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A History of the County of Oxford
… universal improvement in domestic amenities (gas, water supply, electricity, and sanitation) during the earlier 20th …
A History of the County of Oxford
… During the 1830s and 1840s the inspectors negotiated for supply of street-lighting, probably oversaw paving and … scavenging of roads, sewage disposal and drainage, water supply, public health, and suppression of nuisances. Members … for street lighting, and for gas and (later) electricity supply; from the early 20th century it also ran the new …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and Oct. 6th: the spring fair is noted for an abundant supply of horses and cattle. The manufacture of thread-lace …
A History of the County of Essex
… in the manorial economy in the 16th and 17th centuries, supply- ing wool for the cloth trade of Colchester and other …
A History of the County of Essex
… inspected, the vestry resolved to attempt to improve water supply, drainage, and unfit housing. In 1866 a vestry … in Wivenhoe brook, acknowledged the need for a pure water supply. In 1872 water was piped from the corner of Mill field … in 1886 typhoid cases were linked with a polluted water supply. 87 In 1902 the urban district council opened a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… several complaints, notably about the polluted water supply, no services were provided to Lower Wolvercote until …