Vital Statistics

Several valuable papers by Dr. J. S. Billings, on the computation of these Statistics.

Numerous important articles on the Adulteration of Food.

Improved Tenement-Houses As A Business Investment

Illustrations of Buildings in New York and London.

The Public School-Houses Of New York City

An incisive, accurate series of Reports by Special Agents, with illustrations of the most extraordinary cases.

Cottage Hospitals

The first numbers in a series of papers by Henry C. Burdett, of London, valuable to Physicians, Architectsand Sanitarians.

Lofty Buildings

Their disadvantages. Two papers by Prof. R. Kerr, of Kings College, London. Valuable in connection with the current discussion of that subject.

Public Baths And Wash-Houses

The first of a series of papers on the Public Provision of Bathing Facilities in Cities.

Plumbing Apprenticeship

A discussion by Master and Journeymen Plumbers.

Its more strictly Technical Articles contain, among others: A History of American Water-works Practice, in its full Reviews of Reports of Water-works Engineers and City Engineers. These are probably the fullest notice of this subject which is accessible. Comments on Notable Examples of Water-work Construction at home and abroad. Reports on the Quaker Bridge Dam (New York Water-supply), by B. S. Church, C. E., and Isaac Newton, C. E.

The Water-Supply Of London

A series of papers by an English Water-works Engineer.

Notes on Sewerage Practice in the United States and Europe.

Original Data on the Memphis Sewerage.

A Thorough Description Of The New Main Sewerage System Of Boston, Mass

Elaborately illustrated. These articles, both text and illustrations, were prepared by one of the Engineers in charge of the work.

Illustrated Descriptions of Plumbing, Heating, Lighting and Ventilation of Notable Buildings, showing the best modern practice. These include, among others, the Metropolitan Opera-house, Stables of Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt, the Manhattan Storage Warehouse, the Russian and Turkish Baths in the Hoffman House, the Mutual Life Insurance Company's Building, and Bridgeport Hospital. These descriptions are prepared with great care, and are fully illustrated.

American Plumbing Practice

By a New York Master Plumber.

English Plumbing Practice

By an English Journeyman Plumber.

These papers show the practice of the trade in the two countries where plumbing is best developed.

The Steam-Fitting And Steam-Heating Of Houses

By a Practical Steam-fitter, under the nom deplume "Thermus."

Gas And Electricity

Processes of Gas Manufacture. The Vienna Electrical Exhibition is described, with illustrations, in the Special Correspondence of an American Electrical Engineer.

Healthy Foundations For Houses

A series of papers by Glenn Brown, Architect.