Medicine Chapter 4 Flashcards
Who did the 1906: free school meals help and how did it improve health
It helped children from poor families
Children would have warm healthy meals leading to less illness
Who did the 1906: board of education leaflet on hygiene help and how did it improve peoples health
Helped children who went to school
Learn about hygiene so prevents the spread of disease
Who did the 1907: school medical service help and how did it improve health
Children who went to school
Children were checked by doctors to see if they have diseases like ringworm or lice
Who did the 1908: old age pensions help and how did it improve health
Helped people over the age of 70
Allowed older people to afford medical treatment and aid
Who did the 1908:children and young persons act help and how did it improve health
Children
Less children became addicted to tobacco and alcohol causing less illness and death
Who did the 1909: labour exchange help and how did it improve health
Unemployed people
Extra 25p a week for anyone who made less then £30 a year allowing people to eat more food - less illness
Who did the 1911: National insurance act help and how did it improve health
Helped workers
Any workers who became ill could receive free medical treatment and sickness benefits / maternity grant
Main symptoms of trench foot
Painful swelling of the feet
Gangrene
Lack of blood supply
Attempted solutions to deal with trench foot
Prevention was key
Soldiers rubbed whale oil on feet
Tried to keep feet dry and change socks
Amputation if gangrene occurred
By how much did the number of school meals provided increase from 1906-1914
Increased from 3 million to 14 million
Why were people upset with the liberal government in 1909
They put up taxes to pay for its reforms
These reforms were very important for improving public health
What was the access to treatment like.
One issue was you had to pay for each doctor visit.
Poor people could not afford to spend money on a doctor and openly would if the illness grew horrible, by then it’s too late.
In some hospitals there were free dispensaries where people could wait in line for medicines
“Sick clubs” were made so patients would pay a fixed amount each week so that all there treatment would be covered
Drawbacks to the 1911 national insurance act
The act only applied to the workers , if members of their family were ill, they could not get treatment.
People who were self-employed or unemployed were not covered
What was the effect of poison gas on soldiers and what would they need to do to help heal the injuries
Around 186,000 British solders were injured by the gas
More then 80% caused by mustard gas
2.6% died
Must take showers
Wash eyes
Get a good supply of oxygen
What is a latrine
Toilets which were holes in the ground 1.5m deep.
Every night a layer of chloride was added to cover up the smell
