Book ID: CBB001550855

Sanitary Reform in Victorian Britain (2012)

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Allen-Emerson, Michelle (Editor)
Choi, Tina Young (Editor)
Hamlin, Christopher S. (Editor)


Pickering & Chatto


Publication Date: 2012
Edition Details: 3 volumes
Physical Details: 1280 pp.
Language: English

Sanitary reform was one of the great debates of the nineteenth century. Unprecedented urban growth significantly increased the spread of disease. This presented new challenges to public health not least because the relationship between sanitary conditions and disease was not universally acknowledged. Opinions from those involved in medicine, engineering, civic development, architecture and politics are all represented, providing a wide overview of Victorian society. This six volume edition, published in two parts, makes available for the first time a modern, edited collection of rare nineteenth-century documents specifically addressing sanitary reform. The collection includes material on Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester, Dublin and London, giving a nationwide perspective on the conditions of British urban life. It covers burial, sewerage, water supply, public baths, housing and inspection. The material comes from newspapers and journals, reports of Medical Health Officers and government agencies, architectural guides and promotional literature from sanitary communities. This unique resource is an invaluable tool for researchers of the History of Science and Medicine and Victorian Studies.

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J. Andrew Charles
Karimkhanzand, Mostafa
Steere-Williams, Jacob
Stark, James F.
Schneider, Daniela Ribeiro
Richardson, Nigel
Concepts
Public health
Sanitation
Disease and diseases
Medicine
Health
Medicine and government
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
Qajar dynasty, Iran (1794-1925)
20th century, early
18th century
Places
Great Britain
United States
England
London (England)
Iran
Brazil
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