Report on The Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of Great Britain, 1842, Edwin Chadwick

Chadwicks report

He explained why these simple emasures had not been implmented alreday

He was clear what had to be done

Reaction

Chadwick explained what was cause (although wrong)

Pointed the finger at vested interests that incumbered improvemnet

Stressed the connection between overcrowding, epidemics and death

The inadequacy of the existing water supplies, drainage and sewerge sytem supplies

Some angered

Whole hearted acceptance

Sir James Graham

Was reluctant to act on the findings

He set a royal commission on the Health of Towns

To investigate more full the legislative and financial side of Chadwicks proposals