Key Acts & Dates Flashcards
1st public health act
1848
Non-compulsory, many people didn’t want to spend money to clean up, but lassiez faire wavering.
2nd public health act
1875
Compulsory, first nail on lassiez faire attitudes, gov finally start to pay proper attention!
New liberal Gov
1906
Boer war - 50% of men not fit to fight. Every school child gets meals and school nurse, midwives can now go to homes to help out.
National insurance act
1911
Men payed in, employer payed in, government payed in to a big ‘pot’ to cover their illness.
Problem - excludes unemployed (women, elderly, children) and only for the lowest in working class.
Ban back to back housing
early 1900
Start of high rise buildings, need planning permission
Homes for heroes
1919
Slum clearance
1930
Knocked down slums and houses with leaked sewage ect. New high rise houses in place.
Chadwick report
1842
Put forward things that needed to be changed, gov didn’t care until couple years later
Clean air act
1832 Due to smog (miasma)? Congestion charges, sewage disposal, reduce coal fires, Laws to enforce working conditions
Emergency hospitals
1939
Due to war, set up to make sure areas had hospitals during the wars.
Beveradge’s report
1942,
5 evil Giants, comes up with welfare state, cradle to grave
First day of NHS
1952
Aneurin Bevan
Doctors unhappy as they would be paid less, so nhs pensions introduced and private patients allowed
Bevan quits due to opticians and dentists leaving NHS
1952
New hospitals
1960s
Health campaigns eg quit smoking and diet
1970s
