Public Health and Housing Learning Resource
This site explores some of the problems facing the authorities and inhabitants of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ in the mid-nineteenth century. Many of these problems - such as those caused by a growing population and the arrival of new industrial techniques - were also common to other towns.
In the first half of the 19th century ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ was a town with a particularly bad housing problem. Discover the effects of poor housing on the health of the population
This e-learning resource explores the effects of the growth of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ in the mid-19th century on water supply, drainage and sewerage
The problem of disease in the early 19th century was not confined to ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½; it was a national, even an international problem. This resource examines issues relating to disease in ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½
The resources include:
- Images and/or transcripts of original archive materials including parliamentary reports, borough records, correspondence, and biographical information
- Maps and photographsTimeline
- Glossary
- Suggestions for further reading
- Downloads for teachers
Terms of Use and Credits
This site was developed by Manuscripts and Special Collections at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, from an Archive Teaching Unit originally produced by the Department of Manuscripts between 1969 and 1975. The site was published in January 2008.
- More about the project
- Credits and Project Team
- Terms of use