health - industrial Flashcards
what was the population growth in sheffield
12000 1750 -> 150000 1850
how many people stayed in a room once in 1847
40!
when did cholera start
1831
when was edwin chadwich commissioned
1839
what was edwin chadwick commissioned for
to write a report about living conditions
how many copies of edwin chadwicks report were sold
20,000
when were the boards of health set up
1848
ohw many towns had health boards in 1848
103
when were the health boards shut down
1854
when were working class given the vote
1867
what was the impact of giving the lower classes the vote?
if politicians wanted to get votes, they would have to improve living conditions for all
what was the pop change 1801 ->1901
10 mil ->38 mil
what did john snow do
he duducted cholera was water borne by measuring the pump in soho
whenw as the great stink
1858
what caused the gov to take action against cholera
the great stink
what was the great stink
a heatwave that caused the thames to smell
how bad was the great stink
parliament had to be shut
what did the gov do about the great stink
they commissioned joseph bazalgette to redesign the sewers
how many miles of sewers was the new sewers after rjospeh bazalgette
83 miles
when were the new sewers compelter
1866
how many people died in 1831 of cholera
50,000
what did fleming discover
he left a sample of staphycoccus in a petri dish when he went on holid but left his window open. a spore flew in from downsatiras and the bacteira went == discovery of penicillin
why was fleming flawed
he was a chemist not a doctor and he didnt really care about proving it to the world
when did flemign discover penicillin
1928