The following is a list of the areas in England and Wales which became rural sanitary districts when the Public Health Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 55) came into force in 1875. Sanitary districts were based on poor law unions, and frequently contained areas in more than one county.Note for table: 'RSD' stands for Rural Sanitary District, 'LGD' stands for Local Government District, 'MB' stands for Municipal Borough and 'CB' stands for County Borough.
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