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        1. Sir Edwin Chadwick KCB was an English social reformer who is noted for his leadership in reforming the Poor Laws in England and instituting major reforms in urban sanitation and public health.
        2. First published in , this is a full-scale and definitive account of the life and work of Sir Edwin Chadwick.
        3. Sir Edwin Chadwick KCB (24 January – 6 July ) was an English social reformer who is noted for his leadership in reforming the Poor Laws in England.
        4. This collection includes a reprint of Finer's biography, The Life and Times of Sir Edwin Chadwick, Chadwick's Sanitary Report and many of his rarer.

          5. First published in , this is a full-scale and definitive account of the life and work of Sir Edwin Chadwick..

          Edwin Chadwick

          British social reformer (1800–1890)

          Sir Edwin ChadwickKCB (24 January 1800 – 6 July 1890) was an English social reformer who is noted for his leadership in reforming the Poor Laws in England and instituting major reforms in urban sanitation and public health.

          A disciple of Utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham, he was most active between 1832 and 1854; after that he held minor positions, and his views were largely ignored. Chadwick pioneered the use of scientific surveys to identify all phases of a complex social problem, and pioneered the use of systematic long-term inspection programmes to make sure the reforms operated as planned.

          Early life

          Edwin Chadwick was born on 24 January 1800 at Longsight, Manchester, Lancashire[1] His mother, Teresa,[2] died when he was still a young child, yet to be named.

          His father, James Chadwick, tutored the scientist John Dalton in music and botany[3] and was considered t