text_original: The Act was, in the first instance, confined to London and large towns, and local authorities were only empowered not compelled to act, but even so, the Act was an important instalment of the policy of " sewage
text_transcription: THE ACT WAS IN THE FIRST INSTANCE CONFINED TO LONDON AND LARGE TOWNS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES WERE ONLY EMPOWERED NOT COMPELLED TO ACT BUT EVEN SO THE ACT WAS AN IMPORTANT INSTALLMENT OF THE POLICY OF SEWAGE
phonemes: ðɪ ˈækt wʌz, ɪnðə fˈɜːst ˈɪnstəns, kənfˈaɪnd tə lˈʌndən ænd lˈɑːɹdʒ tˈaʊnz, ænd lˈoʊkəl ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz wɜːɹ ˈoʊnli ɛmpˈaʊɚd nˌɑːt kəmpˈɛld tʊ ˈækt, bˌʌt ˈiːvən sˈoʊ, ðɪ ˈækt wʌz ɐn ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt ɪnstˈɔːlmənt ʌvðə pˈɑːlɪsi ʌv " sˈuːɪdʒ