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  1. 1800-1890. English social reformer, author of
  2. the Poor Law Report of 1834. He played a
  3. prominent part in the campaign which resulted
  4. in the Public Health Act 1848. He was
  5. commissioner of the first Board of Health
  6. 1848-54. Self-educated protege of Jeremy
  7. Bentham and advocate of utilitarianism, he
  8. used his influence to implement measures to
  9. eradicate cholera, improve sanitation in
  10. urban areas, and clear slums in British
  11. cities.
  12.