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Events on Thursday 31 August 1848 1
1848Public Health Act passed in BritainFirst major British public health lawThe Public Health Act received royal assent on 31 August, as cholera returned to Britain. It created a General Board of Health and allowed local boards to manage drainage, sewers and water supply. It was a foundation of modern sanitary reform.