Increase In Life Expectancy

Question 1

Mckeowan 1972 - improved nutrition

Answer 1

Better diet and nutrition helped to account for at least half the reduction in death rates.

Eg NHS provide nutritionists and dieticians, diet cookbooks, dieting programs, NHS resistance to infection

A03- Government and force this through new policies e.g. sugar tax/5 day policies/apps

Question 2

Medical improvements

Answer 2

Vaccinations/antibiotics/blood transfusions/better maternity services/creation of NHS 1949

A03- political interference introducing NHS made it possible / welfare system / legislation by gov impactful / however ageing population = imbalance dependency ratio

Question 3

Public health improvements

Answer 3

Now more effective gov enforcing the laws/ eg Better housing/pure drinking water/clean air / laws are abasing adulteration of food/improve sewage disposal

A03 - class different angiographical difference in life expectancy/ lower class and North have lower life expectancy don’t gain from better conditions

Question 4

Social change

Answer 4

Decline in more dangerous manual occupations e.g. mining / small families reduced transmission of infection/ greater public knowledge of illness and how to prevent e.g. science and medicine

A03- Economic factor contributed more, people have higher income therefore better conditions + better treatment + housing