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John Clay

(active 1816), Printseller

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Joanne Chamberlain

04 March 2019, 10:08

I think this may relate to this portrait In 1842 the Reverend John Clay published 'The Report on the Sanitary Conditions of Preston'. He argued that Preston’s high death rate was due to poor housing, inefficient sewerage and water supplies and the build-up of rubbish.