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The Sanitary Administration of Belfast in the Mid‐1990s
Author(s) -
LAMONT J. R.,
McMANUS E. W.,
SUTTON G. K.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1995.tb01173.x
Subject(s) - sewerage , legislation , administration (probate law) , politics , public health , utopia , public administration , welfare , population , environmental planning , geography , political science , environmental health , engineering , environmental engineering , law , medicine , nursing
The paper presented in 1898 by F. W. Lockwood (a) provided a detailed description of the many and varied factors contributing to the health and welfare of the population of Belfast, and (b) took a forward look as to where improvements could be foreseen. This paper considers the issues which were raised almost a hundred years ago and assesses the changes and developments in the fields of politics, legislation, demography, topography, water, sewerage, environmental health, public health, waste management and housing. It is likely that Lockwood would be satisfied by the overall improvement to people's general health and their environment, although the utopia he wished for is still some way off.