Sewage Farming in Madras and the Suitability of the System for India

matters of ancient history. For my present purpose sanitation may be said to have commenced in the latter half of the century. In 1857 the Royal Sewage Commissioners laid it down as an axiom that " the right way to dispose of town sewage is to apply it continuously to land." However, considerable difficulties were experienced in putting the principle into practice. The heavy soils found in most parts of England, the abundant rainfall throughout the greater part of the year, the low temperature during the winter months, when vegetable life is practically at a standstill, and the difficulty and expense of acquiring suitable lands of sufficient extent in the natural direction of the