Institutional Change Flashcards
What was the royal society?
A prestigious scientific body founded in (1660) supported by Charles II. Which helped spread new scientific ideas and for people to trust new technology
-encouraged People to challenge new ideas?
- motto ‘nullius in verba’which meant take nobody’s word for it
- journal called pholosophy transactions allowed more poeple to learn about new inventions( 1665 to see first drawings of a flew using a microscope)
What was the 1848 public health act?
The act allowed councils to set up there own boards of health if they wanted.
Although it was expensive, so government encouraged local councils to collect taxes for the public health act
What was the 1875 public health act?
Forced a series of regulations that local councils must follow to prevent disease. Pushed from the publication of germ theory and cholera epidemics: passed by court of Benjamin
Forced authorities to be responsible inspecting and controlling health conditions. Causing them to appoint health and sanitary inspectors to make sure water supplies and hygiene was followed
Was compulsory
[made council town streets clean and maintain sewer system
What was the nhs and why was it formed?
A national health service, formed in (1948) influenced from the world war. Due to the large army’s exposing to powerful people the health problems for the poor
It was free and accessible to everyone. Which increased the number of people that had access to health care
It includes pharmacies, dentists and major surgery
What was The governing campaigns against lung cancer ?
Where 20% of cancer deaths were from lung cancer in uk. Which was increased by smoking(influenced by the world war, among soldiers)
There were treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy (radiation at the lung killing cancer)
Diagnosis were X-rays which gave detail images
(1965) cigarette advertisement was band
((2015 parliemant lassed a law that cigeretee should be in plain packaging
