Expert: Joseph Logue - 12/19/2005

Question
Could you please tell me ther main features/criteria of the very first british public health act.

Many thanks,
Jonathan

Answer
Hello Jonathan,

Sorry if it's taken me a bit to answer; I didn't receive the original email.

This is the kind of question that is perfect for the Web, as most governmental agencies have Web presences and their sites can be trusted.  I'll give you the URLs for the sites below, but from what I gather the Act gave the government specific control of things that might be injurious to the public health.  This had and has many implications, which you'll see.  Start here:

http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/317/7158/596  

and then read these sites for excellent information (click and drag the URLs, then paste them into the address bar) --

http://www.cieh.org/about/history/1848pha.htm

http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/317/7158/549

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/bitesize/standard/history/1830_1930/publ...  (this one seems to be for children)

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0999/is_n7158_v317/ai_21152344

That should get you up and running, Jonathan.  Thanks for visiting AllExperts.

SIncerely,

Joseph Logue