Disease Flashcards
1
Q
Causes of bad health/disease
A
Lack of clean water
poor diet
Lack of medical knowledge
Outside toilets
Overcrowded housing
Dirty streets
2
Q
Who created the cholera map
A
Dr John Snow
3
Q
What was the cholera map
A
A map with dots places where people died of cholera
4
Q
Major diseases
A
-Cholera
-TB
-Typhus
-Smallpox
5
Q
What caused Public Health reforms
A
2nd cholera outbreak 1842
6
Q
1848 health reform improvements
A
-Cheaper coal
-Cheaper soap
-Flushing toilets
-Drains and sewers
-cleaner water
- cheaper cotten cloth
7
Q
Improvements in public health
A
-vaccines
-anasthetics safer surgery
-eating fresher foods
-flushing toilets
-intro of sewer system
