Causes + Impact Of Social Reform 1833-1848

Question 1

parliamentary + royal commissions

Answer 1

parliamentary + royal comissions into factories - factory act 1833
poor law commission 32-34 - 34 poor law amendment act
royal commission on employment of women and children in mines - 42 mines act
Ashley’s commission to investugate factory act impact - 1844 Factory act
Chadwick’s report on sanitary conditions of labouring population 42 - 48 public health act

Question 2

education after 1833

Answer 2

grants

factory act

Question 3

factory + mines reform

Answer 3

1842 Mines Act after commission shocked public, no women or children underground, inspector
1844 Factory Act after Ashley’s commission, 8-13 work 6hrs 30mins, women same hours as children (not work at night), age certificates, report accidents, more inspectors, improve safety
1847 Fielden’s Factory Act (10hr act) most factories worked these hours after trade depression anyway

Question 4

poor law reform

Answer 4

1847 Poor Law Board replaced commission after Andover Workhouse Scandal

Question 5

condition in industrial towns

Answer 5

poor housing
poor drainage, sanitation, water supply
lack of medical knowledge, civil engineering
financial + political factors

Question 6

main pressure for health reform

Answer 6

disease (cholera 48-49)
medical opinion
Chadwick’s role
Health of Towns Association 1844

Question 7

Chadwick + public health

Answer 7

saw link between poverty + disease on poor law commission
preventative measures would reduce long term spending
Report on Sanitary Conditions of Labouring Population 1842 linked disease + environment factors, recommendations for civil engineering for sewage disposal + drainage, water supply & street cleansing
1843 report, move cemetaries to outskirts

Question 8

public health act 1848

Answer 8

slow progress (6yrs after initial report), large problem
Central Board of Health in London, empowered rather than compelled local boards to reform public health