| Rectangular houses with zinc roofs and concrete floors are common in villages and small towns. |
| Inside the towns, quarantine went into effect, with the sick isolated in prisonlike infirmaries called lazarettos. |
| More cosmopolitan was the world of the spa towns and fashionable resorts, where cures were only one attraction among many. |
| The contract also required that two towns be established with at least 300 persons in each town. |
| The number of bricks used for the huge retaining walls through which railways entered towns and cities is incalculable. |
| Ms McEvoy said zoning in small villages and towns was essential to ensure controlled, structured and sustainable development. |
