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Chadwick Sanitary Report
Also Known As Report on the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of Great Britain
Hygiene and Sanitation
Edwin Chadwick 1842 Report on the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of Great Britain, which argued that disease among the poor was driven by filth and inadequate drainage rather than moral failing, and pressed for centralized sanitary infrastructure, work credited with laying groundwork for Britain first public health legislation.
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Milestone Year Milestone DateCited source gives the year 1842 only, no month or day; 1842-01-01 stored as the year placeholder, matching the entity's own live milestone-year=1842. Classification
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Chadwick's Sanitary Report is the document whose findings directly prompted this Act the following year.
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Source Wikipedia: Edwin ChadwickArticle texttier 2Quote, Article text
His Report on The Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of Great Britain, begun in 1839 and published in 1842, was researched and published at his own expense, and became the best-selling publication produced by the Stationery Office to date.
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Edwin Chadwick 1842 Report on the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of Great Britain, which argued that disease among the poor was driven by filth and inadequate drainage rather than moral failing, and pressed for centralized sanitary infrastructure, work credited with laying groundwork for Britain first public health legislation.
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His Report on The Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of Great Britain, begun in 1839 and published in 1842, was researched and published at his own expense, and became the best-selling publication produced by the Stationery Office to date.
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