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
| Author | : Great Britain. Poor Law Commissioners |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 556 |
| Release | : 1842 |
| ISBN-10 | : OXFORD:600031954 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book 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 written by Great Britain. Poor Law Commissioners and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
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