Knowledge Test: Public Health Flashcards
What is the term for governments not interfering?
Laissez-Faire
Cholera hit which town in 1831?
Sunderland
In 1854, who proved that there was a link between cholera and the water supply?
John Snow
Did Snow come before or after Pasteur?
Before - he died 3 years before Germ Theory
What was Chadwick’s 1842 report called?
The Sanitary Conditions of the Labouring Population
What were the main findings of Chadwick’s 1842 report?
The working classes could not work hard because of poverty and poor public health
What did the 1848 Public Health Act do?
Permissive, encouraged local authorities to make improvements, provide a medical officer, allowed them to borrow money
What were the limitation of the 1848 Public Health Act?
Permissive, costs too high, only a few local authorities took measures
When was the Great Stink?
1858
Which northern town led the way in terms of public health?
Leeds
Who was the mayor of Birmingham in the 1870s?
Joseph Chamberlain
When did some working class men living in towns get the vote?
1867
What did the 1875 Public Health Act do?
Local councils responsible for clean water, public toilets, rubbish removal, sewers and drains
Who built Bourneville model city in Birmingham?
Cadbury family
Name a social reformer of the 19th Century/early 20th Century
Rowntree, Booth, Galt
