Author | : Great Britain. Poor Law Commissioners |
File Size | : 41,8 Mb |
Publisher | : Unknown |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 19 May 2024 |
ISBN | : OXFORD:600031954 |
Pages | : 556 pages |
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 by Great Britain. Poor Law Commissioners Book PDF Summary
This report includes a careful analysis of causes of death in 1838 and 1839 and gives a clear description of insanitary conditions in England and Wales. Due to this and an earlier 1833 report, the foundations of later systems of government inspection were laid, a Public Health Act was passed in 1848, and a General Board of Health was established. Includes maps illustrating public health issues such as deaths, contagious or epidemic diseases, housing conditions, etc.