industrial medicine Flashcards
how did science and tech allow medicine to modernise?
as new instruments allowed new theories and experiments, disproving the church and old theories.
e.g the microscope
what did Louis Pasteur discover?
the germ theory- germs caused disease
what did Robert Koch do?
identify bacteria which caused disease
how did Pasteur develop vaccines?
by using Kock’s discoveries to create the first human vaccine since Edward Jenner.
why were hospitals unsafe in the 19th century?
poor sewage systems
lack of cleanliness
overcrowded
what did John snow discover?
disease can be spread through water, for example, Cholera
what did the 1848 public health act state?
what was a downside?
town councils could collect taxes to improve sewers and water supplies
it was optional and not widely followed
what did the 1875 public health act state?
how was this different from the 1848 one?
the council had to provide all human needs and would often do strict health inspections
it was now compulsory
what year was the smallpox vaccine made compulsory?
1852
1847
what did James Simpson discover?
chloroform was a very useful anaesthetic
what is meant by the Laissez-Faire attitude?
the government should not be involved with social issues
How did the laissez Faire attitude impact health?
as the government did little to sort health problems in towns
why did doctors oppose Jenners discovery of vaccination?
as they did not want to lose the money they were making from innoculation
Give 1 reason why much of the public did not support Jenners vaccination discovery
Jenner could not prove why the vaccination worked
how did Nightingale lower the death rate in crimean hospitals?
- cleaned wards
- provided ventilation
- provided good foods
