jan 1, 1848 - Later on in the 1800s, most human waste in England was outside because of the lack of toilets for their increasing population. Furthermore, because of this problem, it led to the Public Health Act in 1848 and the Sanitary Act in 1866, making the local authorities in charge of regulating sanitation.
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jan 1, 1848
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~ 178 years ago