This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
The lawyer who designed the Public Health Act 1848 was ? 
Select and explain. 
A. John snow, B. Edwin Chadwick, C. Joseph Lister, D. William Fan
B: Edwin Chadwick
Answer: B: Edwin Chadwick 
Explanation: Ans. is 'b' i.e., Edwin Chadwick o The great cholera epidemic of 1832 led Edwin Chadwick (1800-1890), a lawyer in England, to investigate the health of the inhabitants of large towns with a view to improve the conditions under which they live. o Chadwick's repo on "The Sanitary Conditions of the Labouring Population in Great Britain", a landmark in the history of public health, set London and other cities on the way to improve housing and working conditions. o Filth was recognized as man's greatest enemy and with this began an anti-filth crusade, the "great sanitary awakening", which led to the enactment of 'Public Health Act 1948' in England.