No. XXI. PAGE Pets of he Cors Institution for the Appli Creva of Setence to the Purposes of or the House 150 bis ever, in which the Affusion of ..as been applied in the London Recovery, By W. P. Dimsdale, M.D. 218 No. CXL. Extract from an Account of the Mode of purifying Water, at Paisley, in Scotland. By Sir JOHN SINCLAIR, Bart. THE idea of furnishing the inhabitants of Paisley with good water, occurred to a gentleman of that place, in consequence of the plans which he had executed for the improvement of his bleaching grounds. As the measure has been attended with success, is of great importance to the health and cornfort of the poor, and may easily be adopted in other towns similarly situated, it is very deserving of attention*. * This account, in its original publication, made part of Sir John Sinclair's "Code of Health and Longevity." The reader will find it in page 260 of the first volume; and connected with it a great deal of curious and interesting information on the subject. The account was sent to Sir John Sinclair by the Rev. Robert Boog, the minister of Paisley; to whom the public is indebted for the useful information which it contains. No. XXI. PAGE Prospectus of the Cork Institution for the Application of Science to the common Purposes of Life, No. XXII. 150 Report of the Visitor and Guardians of the House of Industry at Winchester, No. XXIII. Extract from a Treatise on the Amusements of the Poor. By Don Gasper Melchior de Jovellanos, late Minister of Grace and Justice in Spain, No. XXIV. Reports of the Visitors of the Cotton and other Mills and Factories in the County of Derby; delivered in at the adjourned Quarter Sessions of that County, in August 1807, No. XXV. The Report of the Royal College of Physicians of London, on Vaccination: with the Opinions of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of Dublin and Edinburgh; and of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of London, Edinburgh, and Dublin, No. XXVI. 155 161 171 181 Cases of Typhus Fever, in which the Affusion of Cold Water has been applied in the London House of Recovery. By W. P. Dimsdale, M.D. 218 No. CXL. Extract from an Account of the Mode of purifying Water, at Paisley, in Scotland. By Sir JOHN SINCLAIR, Bart. THE idea of furnishing the inhabitants of Paisley with good water, occurred to a gentleman of that place, in consequence of the plans which he had executed for the improvement of his bleaching grounds. As the measure has been attended with success, is of great importance to the health and cornfort of the poor, and may easily be adopted in other towns similarly situated, it is very deserving of attention*. This account, in its original publication, made part of Sir John Sinclair's "Code of Health and Longevity.” *The reader will find it in page 260 of the first volume; and connected with it a great deal of curious and interesting information on the subject. The account was sent to Sir John Sinclair by the Rev. Robert Boog, the minister of Paisley; to whom the public is indebted for the useful information which it contains. |