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In the 19th Century firm foundations were created for public health in this country by such giants as Chadwick, Simon, Farr, Snow, Duncan, Budd and many others. These were manifested by the Poor Law Institutions, the Public Health Act of 1875, sanitary issues such as the control of cholera in urban areas, and concern with the provision of unadulterated food.