Health and the People - Early Modern Flashcards

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edward jenner

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  • developed the first ever vaccine to cure smallpox
  • tested theory in 1796
  • injected a small boy with pus from sores of milkmaid with cowpox
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2
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how much money did parliament give jenner to open a vaccination clinic and when?

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1802 - 10K pounds

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3
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when was vaccination made compulsory for infants?

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1852

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4
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Louis Pasteur

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  • Germ Theory
  • 1861
  • germs caused disease
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5
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popular beliefs at time

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  • miasma
  • ## spontaneous generation
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6
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how did Pateur prove his theroy

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  • open flask experiment
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7
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Koch

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  • used dyes to identify microbes
  • linked disease to specific microbe
  • identified bacteria that causes TB
  • used scientific method : agar jelly
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8
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Pasteur vaccine

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  • developed vaccines for anthrax and rabies in 1881
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9
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other microbe hunters

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Loeffler : diphtheria
Ronald Ross : malaria ( 1902 )

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10
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Ehrlich

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  • first magic bullet ( Salvarsan 606 )
  • chemical that acted as synthetic antibody
  • for sphylis
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11
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which institution set training standards for surgeons

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Royal College of Surgeons ( 1800 )

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12
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who was Hunter

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  • army surgeon
  • encouraged better approaches to surgery
  • learning about body , experimenting , testing on animals
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13
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James Simpson

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  • discovered chloroform which is an anaesthetic
  • 1847
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14
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which year did queen vic give birth using chloroform

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1853

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15
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Lister

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  • discovered carbolic acid as an aseptic
  • put it on instruments and bandages
  • to prevent infection
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16
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death rate decrease

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  • 50% in 1864 to 15% in 1870
17
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1832 cholera epidemic

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21K killed

18
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1848 cholera epidemic

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53K killed

19
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chadwick

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  • published chadwick’s report
  • on living conditions in towns
20
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1848 public health act

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  • permissive
  • councils didn’t have to act, only encouraged
21
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john snow

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  • linked cholera to contaminated water
  • published theory using evidence from Broad Street
22
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Bazalgette

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  • built sewage system in London
  • funded 3 mill to start in 1859
  • opened officially in 1865
23
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Second Reform Act

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  • 1867
  • gave 1 million more men vote, most were workers
  • they could now put pressure on gov
24
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1875 Public Health Act

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  • compulsory
  • much more effective
  • raised public awareness
  • improved public health a lot
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