Booklet 4

Question 1

Penicillin

Answer 1

By Fleming discovered in 19th century.

- discovered by accident

Question 2

How penicillin was publicised

Answer 2

• by Flory and chain as they added to his work and made it more public.
• however the government really did it was they helped it be mass produced which helped in WW1 and WW2.

Question 3

Overuse of penicillin leads to what?

Answer 3

Bacteria mutating and natural selection makes sure that some types of bacteria are antibiotic resistant.

Question 4

Things changed by WW1

Answer 4

• shell shock treatment, looked more into mental health
• X-rays, improved public health and surgery.
• plastic surgery, when WW1 effected soldiers came home.
• blood transfusions could now be carried pit with more knowledge about the body.

Question 5

Sterile environment is?

Answer 5

A surgical environment where there is little to no bacteria.

Question 6

Early 20th century reforms

Answer 6

Liberal social reforms.

Question 7

The liberal social reforms X1

Answer 7

• free school meals.
• medical checks to kids in schools,
• more child protection laws
• sick pay to workers

Question 8

The liberal social reforms X2

Answer 8

• minimum wage introduced to tempt more people into work.
• more help for unemployed to find jobs.
• more people received pensions.
• more money given to retired poverty.

Question 9

Public health summary in 1930’s after liberal social reforms.

Answer 9

• doctors were more widely used.
• anaesthetic and antiseptics used.
• germ theory widely accepted.
• diagnosed people much easier.
• children get taught hygiene and more from a young age.

Question 10

William Beveridge

Answer 10

• had the idea of the welfare state.
• made the Beveridge report.
• said that the government should take care of society ‘from the cradle to the grave’
• sold 100,000 reports in first month.

Question 11

Welfare state.

Answer 11

• Beveridges idea of society.

- children, adults, family life and elderly all protected.

Question 12

Bevan?

Answer 12

• Labour Party.
• 1945 won election and put HNS into place.
• NHS was controversial as its expensive and they get no money back.

Question 13

Healthcare 21st century

Answer 13

• stop obesity
• more about prevention not cure.
• protection against STD’s
• teeth health
• strokes
• cancer research.