▁purs uing ▁further ▁study ▁across ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁Europe , ▁learning ▁how ▁to ▁make ▁ant ito x ins ▁and ▁obser ving ▁novel ▁approaches ▁to ▁public ▁health ▁education , ▁research , ▁and ▁bi ological ▁manufact ure . ▁Ar ound ▁that ▁time , ▁calls ▁had ▁mounted ▁for ▁a ▁" P aste ur ▁Institute " ▁in ▁Toronto ▁following ▁a ▁ra b ies ▁out break ▁in ▁south western ▁Ontario , ▁since ▁the ▁only ▁closest - available ▁source ▁of ▁life - s aving ▁treatment ▁was ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁Fitz G er ald ▁worked ▁with ▁William ▁F ent on ▁to ▁prepare ▁the ▁ra b ies ▁v acc ine . ▁Following ▁the ▁success , ▁they ▁soon ▁moved ▁to ▁tack le ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁di ph ther ia ▁ant ito x in ▁with ▁a ▁commit ment ▁from ▁Ontario ' s ▁Chief ▁Medical ▁Officer ▁that ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Board ▁of ▁Health ▁would ▁buy ▁the ▁ant ito x in ▁at ▁cost ▁and ▁ultimately ▁dist ribute ▁it ▁for ▁free . ▁The ▁initial ▁work ▁done ▁with ▁a ▁stable ▁of ▁horses ▁in ▁F ent on ' s ▁back yard ▁proved ▁successful , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁Fitz G er ald ▁presented ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Govern ors ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto ▁which ▁included ▁dedic ating ▁any ▁proceed s ▁to ▁the ▁improvement ▁of ▁public ▁health ▁and ▁education . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁the ▁Ant ito x in ▁Labor atory ▁was ▁formally ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁H yg iene .