As towns grew in the 19th century, concerns over squalor, disease and housing conditions increased. As a result, Boards of Health were set up, which were responsible for sanitation, sewerage, drainage, water supply, street management, burial ground maintenance, regulation of slaughter houses and more. Kresen Kernow holds a range of books and reports related to these Boards and later sanitary authorities, some of which contain detailed maps and drawings, thus providing a fascinating local history insight.
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