Excerpt from Another Blow for Life
We should like to know how many of the majority of nine are interested in the poisonous and dilapidated dwellings in the parish. The Government, through the Privy Council, should order an independent, extensive, and careful investigation to be made by persons whom they might appoint. They should hear from Inspector Price what number of cellars are occupied in a condition contrary to the law, and to the great damage of life and health. The Building Act should be brought to bear upon the dangerous and dilapidated dwellings which exist. Blocks of houses should be examined, and a note taken of the population of each room. The extent and nature of the water supply should be learnt; also, the nature of the closet accommodation, and the manner in which the dust-contractors and street scavengers do, or rather do not do, their duty. If this inquiry were rightly carried out, we should See where the blame really rests.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book offers an unflinching look at the shocking living conditions of Victorian London's low-income residents. The author, writing in 1863, presents distressing accounts of deplorable housing and sanitation, which created a host of health problems. The author also discusses other factors contributing to infant mortality. Their work serves as a primary document that illuminates some of the most pressing social and economic challenges of their time, and their insights into the negative effects of poor living conditions remain relevant today. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781330525623_0
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Vendeur : PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Royaume-Uni
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