Industrial Period 1700-1900 Flashcards
What were the 5 killer diseases in this time period
Cholera, TB, Diphtheria, Smallpox, Typhoid
What is cholera
- Spread through bacteria in food and water from sewage
- Symptoms are severe sickness, diarrhoea
- Sufferer dies of starvation within 24 hours
- 2/3 people died
What is Tuberculosis (TB)
- Spread through droplets when coughing/sneezing
- Symptoms are severe coughing, chest/weight pain
- 1/2 people died
What is Diphtheria
- Spread through droplets when coughing/sneezing
- Symptoms are bleeding, paralysis, suffocation
- 1/10 people died
What is Smallpox
- Spread through droplets when coughing/sneezing
- Symptoms are rash with blisters, infection
- 1/10 people died
What is Typhoid
- Spread through bacteria in food and water from sewage
- symptoms are headache, fever, constipation
- 1/3 people died
When was Edward Jenner born
1749
who was Edward Jenner
invented the first vaccine
what disease did Edward Jenner’s vaccine prevent
Smallpox
How did milkmaids influence Edward Jenner’s vaccine
he was fascinated how milkmaids never received smallpox but instead received cowpox
what is inoculation
inoculation gives the child a mild version of the disease which they could still die from
why was getting an inoculation rare for a child
only rich people could afford it
What hospital did Edward Jenner work in before working as a GP
St George’s Hospital
Where did Edward Jenner work as a GP
Gloucestershire
What year did Edward Jenner test his theory
1796
What was the boy called that Edward Jenner tested his theory on
James Phipps
What was the theory that Edward Jenner came up with
by giving somebody cowpox, they wouldn’t be able to receive smallpox
what was cowpox
a similar but less deadly disease to contagious diseases such as smallpox
what was the name of the cow that Edward Jenner used to give James Phipps cowpox
blossom
Why could nobody use Edward Jenner’s vaccine to create more vaccines
because there was no scientific evidence and the correlation between cowpox and smallpox was seen as unique
Why did people oppose Jenner’s discovery
- it was seen as dangerous and giving a person an animal disease (cowpox) was wrong
- people thought they’d become cows
- doctors lost money as inoculations costed money but vaccines became free
what happened to Edward Jenner in 1798
the Royal Society refused to publish his ideas so he wrote them in his own book
what was the name of Edward Jenner’s book
An enquiry into the causes and effects of the Variola Vaccinae
How many people had been vaccinated worldwide by 1800
100,000 people
When was the Royal Jennerian Society set up
1802
what was the purpose of the Royal Jennerian Society being set up
to promote vaccines
How many people had been vaccinated in Britain in 1804
12,000 people
When did the government buy vaccinations
1840
when were vaccines made compulsory
1852
When was Smallpox announced extinct
1979
who announced the extinction of Smallpox
WHO, World Health Organisation
James Simpson was a professor in ______
midwifery
Who was the first person to ever be knighted for their services to medicine
James Simpson
What aspect of surgery and childbirth was James Simpson trying to eradicate
pain
What substance did James Simpson discover in 1847 that sent people to sleep during surgery
Chloroform
Who really loved Chloroform
Queen Victoria
Why were people against Chloroform
it was seen as being against the gods
What problems were their with Chloroform when given to the patient
The dosage was unknown
How did James Simpson promote Chloroform in medicine
wrote articles and spoke at lectures
What helped with the dosage of Chloroform in surgery
inhalers
Who discovered Chloroform in surgery
James Simpson
Who discovered the first ever vaccination
Edward Jenner
Who said: “Cleaner towns and cities will lead to better health and less disease”
Edwin Chadwick
What did Edwin Chadwick prove in 1842
that different professions in different cities had different life expectancies
When was the first cholera epidemic
1848-49
What did John Snow believe about the cause of Cholera
it was caused by contaminated food and water
When was the second cholera epidemic
1854
what did John Snow find out during the 1854 cholera epidemic
there were strong links to a water pump on Broad Street