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would be great beyond belief; and would, 
in many respects, double the agreeables 
of atown life. In fact, for an expense 
of a few shillings per annum, a residence 
in London might be rendered as plea- 
sant and healthy, as one in the country, 
It may be supposed also, that external 
cleanliness would lead to increased neat- 
ness in the houses, dresses, and habits of 
the poor. 
The details of my own plan should be 
something like the following : 
i. Let there be created an office for a 
director of health, appointed by the 
¢ommoen council of London, with a sa- 
lary of twelve hundred pounds per 
annum; and an establishment of as- 
sistants, two clerks and eivht surveyors, 
or inspectors, at salaries of two hundred 
and. fifty pounds each. 
2. Let the metropolis from the me- 
tidian of Hyde-Park corner, to that of 
Mite-End; and from the parallel of Is- 
lington church, to that of Kennington, 
be divided into eight districts, each to 
be under the ‘direction of a surveyor, who 
should change’ his district every twelve 
months. 
S. Let each surveyor have: under his 
order, thirty regular labourers, each at 
one pound five shillings per week, with 
power to double the number three days 
in every week, if needful. These la- 
bourers to consist of cartmen, sweepers, 
and white-washers ; and the supernume- 
faries to be taken from the parish work- 
houses of the districts, at two shillings per 
. day. 
4, Let every district be provided with 
2 yard, or-repository for its carts, horses, 
lime-washing apparatus, &c. &c. where 
also the district-surveyor should reside. 
5. The measures of cleanliness to con- 
sist : ; ; 
A. In the regular sweeping of all the 
streets, lanes, alleys, &c. every other 
morning, and inthe removal of all nui- 
sances aad offensive objects every morn- 
ing, occasionally to wash them; and 
during snow, to sweep and cleanse them 
every morning. 
B. In the enforcement of cleanliness 
on the part of the public, in regard to 
sweeping the pavement opposite their 
doors, &c. &e. 
c. In lime-washing all houses which 
are exempted by reason of the poverty 
of their inhabitants from paying poor’s- 
rates, twice on the outside every year, 
and once in the inside, 
pv. In lime-washing twice a year, all 
dead-walls, six feet high, and alsu the 
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usual spaces under shop and other win- 
dows, three or four feet high, unless the 
owners should choose to paint them, 
or renew their surfaces in some other 
way twice a year, and wash them twice 
a week. 
E. To cause plenty of drains to he 
made under the pavement, with sinks for 
certain convenient purposes, and to 
wash them with hot lime every other 
morning, 
F. To lime-wash and cleanse unused 
areas, and uninhabited cellars, twice in 
every year. 
6. The.fronts of all houses. in streets, 
lanes, alleys, and courts, not exceeding 
fifteen feet in width, to be lime-washed, 
painted, or stuccoed, twice in every year, 
under forfeiture of twenty pounds; and 
if not done in two years, to be lime- 
washed by the police, and the expense 
charged, 
7. The back parts of all houses, in 
which there is not a space of fifteen feet 
between the walls, to be lime-washed, 
painted, or stuccoed, once in every year, 
under the like penalty. 
8. The exteriar walls of all public 
buildings, churches, church-yards, &c. 
&c. to be lime-washed by the police, at 
least six feet high, twice in every year, 
unless otherwise renewed by thé owners, 
9. To enforce especial regulations for 
the cleanliness of markets, and to:pre- 
vent the exercise of noisome trades at 
improper hours. 
10, To water all the streets in dry 
weather once a day, in the months of 
June, July, August and September, 
It must be evident, that under such 
arrangements, London would be the 
cleanest city in the world, and unite all 
the agreeables. of residence to an en- 
lightened andpolished people. - Typhus 
fever, which is a perpetual plague in all 
the »poor * quarters, would, by these 
means, be exterminated. In all narrow 
streets, the pecuniary: advantages from 
increased light, would in some respects 
be equal to those from improved air and 
health. Indeed, independent of increased 
pleasure and health, the-general habits 
of cleanliness introduced by these means, 
would induce wealthy persons in the 
principal streets, to stucco and beaus 
tify the exterior of their houses, and the 
appearance of the whole metropolis 
might, in consequence, bein all respects, 
improved, The effects altogether on 
this dirty and noisome city, would not 
fail to be that of enchantment 
Nothing would be requisite to effect 
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