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When did Louis Pasteur create germ theory

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1861

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when was the discovery made by Jospeh Lister on carbolic acid

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1865

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when did james blundell carry out early blood transfusions

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1818

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When did James Simpson discover chloroform

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1847

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When was nitrous oxide discovered/used

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1844

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when was ether used

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1846

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when was the black period of surgery

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1846-1870

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when did ignaz semmelweis’ understanding of infection increase

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1840

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when were aseptic operations most commonly carried out

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1900s

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50% of transfusions were successful before….

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1901

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When did Karl landsteiner discover A,B and O blood groups

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1901

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When did Karl Landsteiner discover the blood group AB

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1902

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When did Karl Landsteiner discover blood type O was universal

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1907

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When did Lawrence Robertson develop a method of transferring blood using a syringe and tube

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1915

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what year did Richard Weil discover blood could be stored for up to 2 days

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1915

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when were clearing stations used in order to store blood

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1917

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what year did Francis Rous and James Turner extended the storage time from 2 days to 4 weeks if it was refrigerated

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1916

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When were x-rays invented

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1895

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When were x-rays used in hospitals

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1896

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What year were Brodie Helmets introduced to help prevent head injuries

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1915

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In ………….. 52% of children in Manchester died before the age of 5.

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1842

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What year was the report called ‘sanitary conditions of the labouring population’ released

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1842

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When was the first public health act

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1848

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In what year did only 50 towns have a medical officer

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1872

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when were the cholera outbreaks

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1831,1848,1853,1865

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when was the cause of cholera discovered

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1854

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when did John Snow present his observations of cholera and suggested a new sewer system

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1855

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when was the great stink

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1858

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when was the sewers opened

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1865

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when was the sanitary act

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1866

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when was the 2nd Public health act

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1875

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when was the liberal reforms

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1906

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what year was the free meals act

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1906

34
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when was free medical inspections introduced

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1907

35
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when was the childrens act

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1908

36
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when was ‘old age pension’ introduced

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1908

37
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When was Labour exchanges developed

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1909

38
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When was the national insurance act

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1911

39
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when was the new towns act

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1946

40
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when was the national insurance act

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1946

41
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When was the NHS

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1948

42
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When was the beveridge report

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1942

43
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when were the clean air acts

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1952 and 1956

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when was the chicken cholera vaccine discovered

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1879

45
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when did Marie Curie discover Radium and Polonium

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1898

46
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when did they find that specific bacteria caused anthrax

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1876

47
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when did they find that specific bacteria caused tuberculosis

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1882

48
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when did they find that specific bacteria caused cholera

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1883

49
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when did paul ehrlich suggest that some chemicals kill specific germs

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1900

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when did paul ehrlich and sahachiro hata discover salversan 606

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1909

51
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when did Gerhard Domagk discover protonsil cures blood poisoning

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1932

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when was protonsil first used

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1935

53
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when was penicillin discovered

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1928

54
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when did Fleming publish his discoveries about penicillin

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1929

55
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when was the crimean war

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1853-56

56
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when did florence nightingale go to scutari

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1854

57
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when did florence nightingale publish ‘notes on nursing’

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1859

58
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when did florence nightingal set up a nursing training school

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1860

59
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when was the law passed that said that women should not be prevented from becoming doctors

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1876

60
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When did Elizabeth Garrett Anderson become a member of the British Medical Association

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1873

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when was the FANY (First Aid Nursing Yeomanry) founded

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1907

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