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Sanitary Commission Dispatch
- When
- March 1855
- Where
- Scutari
The British government sent a Sanitary Commission to Scutari in March 1855 due to severe overcrowding and defective sewers.
Overcrowding, defective sewers, and lack of ventilation at the barracks necessitated the dispatch of a Sanitary Commission by the British government to Scutari in March 1855. This occurred almost six months after Nightingale had arrived.
Sources
- Florence Nightingale Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21
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