Medicine Factors Flashcards
Individuals for Public Health in Medieval?
1421 the Mayor in Coventry proclaimed every man shall clean the street or recieve a 12 penny fine
Waste collections sold to farmers
Individuals for Public Health in Early Modern?
Edward Jenner
- devoted his life to wiping out small pox
- experimented on James Phipps
- wrote ‘an inquiry into the causes and effects of vaccine’ in 1798
- given 10k in 1802, 20k in 1807
Individuals for Public Health in 19th Century?
Joseph Bazalgatte
- Built 83 miles of sewers which removed 420 million gallons of sewage a day
- Removed waste from over 1 million homes
Individuals for Public Health in 20th century?
William Beveridge
- wrote report in 1942
- described ‘five giants of poverty’
- sold 100,000 copies within first month
- lead to NHS and Welfare State
Science for Public Health in Medieval?
Islamic Medicine
- took scientific approach and was always hygenic
- by 1000, five public hospitals
- discovered distillation
Rhazes
- observed that fever was the bodies natural way of healing
Science in Public Health for Medieval drawback?
Highly religious and still believed in Galens’ dated methods and the lack of translation and llegible doctors prevented communication
Science for Public Health in Early Modern?
Edward Jenner
- experimentation when he injected James Phipps
- wrote in 1798 ‘an inquiry into the causes and effects of cow pox’
- observation in milk ladies discussing their immunity
Science for Public Health in 19th Century?
John Snow
- 1849 published a book which claimed Cholera was spread by dirty water, WAS LAUGHTED AT
- 1854, 700 died he used science to map the death locations and noticed the pump
Germ Theory
- Pasteur, Kock and Erhlich’s germ theory always involved continuous sampling and staining of germs
- Pasteur invented Pasteruisation
- Koch developed Salvarsan 606 which treated syphillis in 1910 which involved 606 attempts
How did Germ Theory and John Snow link?
The communication of Germ Theory proved John Snow’s theories
Science for Public Health in 20th century?
NHS
- July 4th 1948 formation
- Made medicine available to consumer
- Increased life expectancy from 66-83 (Women) and 64-79 (Men)
Government for Public Health in Medieval?
King Edward III
- in 1348 ordered people to clean streets outside their homes
Mayor of Coventry
- 1421 proclaimed every man shall clean the street or recieve a 12 penny fine
Government for Public Health in Early Modern?
The Great Plague
- Public entertainment banned
- Forced to isolate for 40 days
- June 1665 the mayor locked the city
Government for Public Health in 19th century?
Vaccinations
- 1840 made free
- 1853 made compulsory
- Gave Jenner 10k and 20k in 1802 and 1807
Public Health in Towns
- 1848 Public Health Act provided water supplies
- 1858 Employed Bazalgette to build 83 miles of sewers removing 420 million gallons
- 1866 Sanitary Act local government responsible for sewers
- 1875 Housing Act redeveloped slums and cleaning
Public Health Acts?
Public Health in Towns
- 1848 Public Health Act provided water supplies
- 1858 Employed Bazalgette to build 83 miles of sewers removing 420 million gallons
- 1866 Sanitary Act local government responsible for sewers
- 1875 Housing Act redeveloped slums and cleaning
Government for Public Health in 20th Century?
NHS - July 4th 1948 formation - Made medicine available to consumer - Increased life expectancy from 66-83 (Women) and 64-79 (Men) Welfare State - Built 300k council houses Health Campaigns - Anti-smoking campaigns in 2007 and smoking banned in cars and public spaces in 2015