sanitary reform movement clean party vs dirty party

• supported reform (cleaning up towns)
• 1844 health of towns association set up

         - campaigned for healthier conditions in towns

         -pressured government to pass a public health bill

• supported chadwicks ideas
• government produced a public health bill in 1847 due to the pressure from the health of twns association

• opposed reform (supported laissez-faire attitudes)

         - not the governments responsiblity to clean up towns

         - cost too much

• believed that the poor should help themselves
• poor coldn't vote so government didn't see a reason to help them
• opposed the public health bill of 1847