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Booklet 3 : History Of Health Flashcards

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1
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What is smallpox?

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A contagious disease caused by the variola virus

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When did the World Health Organisibation declare smallpox eradicated?

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1980

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What percentage of people died who caught smallpox?

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Between 30-60 percent

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Why was smallpox so feared by the public?

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Because it left people blind and scarred

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Which queen died of smallpox in 1694?

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Queen Mary

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What did people think caused smallpox?

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Miasma or bad air

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Who invented vaccination?

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Edward Jenner

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What practice/idea did Lady Mary Montagu bring back from a holiday in Istanbul in 1792?

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innoculation

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What process does this describe: the introduction of a weakened version of a pathogen, so that the immune response is triggered and the body is prepared to fight the actual pathogen if necessary

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Vaccination

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In what year was a cure for smallpox found?

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1798

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When did the government make the eradication of smallpox a priority?

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1853

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12
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What was the population of Britain in 1801?

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16 million

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What was the population of Britain in 1901?

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41 million

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What revolution changed the way people lived between the years 1750-1900?

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The Industrial Revolution

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What two word French term best sums up government attitudes in 19th Century?

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laissez faire’

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What did Louis Pasteur prove?

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The Germ Theory

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When did Louis Pasteur published his theory?

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1861

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18
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What was important about Pasteurs work?

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the idea that disease is spread by tiny organisms he called germs

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19
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What disease occurred in Lincoln in 1905?

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Thyphoid

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Why was there an epidemic in Lincoln in 1905?

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bad water supply, governing body did things on the cheap, raw sewage in the water, increasing population

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What diseases did Robert Koch work on? Name two

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Diptheria, Anthrax, TB, Cholera

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22
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Who developed the idea of ‘magic bullets’?

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Paul Ehrlich

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23
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Give 2 reasons why rapid urbanisation caused disease?

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poor housing, cellar living, overcrowding, no access to clean water, no sewage systems

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24
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What did the ‘magic bullet Salvarsan treat?

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syphilis

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When was the first cholera epidemic in Britain?

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1831-32

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26
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Where did the first Cholera epidemic take place in Britain?

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Sunderland

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27
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Who published a Report on the Sanitary Conditions of the Labouring Population in 1842?

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Edwin Chadwick

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28
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Why was the first Public Health Act not good enough?

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Because it was not enforced/compulsory

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29
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In what year was the first Public Health Act passed?

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1848

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In what year was the second Public Health Act passed?

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1875

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31
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What percentage of volunteers (in some towns) for the Boer War were found to be unfit for service in 1899?

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90%

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32
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In what decade did the the Crimean War occur?

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1850s

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33
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How did Florence Nightingale help the medical profession?

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By improving the hygiene in hospitals and making nursing professional

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What is laudanum?

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A common cure in 19th Century made from 90% alcohol and 10% opium

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35
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What great painkiller went on sale in 1899?

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Asperin

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36
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What is the Lancet?

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A medical journal

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37
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What body was set up in 1858 to oversee the medical profession as a result of scandals?

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The General Medical Council

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38
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What was the mortality rate as a percentag from surgery in 1800?

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40%

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39
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What twas the mortality rate as a percentage from surgery in 1900?

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10%

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40
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Which female pioneer led the way for women to become doctors?

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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

41
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What was unique about the New Hospital for Women and Children set up in 1872?

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Staffed entirely by women

42
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Who were the ‘Edinburgh Seven’?

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The 7 women who responded to Sophia Jex-Blake’s advert to join her to apply to study medicine at the University of Edinburgh

43
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What does the word anaesthetic mean?

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Pain relief

44
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What does the word aseptic mean?

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The practice of making sure there are no bacteria/source of infection

45
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What does the word antiseptic mean?

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Something that stops the growth of bacteria/disease

46
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What is a bacillus?

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A disease causing bacteria

47
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What does the word sterile mean?

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Free from bacteria/infection, totally clean

48
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What is a cesspit?

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A hole in the ground to dispose of waste (usually human)

49
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What does the word epidemic mean?

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a sudden, widespread infectious disease

50
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What does the word immunisation mean?

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The process of making a person or animal free from catching a particular disease or infection

51
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Why did some surgeons believe that pain relief was not necessary during operations?

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They wanted the patients appreciate the work that the surgeon did/religious arguments

52
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Which inventor of a safety lamp for miners used nitrous oxide?

