ABSTRACT
By 1840, the concerns about Smithfield’s size and location, public health and morality contributed to a general consensus that something had to be done. After the select committee concluded its consideration of the bill to remove Smithfield market in 1828, improvement and removal were still the only two options. The City had modestly increased the size of the market to six and one-half acres, reorganized the space, removed dilapidated buildings and improved drainage. The effort to establish a market in Islington had failed.
