I wonder, when did water faucets become accessible in every household? I'm curious to see if it was common to have running water in the mid 1800's. If not, did people get water from the local village well, and how did they access water in big cities?
I'm wondering about plumbing mostly in western countries at that time, but I would love to hear what you know about other sides of the world!
I recently provided an answer to the question Where did office workers in the 19th Century go to the bathroom? that will give you some information about plumbing in a particular time and place (London, c. 1850). There are some sources listed that might be of interest to you. They all concern the development of water infrastructure in England, so here are a few more about different contexts:
David S. Barnes. The Great Stink of Paris and the nineteenth-century struggle against filth and germs. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
Martin V. Melosi. The Sanitary City: urban infrastructure in America from colonial times to the present. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000.
Maureen Ogle. All the Modern Conveniences: American household plumbing, 1840-1890. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.