19th Century Public Health Flashcards
What era was the 19th century?
Industrial Revolution
What were problems of the industrial revolution?
(People moved to ____ = ______ Poor _____ ______, built _____, c_____ and very _____ together Population growth __ million in 1750 to __ million in 1900, towns were ____ S+R quickly piled up in cities to create h____ s___)
People moved to cities = overpopulation
Poor quality houses, built quickly, cheaply and very close together
Population growth 11 million in 1750 to 40 million in 1900
Towns were filthy, sewage and rubbish quickly piled up in cities to create horrible smells
What were the problems in 19th century public health?
(O____ and S____, TGS, Ch____)
Overpopulation and slums
The Great Stink
Cholera
The poor were crammed into relatively tiny areas like c____ or ti__ h____ in the ____
There was ____ everywhere because the ___ ____ system could not ____ with it all
The factories belched out smoke and soot from ___ ____ and people had no choice but to ____ ___ this smoke, ___ was created
The poor were crammed into relatively tiny areas like cellars or tiny houses in the slums
There was filth everywhere because the old sewage system could not cope with it all
The factories belched out smoke and soot from coal fires and people had no choice but to breathe in this smoke, smog was created
In 185_ there was a ___ su____ which resulted in the GS and the ____ levels in the ______ fell, the stench was so bad parliament had to ____ _____ and could actually ____
In 1858 there was a hot summer which resulted in the GS and the water levels in the Thames fell, the stench was so bad parliament had to meet elsewhere and could actually kill
Cholera was a deadly disease that originated in _____, it had a nickname of the ____ ____, Ne____ Ex____ Liv____ were terribly effected but L_____was the worst by far
Cholera was a deadly disease that originated in India, it had a nickname of the blue death, Newcastle Exeter Liverpool were terribly effected but London was the worst by far
What were the solutions to these problems?
(JS EC JB AOP)
John Snow
Edwin Chadwick
Joseph Bazalgette
Acts Of Parliament
How did Snow, Chadwick and Bazalgette help? (No detail because cards in Cholera section0
Snow - Cholera Cause
Chadwick - Book
Bazalgette - Sewer System
How did Acts Of Parliament help? P1
(For a long time they preferred a LF attitude which means DN, they believed the governments should not interfere with ____ ____ but it was no longer an option
The Public Health Act Of 184_, taxpayers raised money to appoint a LBoH which used the money to keep ____ cl___, improve _____ supply and se_______ and fight _____ _____ like ____)
For a long time they preferred a laissez faire attitude which means do nothing, they believed the governments should not interfere with people’s lives but it was no longer an option
The Public Health Act Of 1848, taxpayers raised money to appoint a local board of health which used the money to keep streets clean, improve water supply and sewerage and fight infectious diseases like cholera
How did Acts Of Parliament help? P2
(The Sanitary Act of 186_ which enabled ____ to improve dr____ and se___ for ___ quality h___, forced _____ to locate and address _____ though they were hard to d____ and easy to ig____
The 2nd Public Health Act of 187_ meant ____ were now forced to charge taxes to appoint a LBoH, MOs in charge of health and in____ to ensure improvements were being made, to provide and maintain safe ____ supplies and se____, regulate c___ housing and l___ housing to improve their quality and improve the quality of new S + H
The Artisans’ Dwelling Act of 187_ which forced ___ to buy SH from landlords, _____ it and replace it with higher quality ____, get L-ILs from the government to pay for these improvements)
The Sanitary Act of 1866 which enabled councils to improve drainage and sewerage for poor quality house, forced councils to locate and address nuissances though they were hard to define and easy to ignore
The 2nd Public Health Act of 1875 meant councils were now forced to charge taxes to appoint a local board of health, medical officers in charge of health and inspectors to ensure improvements were being made, to provide and maintain safe water supplies and sewerage, regulate cellar housing and lodging housing to improve their quality and improve the quality of new streets and houses
The Artisans’ Dwelling Act of 1876 which forced councils to buy slums housing from landlords, demolish it and replace it with higher quality housing, get low-interest loans from the government to pay for these improvements
When did working class men get the vote?
1867
