Project Gutenberg 2014-11-07 Public domain in the USA. 211 Jephson, Henry (Henry Lorenzo) 1844 1914 Jephson, Henry Lorenzo The Sanitary Evolution of London E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Quentin Campbell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Sanitary Evolution of London" by Henry Jephson is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book examines the public health conditions in London, focusing on the sanitary challenges faced by its enormous population and how these conditions evolved over time due to a lack of effective governance and public health measures. Jephson discusses the historical context, diseases prevalent in the city, and the societal implications of neglecting public health. At the start of the book, the author outlines the critical importance of public health to the strength and viability of a nation, emphasizing that the health of London’s populace plays a vital role not just locally but nationally. He illustrates the grim realities of life in the city for the lower classes, who suffered from rampant diseases exacerbated by inadequate sanitation. Jephson highlights the responses to cholera outbreaks and the slow recognition by the government, local authorities, and society at large of their responsibility to improve health conditions, noting the complex interplay between commerce, governance, and public health. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Public health -- England -- London RA Text Category: History - British Category: Health & Medicine 1143356 2025-09-19T06:07:23.489261 text/html 1115276 2024-10-24T12:09:43 text/html 630393 2025-09-19T06:07:40.840249 application/epub+zip 642496 2025-09-19T06:07:27.227269 application/epub+zip 476114 2025-09-19T06:07:25.018270 application/epub+zip 1076634 2025-09-19T06:07:49.426144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 980345 2025-09-19T06:07:38.308211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 680148 2022-09-21T13:28:23.438874 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 923835 2025-09-19T06:07:20.429296 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 903875 2024-10-24T12:09:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15942 2025-09-19T06:07:49.572166 application/rdf+xml 14282 2025-09-19T06:07:25.196273 image/jpeg 2011 2025-09-19T06:07:25.110270 image/jpeg 581650 2025-09-19T06:07:23.571353 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog