First Special Report of the Factory Inspectors of Illinois on Small-Pox in the Tenement House Sweat-Shops of Chicago, 1894 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Illinois; Office Of Factory Inspector

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0656359315 ISBN 13: 9780656359318

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Uncover a pivotal moment in urban public health history.

This 1894 report examines small-pox in Chicago’s tenement house sweat-shops, revealing how disease, factory work, and crowded living spaces collided—and how officials answered (or failed to) protect the public.

In clear, documentary detail, the book lays out the health crisis, the gaps in record‑keeping, and the dangers posed by concealed outbreaks. It presents vivid examples from streets and shops, and it analyzes why prohibition of tenement manufacture became the inspectors’ chosen remedy.

• How urban disease spread tied to garment work in crowded tenements.
• Why yellow warning cards and public health measures sometimes failed to stop transmission.
• Real‑world challenges inspectors faced in enforcing laws during an epidemic.
• A historical look at policy debates on regulating or banning tenement manufacturing.

Ideal for readers of labor history, public health, and urban policy, this edition sheds light on the difficult choices that shaped Chicago’s response to a deadly outbreak.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0656359315
• ISBN 13: 9780656359318
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 61