Original sentence: However, this law was not always followed by transportation providers and the spread of contagious diseases such as typhus continued.In 1803, the British Parliament passed the Passenger Vessels Act.Landlords who feared the emigration of their population lobbied extensively for this piece of legislation, and where one could previously travel to Canada for ₤3-4, the price for the same passage was in some cases raised to ₤10 or more
Edited sentence: However, this law was not always followed by transportation providers and the spread of infectious diseases such as typhus continued.In 1803, the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed the Passenger Vessels Act.Landlords who feared the emigration of their population lobbied extensively for this piece of legislation, and where one could previously travel to Canada for £3-4, the price for the same passage was in some cases raised to £10 or more