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    By Royal Sanitary Commission
    London   George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode
    13.5" by 9" 3-449, xxv; 177pp
    The first editions of two very scarce reports examining the state of public health across England and Wales in the 1860s and 1870s.
    By Royal Sanitary Commission

    1870-871 First and Second Report of the Royal Sanitary Commission

    London   George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode
    13.5" by 9" 3-449, xxv; 177pp
    The first editions of two very scarce reports examining the state of public health across England and Wales in the 1860s and 1870s.
    £140.00
    : 2kgs / : 973F2
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    Description

    First Edition, Leather Binding, Very Scarce

    Present here is the vanishingly scarce First Report, 'with the minutes of evidence up to 5th August 1869', published in 1870. With a lengthy appendix to the rear.

    The second volume is the scarce 1871 'Second Report of the Royal Sanitary Commission, Vol. 1. The Report'.

    The commission these reports were produced for aimed to assess the effectiveness of existing sanitary laws and recommend reforms to improve urban and rural hygiene. 

    Drawing on extensive evidence from medical officers, engineers, and local authorities, the reports covered topics such as water supply, sewage disposal, housing conditions, burial practices, and disease prevention.

    With the stamp of the Ministry of Health Library to a front blank, and to a small number of further leaves.

    These reports aimed to promote a systematised approach to public health in response to persistent outbreaks of cholera, typhoid, and other preventable diseases.

    Condition

    In a half calf binding, with marbled paper covered boards. Light rubbing to joints and back strip head and tail. Head and tail of rear joint starting, with board holding firm. Front joint starting, with board firmly held. Library stamp to a front blank. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with the odd library stamp.

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