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.
Ha trevow ow tevi dres an 19ves kansvledhen, bernyow a-dro dhe losedh, disesys ha studhyow treven a ynkressyas. Awos hemma, Kesvaow Yeghes a veu selys, ha gansa an omgemeryans rag yeghesweyth, karthkleudhyans, dowrgleudhyans, provians dowr, dyghtyans stretys, mentons ynkleudhvaow, rewlyans lattiow ha moy. Kresen Kernow a syns divers lyvrow ha derivasow ow tochya an Kesvaow ma hag awtoritas yeghesel diwettha, may’s teves nebes anedha mappow leun a vanylyon ha delinyansow, ow provia yndella vu meur y les yn istori teythyek.langbot langbot