Health of Towns Association

Health of Towns Association Meeting, 1847

The Health of Towns Association was formed at a meeting in Exeter Hall, London on 11 December 1844 and was a key organisation in the development of public health in the United Kingdom .[1] Its formation followed the 1843 establishment of the Royal Commission into the Health of Towns[2] chaired by Sir Edwin Chadwick, which produced a series of reports on poor and unsanitary conditions in British cities, quickly prompting the creation of Health of Towns Association branches in several major cities, including Edinburgh, Liverpool and Manchester.[1]

These national and local movements led to the passing of the Public Health Act 1848.[3]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ashton, John; Ubido, Janet (1991). "The Healthy City and the Ecological Idea". Journal of the Society for the Social History of Medicine 4 (1): 173–181. doi:10.1093/shm/4.1.173. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131224102422/http://www.johnrashton.securemachines.co.uk/documentbank/the healthy city and the ecological idea.pdf. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
2. ↑ "List of commissions and officials: 1840-1849". https://www.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol9/pp28-41#h2-0005. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
3. ↑ "The 1848 Public Health Act". https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/towncountry/towns/tyne-and-wear-case-study/about-the-group/public-administration/the-1848-public-health-act/. Retrieved 29 May 2020.

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