Creator:

Citizens' Association of New York. Council of Hygiene and Public Health

Publisher:

D. Appleton and Company

Title:

Instructions for New York City Sanitary Survey Inspectors

Date:

1865

Description:

In 1864, the New York Citizens Association, a coalition of civic and sanitary reformers, organized a sanitary survey of New York City. The data collected by 31 medical inspectors were condensed into a report published in 1865, which also included background information on the project, such as this list of instructions for inspectors. Pages xxiv-xxxi of Report of the Council of Hygiene and Public Health of the Citizens Association of New York upon the Sanitary Condition of the City. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1865.

Rights:

The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.

Genre:

Monographs
Excerpts

Format:

Text

Extent:

8 pages

Language:

English

NLM ID:

9918573882206676X39

Profiles Collection:

Risk Factors: Measuring and Rating Health, Illness, and Mortality

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/9918573882206676X39

Story Section:

Public Health Data Collecting, 1860-1900

Exhibit Tags:

health