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Health reform urged as towns suffer rising deaths from disease
A London journal argues that vaccination, sanitation, and drainage are key to reducing mortality. It cites Registrar figures showing higher death rates in towns like York, Lancashire, and Yorkshire, hits on overcrowding and poor drainage, and calls for unified sewerage systems and Health of Towns measures to protect visitors and residents alike.
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Lord Ebury
London
England
Wales
Thames
West Midland
North-Western
Cheshire
Lancashire
Yorkshire
Isle of Wight
Newton Abbot
Torquay
Cheltenham
Eastborne
Barnstaple
Ilfracombe
Mudford
Lowestoft
Brighton
Isle of Thanet
Ramsgate
Margate
Hastings
Clifton
Yarmouth
Kent
Sussex
Surrey
Yorkhe
Dover
Bath
St. Leonard’s
Times