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favour of any particular view, though at the same time there is everywhere 

 in civilized countries an earnest consideration of these subjects in all their 

 bearings — sanitary, municipal, and agricultural. 



While this information was being collected from foreign countries, the 

 Committee prepared a series of questions with the object of eliciting infor- 

 mation as to the several cities, towns, and rural districts throughout the 

 United Kingdom, so far as the means at its disposal would permit. These 

 questions were sent to 340 local sanitary and sewer authorities, representing 

 a population of about 10 millions. Up to the present time replies have been 

 received from 107 places having an aggregate population of more than 4 

 millions. 



Number and Population of Towns Sec. 



Applied to. An.swered. 



Towns with upwards of 100,000 16 8 



„ between 100,000 and 50,000 23 13 



50,000 and 20,000 59 22 



20,000 and 10,000 69 23 



10,000 134 33 



Rural districts 39 8 



340 107 



Total Area, Number of Houses, and Bateabh Value. — Of the 107 places 

 from which replies have been received, the total area of 78 of them is stated 

 to be 413,218 acres. The areas of the remaining 29 places have not been 

 specified. 



In 93 of these places the total number of houses is stated to be 727,816, 

 and their aggregate rateable value £14,849,556. 



In fourteen instances no particulars were stated as to these points. 

 Water-supply. — It ajjpears that the sources of water-supply in these 

 places are as follow : — 



Number of towus. Aggregate population. 



Surface-weUs 24 354,890 



Springs 8 63,680 



Springs and gathering- grounds .... 16 1,210,906 



Gathering-grounds and wells 3 606,552 



Gathering-grounds and rivers 2 59,000 



Elvers and streams 26 843,140 



Lakes 1 19,000 



Artesian wells 12 263,500 



Artesian wells, rivers, and surface- 

 wells 2 446,000 



No information given 13 393,746 



Of these places, 80 are provided with waterworks, 



27 are without waterworks, or give no definite information. 

 The quantity of water supplied per head of the population is stated to be 

 as under : — 



Number of towns. Aggregate population. 



From 50 to 30 gallons 7 596,800 



„ 30 „ 20 „ 25 1,477,007 



„ 20 „ 15 „ 13 455,-500 



„ 15 „ 10 „ 15 370,500 



Under 10 3 42,500 



Not stated 43 1,444,000 



