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100 1 _aChadwick, Edwin,
_d1800-1890
245 1 2 _aA supplementary report on the results of a special inquiry into the practice of interment in towns.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aAt head of title: Report on the sanitary condition of the labouring population of Great Britain.
500 _aRelease date is 2017-05-02
508 _aProduced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"A Supplementary Report on the Results of a Special Inquiry into the Practice of Interment in Towns" by Edwin Chadwick is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. The report investigates the sanitary conditions resulting from the interment practices among the laboring population in Great Britain, focusing specifically on the health implications of burying the dead in urban areas. It likely presents evidence for recommending changes to interment practices in relation to public health. At the start of the report, Chadwick outlines his motivations for conducting this inquiry at the request of the Home Department. He highlights the need to understand the impact of interments in urban settings on public health, particularly the potential dangers posed by decomposing bodies and their exhalations. The inquiry draws upon testimonies from various stakeholders, including religious ministers and undertakers, indicating a widespread acknowledgment of interments' adverse effects on health. Chadwick also emphasizes the importance of gathering systematic information to propose remedial actions, acknowledging the moral and physical discomfort associated with the subject matter. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWorking class -- Great Britain
653 _aBurial
653 _aMortality -- Statistics
653 _aPublic health -- Great Britain
653 _aCemeteries -- Great Britain
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54646
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