Sanitary Ramblings in Bethnal Green by Hector Gavin, 1848

Title: Sanitary Ramblings in Bethnal Green by Hector Gavin, 1848
Description: Sanitary Ramblings is a graphic description of the dreadful living conditions for many of the residents of Bethnal Green in 1848, written by Hector Gavin (1815 – 1855), a Scottish physician. Gavin details the environments people lived in, street by street and how these situations are reflected in their health and mortality.
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Contributor: Royal College of Surgeons of England
Type: Blog
Date: 2023
Subject: Social History; Urban History; Local and Regional History
Geographical Area: Britain and Ireland