History: Industrial Revolution

Question 1

When was the great stink

Answer 1

1858

Question 2

When was the 1st public health act created

Answer 2

1848

Question 3

Who convinced parliment to do the 1st public health act

Answer 3

Chadwick

Question 4

When was the sanatry act made in

Answer 4

1866

Question 5

What was the theory called which ment people thought deases was caught though bad smell

Answer 5

The theory of miasama

Question 6

What is the fench word wich ment parliment had a lazy atatude

Answer 6

Lesie fure

Question 7

Who encurage the building of sewers

Answer 7

John snow

Question 8

Why were the sweres invented

Answer 8

John snow did reserch on the cest pits and he found out that chadwick was right the theroy of miasma was wrong and it was the bad sanitary conditions which made people die

Question 9

Why were cest pits not emptyed regulagly

Answer 9

People didnt own horses and carges and it was a smelly job so not many people wanted to empty them

Question 10

Name a few reasons the population ‘exploded’ during 1750-1900

Answer 10

• Healthcare improved, especially for new-born children through better midwives. A vaccine for smallpox was invented too.
• More food was produced by farmers, supporting a larger population
• Education was improved so kids knew how to lead a better life
• Factories needed workers so people had children so they could work and provide for the family

Question 11

What were slums

Answer 11

Slums were groups of people living in small areas

Question 12

Private toilets were only for the rich so what was the ratio of toilets to the people they served?

Answer 12

6 toilets served 360 people!

Question 13

What connection did John Snow make to do with Cholera?

Answer 13

He linked that people that died of Cholera used dirty water pumps. Especially the broad street pump which was decomissioned due to his findings. Therefore John Snow started disproving the theory of miasma.

Question 14

What was miasma

Answer 14

The theory of bad smells spreading disease

Question 15

What changes were made to town during the industrial revolutionn

Answer 15

Chenges were

• new transport such as trains and steam powered boats
• new materials for house: brick
• new energy fosile fules

Question 16

When was the Artisans’ and Labourers’ Act created?

Answer 16

1875

Question 17

When was the 2nd Public Health Act created?

Answer 17

1875

Question 18

What did the 1848 Public Health Act do?

Answer 18

Set up a board of national health to improve the countries health generally by improving drainage, build more toilets, rubbish collections, etc. as well as send public health inspectors. Though most this work was optional…

Question 19

What did the 1866 Sanitary Act do?

Answer 19

Towns MUST install a proper water supply and drainage system. Inspectors will check that it is done.

Question 20

What did the 1875 Artisans’ and Labourers’ Act do?

Answer 20

Councils have the power to tear down buildings such as slums to build proper and better homes.

Question 21

What did the 1875 Public Health Act do?

Answer 21

Councils MUST keep the pavements lit and keep pavements, sewers clean as well dispose of rubbish on the streets. They may increase taxes for this.