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Report of an inquiry into the water supply and sanitary condition of Aberdare, 1853 [image 1 of 27]

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This Report to the General Board of Health, published in 1853, was a damning indictment of the new industrial town of Aberdare. Massive industrial growth accompanied by a rapid increase in population had led to the creation of slum conditions in which disease proliferated.

Owner:
Aberdare Library
Creator:
T. W. Rammell
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Reproduced by permission of Aberdare Library
Copyright Details:
Aberdare Library 2002
Publisher Ref:
GTJ01115
Item uploaded:
5/2/2010
Date originally created:
1853
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