H. Corfield,
M.A., M.D.

ON COWS' MILK AS A VEHICLE OF INFECTIOUS AND EPIDEMIC
DISEASE TO THE COMMUNITY, WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR
THE MORE EFFECTUAL PREVENTION OF SUCH OUTBREAKS.
By W. N. THURSFIELD, M.D..

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THE RIGHT OF THE STATE TO ENFORCE NOTIFICATION OF
INFECTIOUS DISEASE, AND THE BEST METHOD OF DOING
IT. By ALFRED CARPENTER, M.D., J.P.

203

THE NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE. ITS IMPORT-
ANCE AND ITS DIFFICULTIES. BY ALFRED HILL, M.D.

THE DISPOSAL OF THE DEAD. By A. WYNTER BLYTH, F.C.S..
CREMATION. By W. EASSIE, C.E.

ON THE CARRIAGE AND REMOVAL OF THE SICK AND IN-
JURED. By JOHN FURLEY, Esq.

THE AMBULANCE ORGANISATION OF THE METROPOLIS
DURING EPIDEMICS. By V. B. BARRINGTON-KEN ETT, M.A, LL M. 333

WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION
I-WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION

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361

THE AREA OF CHALK AS A SOURCE OF WATER SUPPLY. By W.
WHITAKER, B.A., F.G.S..

WATER SUPPLY IN ITS INFLUENCE ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF
THE POPULATION. By W. TOPLEY, F.G.S., Assoc. Inst. C.E.

A POSSIBLE INCREASE OF UNDERGROUND WATER SUPPLY. By

CHAS. E. DE RANCE, A.I.C.E., F.G.S., F.R.G.S.

WATER FROM THE CHALK. By JOSEPH Lucas

THE ORIGIN OF WATER SUPPLY. By G. J. SYMONS, F.R.S.

WATER SUPPLY TO VILLAGES AND RURAL DISTRICTS.

Eardley Bailey-Denton, C. E., B.A. (Oxon)

WATER SUPPLY. BY EDWARD EASTON, M. Inst. C.E.

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SOURCES OF WATER SUPPLY. BY JAMES MANSERGH, M. Inst. C.E. and

M.E., F.G.S., F. .S.

424

459

II-QUALITY OF WATER. FILTRATION AND SOFTENING

WATER FOR DOMESTIC USE. By S. C. HOMERSHAM, M. Inst. C.E. 462

SOFTENING OF WATER. By BALDWIN LATHAM, M. Inst. C.E.,

F.G.S., etc.

467

THE DETECTION OF SEWAGE CONTAMINATION BY THE USE

OF THE MICROSCOPE, AND ON THE PURIFYING ACTION OF

MINUTE ANIMALS AND PLANTS. By H. C. SORBY, LL.D., F.R.S. 488

THE CHEMISTRY OF POTABLE WATER. By Professor ODLING, M.B.,

F.R.S., F.R.C.P.

492

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THE PURIFICATION OF WATER BY IRON ON A LARGE SCALE.

By W. ANDERSON, M. Inst. C.E..

III-METHODS OF DISTRIBUTION. MODES OF GIVING PRESSURE,

HOUSE FITTINGS, DISCOVERY AND PREVENTION OF WASTE, Etc. 526

WATER DISTRIBUTION AND DUAL SUPPLY. By Colonel Sir FRANCIS

BOLTON, C.E.

MODE OF DISTRIBUTION, WITH REMARKS ON DUAL SUPPLY.

By HENRY J. MARTEN, M. Inst. C.E.

WATER SUPPLY FOR FIRE EXTINCTION. By J. H. Greathead,

M. Inst. C.E. •

REMARKS ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF WATER. BY JOSEPH QUICK,

Jun., M. Inst. C.E.

THE SOCIETY OF MEDICAL OFFICERS OF HEALTH; THE SANITARY INSTITUTE OF GREAT BRITAIN; THE PARKES MUSEUM OF HYGIENE.

JUNE 9 TO 14, 1884.

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