Gladstone And Disraeli Social Reforms Flashcards
When was the artisan’s dwellings act?
1875
What was the focus of the artisans dwellings act
Planned to clear slums and replace with proper housing
Artisans dwellings act - window dressing/of real value?
It was permissive, ‘gesture politics’ 10 out of 97 towns adopted this act because it was too expensive, main one was Birmingham- Joseph chamberlain radical MP was mayor and adopted the act
When was the public health act?
1875 (disreili)
What was the public health act 1875 about/ what did it do?
Checks on drainage, creation of public toilets, controlled cellar dwellings
What were the limits of the public health act 1875
It only set up checked and no consequences for the towns that weren’t following the rules
When was the rivers pollution act
1875
Was the rivers pollution act successful? Why?
No- it didn’t define pollution, didn’t provide punishment for polluted rivers
When was the sale of food and drugs act?
1875
What did the sale of food and drugs act 1875 set out todo?
Prevent the adulteration of food
What was successful about the p sale of food and drugs act 1875
It laid down regulations of adultérations of food, raised awareness to the issue
What was unsuccessful about the sale of food and drugs act 1875 ?
It failed to appoint analysts to check the food (which was essential for the act to succeed), it didn’t compel local authorities to appoint analysts
When was the factory act
1874
What did the people want for the factory act 1874?
Wanted to reduce factory working hours to 9 hrs max (mostly people in Lancashire who wanted this)
What did the factory act 1874 do?
Limited working day to 10 hrs max, BUT, only applied to women and children in the textile industry
When was the employers and workmen act?
1875
What did the the employers and workmen act 1875 do? Was it good?
YES it was GOOD- it provided a contract between workers and employees , this meant employers hand to take responsibility for their workers, really helpful to working class, long lasting + successful
When was the conspiracy and protection of property act?
1875
What did the the conspiracy and protection of property act do? Was it successful?
YES! it allowed picketing, which meant workers could strike, it repealed the criminal law amendement act which banned picketing, trade unionists were happy as strikes were effective again
When was the merchants shipping act?
1876
What was the merchants shipping act 1876?
It was about keeping sailors safe, act declared boats should have a plimsole line- when the water rescheduled the line you can’t add more goods to the boat, act was permissive therefore not adopted by many
When was sandon’s education act
1876
What did the Sandon’s education act do? Was it successful?
It increased pressure to send kids to school, increased school attendance, in theory, without a school certificate people wouldn’t be able to get a job in the future, parents wanted kids to earn money and work, it was permissive
What was the friendly societies act 1875?
Non profit idea, provided help for those in need, protected people from the workhouse HOWEVER was not government backed and you had to pay to be member therefore those in real need couldn’t take part or gain from it
