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Title: The Pictorial handbook of London : comprising its antiquities, architecture, arts, manufacture, trade, social, literary, and scientific institutions, exhibitions, and galleries of art : together with some account of the principal suburbs and most attractive localities ; illustrated with two hundred and five engravings on wood, by Branston, Jewitt, and others and a new and complete map, engraved by Lowry
Year: 1854 (1850s)
Authors: Weale, John, 1791-1862
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Publisher: London : Henry G. Bohn
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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. In the firstsix months but 4350 women attended, while in the second six monthsthe number increased to 10,352 ; and this increase has been, and con-tinues to be, progressive week by week ; a progress so steady, andaccompanied by such thankfulness on the part of the washers, that thecommittee feel satisfied they will soon be called upon to complete theremaining half of the wash-house, which is still unfinished for wantof the necessary funds—about 1500/. The floors of the bath rooms and washing rooms, the divisions be- BATHS AND WASHHOUSES. 257 tween the baths and.ilwash-tubs, are all slate.The baths are of zinc,and each bath room con-tains 36 superficial feetof surface, and is pro-vided with a looking-glass, seat, pegs to hangup the clothes, and otherlittle conveniences. Thequantity of clean andfresh water for eachbath is between 50 and60 gallons. The pricefor a first-class warmbath is 6*6?., providing 2towels; and for a second-class warm bath, 2d.,providing 1 towel.We cannot afford
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more space than isrequired for thishasty description ofthese useful institutions.In the largest sense theyare charitable institutions,for they provide, bymeans of the super-abundant capital of thericher class, for the com-fort and health of thepoorer class; but whilstthus benefited, the poorhave the satisfaction offeeling that they pay aprice for this luxury andmeans of health fully ade-quate to reward the capi-talist, and to encouragethe philanthropist to pur- ii:iwi nniiinniiiiiM.; iiniiiiijTTiTFTTTTTTnniTTtrnrrirr^rl* i ■S^SS^re^---^ ^^,^^^. No. 3*. :ie his search for opportunities to benefit the poor without sacrificing;:eir independence, or lessening their inducements to continue with,ieerfulness their daily toil. We have now only to add, that foreign countries are followingith alacrity and zeal the example we have set them. France,(rough the recommendations of a commission appointed by herresident, has already voted 24,000/. to aid in the erection ofibhc Baths and Laundries in

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