Chapter 18 Flashcards
how many cases of cholera in Exeter in 1932
1200 out of 28,000
how many died before the 5th bday
50%
when was town hall in Brum created
1834
when was the medical institution created in Liverpool
1837
when was the cholera epidemic
1831
what was believed to be the only way out of poverty
self help
when was chadwicks report on sanitary conditions
1842
how many copies were sold
100,000
what did the report show
a clear link between poverty and disease and sewage and water
when did local taxes emerge in Manchester
1844
which party defeated the reform bill in 1847
dirty party
what was the population in 1851
20.8 million
where was their internal migration
scottish highlands and Ireland to become railway navvies
what did agricultural labour fall by
30%
who was chadwicks report ignored by
Peel because it was too expensive
what did 75% of weekly wages go on
bread
what did Edward royle say?
that measuring if people were happier was meaningless to the poor
how many didn’t attend church in 1851 concensus
65%
when was the church building society
1818
what was the average church attendance in 1882
37%
how many new churches were built in cofe vs non conformist
2250 vas 39,200
who helped get the tolpuddle martyrs back to England
William lovett
who created the GNCTU
what did it want
Robert Owen
Unite all trade unions
how many were members of the GNCTU
what did they have to pay
500,000
1 shilling
why did the GNCTU fail?
poor communication, bigger unions left and 1837 recession
when did the 10hour movement fail
1846
when did the rochdale pioneers set up the co-op store by paying £1 and why?
1844
have higher standards of living during economic downturns
when was the co-op wholesale society?
1863
how many members of the friendly societies were there?
1.5million
what did friendly societies want
basic welfare benefits
what did Peel appoint in 1842
a paid register to do admin for the friendly societies
why were the friendly societies more successful
it was non political and respectable working class so distanced themselves from the poorer parts
