Medicine 1700-1900 (v3) Flashcards
1
Q
What did Edwin Chadwick do
A
Proved people living in cities had a much lower life expectancy than people in countryside
2
Q
What did Chadwick publish
A
1848 public health act
3
Q
What was the great stink
A
London 1858 summer was very hot which led to bad smells from river thames
4
Q
What did Joseph bazalgette do
A
Built sewer systems under london to remove waste and reduce cholera
5
Q
What did the 1875 public health act do
A
Made it compulsory to
Improve sewers
Provide clean water
6
Q
What were the main reasons for 1875 health act
A
Germ theory
People were more willing to pay tax for better conditions