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Humphrey Davy

53
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What was nitrous oxide used for?

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Pain relief/anaesthetic

54
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What was the problem with nitrous oxide?

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Difficult to get the dose right

55
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What other term is used to describe nitrous oxide?

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Laughing gas

56
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What did James Simpson try out on his friends?

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Chloroform

57
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What medical role did James Simpson do?

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Obstetrician/delivered babies

58
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What other instrument did James Simpson invent?

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Forceps

59
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Which queen helped publicise James Simpson’s invention?

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Queen Victoria

60
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Why did the invention of anaesthetics cause more people to die on the operating table?

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Because surgeons did more risky operations going deep into the body which increased the risk of infection

61
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What is gangrene?

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A condition where body tissue dies caused by a loss of blood supply due to an underlying illness, injury, and/or infection.

62
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How did Ignaz Semmelweiss reduce the death rate at Vienna General Hospital in 1847?

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He made doctors wash their hands in calcium chloride solution

63
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What acid did Joseph Lister use in the operating room?

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Carbolic

64
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Why were Joseph Lister’s experiments unusual?

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Experimented on frogs/cold blooded animals

65
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What other title does Joseph Lister have?

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The ‘father of antiseptic surgery’

66
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What is ether?

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Another anaesthetic used by William Morton in 1846

67
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What did Charles Chamberland invent in 1878 to help create an aseptic environment?

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A seam steriliser for medical instruments heating at 140 degrees C for 20 minutes

68
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Why was the invention of rubber gloves important?

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Helped to create an aseptic environment in surgery

69
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Where did most people get their water from in the 19th Century?

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Street water pumps

70
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What percentage of children in Manchester died before their 5th birthday in the middle of 19th Century?

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57%

71
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When was the ‘Great Stink’

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1858

72
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How many people died in the first cholera epidemic?

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50,000

73
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In what year was there another cholera epidemic?

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1831-32, 1848, 1854

74
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Name 2 contagious diseases (other than cholera) of the 19th Century?

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typhoid, typhus, diarrhoea, smallpox, tb, scarlet fever, whoopin cough, measles

75
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What was known as ‘the English disease’ and what was it?

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rickets, crippling bone condition caused by calcium deficiency and lack of fresh air and sunlight

76
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Who did the ‘English disease’ mostly affect?

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children

77
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Where in the world did cholera come from?

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The East/India

78
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How did John Snow prove his theories about the spread of cholera?

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Mapped the location of each death in his area, worked out that the water pump in Broad Street was the cause

79
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How did John Snow prevent further cholera deaths in his area?

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Persuaded the authorities to remove the handle of the pump so no water could be drawn

80
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What theory did John Snow disprove with his work?

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Miasma theory

81
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Were John Snow’s theories readily accepted?

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No

82
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Who was the author of the Report on the Sanitary Conditions of the Labouring Population?

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Edwin Chadwick

83
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Give 2 reasons why public health was difficult to achieve in the earlier 19th Century?

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Because people didn’t want to pay higher taxes, because the government didn’t want to get involved, because people believed that it was each person’s responsibility

84
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What did Thomas Barnardo set up to help poor children?

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Ragged School’

85
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When did the government pass the Sanitary Act?

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1866

86
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When did the government pass the Housing Act?

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1875

87
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Why was the second Public Health Act better than the first?

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local council were forced to provide clean water, appoint medical officers of health and sanitary inspectors, cover sewers, keep sewers in good condition, collect rubbish, provide street lighting

88
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When was an act introduced to regulated food and medicines?

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1875

89
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How many people died from typhus in London in 1868?

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716

90
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What was made cheaply available in the late 19th Century that allowed the public to keep themselves clean?

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Pear’s soap

91
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What is effluent?

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Liquid waste (human) descharged into a river or a sea

92
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What is a privy?

A

a public toilet

93
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What is a privy?

A

a public toilet

94
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Who was the monarch from 1837-1901?

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Queen Victoria

95
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What was the average height of a male in 1875?

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5ft 5in

96
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What is the average height of a male today?

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5ft 10in

97
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What is the average age of death of a male today?

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80

98
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What percentage of children are either overweight or obese today?

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25%

99
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How did the factor of GOVERNMENT help in the development of medicine in 19th Century? Give 1 way.

A

Public Health Acts, other legislation, smallpox vaccinations, etc

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