The sanitary state of Belfast, with suggestions for its improvement
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Malcolm, A. G. 'The sanitary state of Belfast, with suggestions for its improvement'. - Belfast: Belfast Social Inquiry Society, No. 4, 1852 , pp1-31 with 8 appended mapsDownload Item:
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Abstract:
Having devoted earnest attention for several
years past to the sanitary circumstances of this town, and having
observed certain uniform results and conditions in its vital statistics
connected with its physical state, I feel myself in a position
to lay before the Section some points of interest thereon, which
may not be generally known even to residents, and certainly not
to the majority of the Members before whom I have the honour
of appearing. In the first place, I shall briefly detail the sanitary characteristics
of Belfast; secondly, I shall attempt to show that the
vital statistics of this town fully corroborate the sanitary laws
already established ; thirdly, I shall prove that the tendency
to epidemic visitations and outbreaks, and the mortality in such,
are here on the increase; and conclude with a few suggestions
as to the objects most demanded to improve the public health of
this town.
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A paper read before the Statistical Section of the British Association, at Belfast, September 7, 1852
Author: Malcolm, A. G.
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Belfast Social Inquiry SocietyType of material:
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Journal of the Belfast Social Inquiry SocietyNo. 4, 1852
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Public health, Belfast, SanitationISSN:
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