Industrial- Individuals

Question 1

edwin chadwick

when,what

Answer 1

1842

published his ‘report on the sanitary conditions of the labouring population’

Question 2

what did this report show?

Answer 2

proved the poor people lived in dirty overcrowded conditions that caused illness

many people were too sick to work and so become poorer

Question 3

what did chadwick want the government to do?

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Answer 3

• improve drainage and sewers
• remove rubbish from streets and houses
• provide clean water supplies
• appoint medical officers in each area to check these reforms

Question 4

william farr

what

Answer 4

after 1837 all deaths birthday and marriages had to be registered

farr used this information to build an accurate picture of where the death rate was highest and what people had died from

Question 5

what did farr prove?

Answer 5

the link between high death rates and unhealthy living conditions
this put pressure on the government to change

Question 6

octavia hill

when, what, findings

Answer 6

1865

bought 3 slum houses and cleaned them up

showed how to provide healthy homes die working people and overcrowding

Question 7

government reaction to hill

Answer 7

similar schemes

government passed the 1875 artisans dwelling act allowing the councils to knock down slums on health grounds

Question 8

louis pasteur

when,what,impact

Answer 8

1864
conducted experiment to show germs caused diseases
proved chadwick farr and snow were right
people were more willing to pay taxes for reform