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Report to Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State For the Home Department, from the Poor Law Commissioners, on an Inquiry Into the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of Great Britain; With Appendices

Chapter 1: REPORT TO HER MAJESTY’S PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT, FROM THE POOR LAW COMMISSIONERS, ON AN INQUIRY INTO THE SANITARY CONDITION OF THE LABOURING POPULATION OF GREAT BRITAIN; WITH APPENDICES.
By Edwin Chadwick
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A detailed governmental inquiry compiles observations and reports from medical officers, assistant commissioners, and local boards to assess the sanitary conditions affecting the labouring population across towns and rural districts. It gathers mortality and disease data, documents drainage, sewage, housing, and overcrowding, and surveys the prevalence of fever and other epidemic and endemic illnesses. The volume presents regional case studies and technical appendices, contrasts living conditions, identifies sanitary causes of sickness, and outlines practical measures and cottage improvements aimed at reducing disease and strengthening public health infrastructure.

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Title: Report to Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State For the Home Department, from the Poor Law Commissioners, on an Inquiry Into the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of Great Britain; With Appendices

Author: Edwin Chadwick

Release date: April 16, 2021 [eBook #65090]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

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REPORT
 
TO
 
HER MAJESTY’S PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT,
 
FROM THE
POOR LAW COMMISSIONERS,
 
ON AN INQUIRY INTO THE
SANITARY CONDITION
OF THE
LABOURING POPULATION OF GREAT BRITAIN;
 
WITH
APPENDICES.

Presented to both Houses of Parliament, by Command of Her Majesty, July, 1842.
LONDON:
PRINTED BY W. CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET,
FOR HER MAJESTY’S STATIONERY OFFICE.
1842.