Excerpt from The London Journal of Arts and Sciences, Vol. 7: Containing Full Descriptions of the Principles and Details of Every New Patent, Also Original Communications on Subjects Connected With Science and Philosophy, Particularly Such as Embrace the Most Recent Inventions and Discoveries in Practical MechanicsIt being stated in the reports, that the supplies of all the water companies in the metropolis and its suburbs are taken from the river Thames, except the New River Company and the East London, which latter company is supplied from the river Lea, and that a partial supply of the New River Company during the summer season, is also taken fromthe Thames, at an establishment formed at Broken Wharf, Upper Thames Street, I feel less dith culty in coming to the conclusion, that a filter may be formed under the bed of the Thames itself for each company, competent to furnish a quantity of water equal to the consumption Of the metropolis and its suburbs, and in every respect more pure than filtration can make it generally, in consequence of the great depth at which the filtering bed may be made, as Wlll be shown hereafter.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.