title: William Farr's legacy to the study of inequalities in health.
abstract: This section looks back to some of the ground-breaking contributions to public health, reproducing them in their original form and adding a commentary on their significance from a modern-day perspective. To complement this month's theme issue of the Bulletin, Margaret Whitehead assesses the importance of William Farr's contribution to the study of social inequalities in health.
authors.affiliation: University of Liverpool, England.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Whitehead
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D049672:History, 19th Century; D011634:Public Health / Q000266:history*; D012935:Social Justice / Q000266:history*