THE SANITARY CONDITION OF THE POOR IN RELATION TO DISEASE, POVERTY, AND CRIME WITH AN APPENDIX ON THE CONTROL AND PREVENTION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. * * * * * BY BENSON BAKER, M.R.C.S.E., DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER AND PUBLIC VACCINATOR OF CHRIST CHURCH, SAINT MARYLEBONE, MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, LICENTIATE IN MIDWIFERY, FELLOW OF THE OBSTETRICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON, L.S.A., F.A.S.L. * * * * * LONDON: W. TWEEDIE, 337, STRAND, W.C. 1866. _ONE SHILLING_. * * * * * LONDON: “MARYLEBONE MERCURY” STEAM PRINTING OFFICES, 6, NORTH STREET, MANCHESTER SQUARE, W. PREFACE. The following pages having already appeared in the form of letters in the _Marylebone Mercury_, any preface on my part might be deemed unnecessary. Having been repeatedly asked to collect and publish them, I intended to revise if not rewrite the whole, but my professional duties have deprived me of the time, so at once I place them in the hands of my indulgent readers. This pamphlet does not pretend to be a treatise on Hygiène, but simply to hint at some of the evils which arise from the neglect of sanitary regulations, also to suggest some simple remedies, and further to try and induce men to regard health as one of the most valuable and sacred gifts of God. BENSON BAKER. 94, _Lisson Grove_, _N.W._ THE SANITARY CONDITION OF THE POOR, IN RELATION TO DISEASE, POVERTY, AND CRIME.