education/children reforms Flashcards
summary of the areas reforms covered
- old age
- low wages
- sickness
- unemployment
- working conditions
- poor diet
what act improved poor diet
- school meals act 1906.
- school meals provided for 9 million children
- free school meals for poor children
- all paid for by local school boards levying a rate on ratepayers
- 1914, the state met half the cost.
- for children aged 5-12 in term time
- based on previous reports from doctors and school inspectors about the problem
- made compulsory in 1911
was the education/provision of meals act 1906 a complete success
YES
* did provide meals to some school children who were malnourished
NO
* not made compulsory initially, only enabled the local authorities to do so- meaning that free school meals were only seen as a suggestion initially
* by 1911, less than 1/3 of authorities were using additional rates to provide free school meals for children
what act introduced medical inspections into schools
the Education Act 1907
detail the education act 1907
- children would have medical inspections at school
- this was x3 at least during their time at school
- 1st inspection was as soon as they started school
- to be performed by a qualified doctor
- done in order to detect cases of malnutritution and neglect.
- done as the problems of health were highlighted by the poor health of recruits for the boer war- needed to preserve health of future generations
how successful was the 1907 education act?
no medical inspections when at home
three checks not enough
no treatment- diagnosed without providing treatment
no national health service until 1948, could not deal with long term health problems.
what act dealt with neglect
- the childrens act 1908 (the childrens charter)
detail the childrens charter
- made parental neglect illegal
- child allowances of £10 for the poorest of families
- juvenile courts and remand homes set up for young offenders
- change as they had previously been sent to prison
- made illegal to sell tobacco and alcohol to children
what was developed to safeguard children
voluntary organisations to develop maternity and child welfare centres after 1907
in terms of healthcare, what was implemented for unborn children
more midwives were established, compulsory notification of births after 1907 meant that they could advise working class mothers on basic health and hygiene.
by 1909, there was between 200-300 salaried health visitors and volunteers worked in care committees to look after child welfare.
effect on infant mortality
very high infant mortality had fallen to 95 deaths per thousand by 1912.
