Local Reports on the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of England, in Consequence of an Inquiry Directed to be Made by the Poor Law Commissioners

W.J. Gilbert, Dr. Charles Barham, Edward Carleton Tufnell, Dr. G.S. Jenks, H.H. Newnham and others

Published by Printed by W. Clowes and Sons for Her Majesty's Stationary Office, London, 1842

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8vo, iv + pp444 with charts throughout, complete with 10 b/w lithographic plates of house plans by Standidge & Co. Hardcover no dust jacket. Brown cloth binding with gilt titles to spine in good condition with shelf wear to top & tail of spine and tips of boards and a little rubbing to edges and gilt. Inside previous owners name to front free end paper with all pages in very good condition with a few spots of foxing and a little yellowing. This enquiry into sanitation was the brain-child of lawyer, Edwin Chadwick (1800-1890) who led a team of commissioners who traveled the country trying to document the lives of the poor that resulted in these 24 papers. This damming indictment of society was a cause of great debate and six years later the Public Health Act was passed. A nice copy of this scarce 1st edition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Local Reports on the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of England, in Consequence of an Inquiry Directed to be Made by the Poor Law Commissioners
• Publisher: Printed by W. Clowes and Sons for Her Majesty's Stationary Office, London
• Publication Date: 1842
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
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