3 Public Health And Poverty Flashcards
Between what years was the cholera pandemic in London?
1846-1960
What was cholera caused by?
Dirty water
In 1854 soho, how many people died in a month?
616
Who made a map showing where all the people died?
Dr John Snow
What road was the water pump on?
Broad Street
In what year was 80% of the population living in the countryside
1750
In what year did 50% of the population live in the countryside.
1850
Between 1750 - 1810, Manchesters population increases massively, 35,000 to …
353,000
In 1820 what was the life expectancy for an adult?
40
In 1820 what was the infant mortality rate?
15%
How much was one loaf of bread
2 shillings
New housing was built, it was often cramped, how many people might be in a room
8 people
In what year what did Edwin Chadwick write the sanity report
1842
Who wrote the sanity report
Edwin Chadwick
What did Edwin Chadwick write
The sanity report
What did the Sanity report lead to
The public health act
In what year was the public heath act
1848
How many copies of the Sanity Report were sold
Over 30,000
What did the Sanity Report point out
Patterns between poor sanitation and disease, death rates and low life expectancy
By what percentage did Manchesters population grow?
47%
By what percentage did the housing grow in Manchester
15%
In 1848 what did the public heath act lead to
Boards being set up locally around uk
The local boards were set up to focus what
Looking after health and sanitation of local areas
