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1
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what did seebohm rowntree publish in 1901

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poverty; a study of town life which showed how torá still suffered poverty

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what did rowntree argue the reason for poverty was

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that wages were too low
this contradicted views of many victorians at the time who thought the poor brought problems on themselves by reckless spending or failure to plan ahead

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who had the right to vote from the 1880s

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most working men over 21

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what happened between 1906 and 1911

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the liberal party passed laws to make life more comfortable for the poor

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what was included in the liberal party’s new laws

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free school meals
state funded old age pension

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what was the liberal party’s new laws the introduction of

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the welfare state

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what is the feature of a welfare state

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the government uses tax payers money to provide for the needs of the whole society especially the poor

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which developments in science and technology happened after 1900

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motor cars
moving pictures
kits to lift radio ariels into the sky
telegraphs from america to england

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what arrived in the 1960s

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the contraceptive pill , allowing family planning
antibiotics

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10
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religious beliefs in 1900

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majority still attended church
55% in sunday school

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when was the british humanist society founded

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1896

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what did the british humanist society teach

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people could live good lives without needing to believe in god

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what questioned religion

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sigmund freud explaining the mind
british humanist society
first world war

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when could everyone vote

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1928

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when did women get the vote

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1918

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when was the nhs created

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1948

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17
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what happened with the welfare state by 2010

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the costs and degree of government control over lives had gone too far for many voters

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jobs in 1900s

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coal miners
factories producing textiles
unusual for married women to work
long hours and low wages

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when did the british economy change

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1950

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jobs in 2000s

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service industries
tourism, education, healthcare , finance

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21
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average working hours 1900

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54 hours a week

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typical leisure activities in 1900s

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playing games such as football in new public parks

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average working hours 2000s

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39 hours a week

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leisure activities in 2000s

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sports, cinema, travel, electronic devices

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when did the United nations organisation publish its declaration of human rights

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1948

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what did the declaration of human rights mean

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government can’t ignore needs as people have a right to expect action

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population of britain in 2000

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58 million

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population of britain 1900

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37 million

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29
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what benefits are included in the nhs

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vaccinations
ambulances
medical training and research hospitals
dentists
prescriptions
maternity and child welfare
health visiting

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what encouraged the creation of the nhs

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impact of world war two due to soldier injuries

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31
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when was the diphtheria vaccination introduced

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1942

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32
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when was the polio and whooping cough vaccination introduced

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1950

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33
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when was the tetanus vaccination introduced

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1961

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34
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when was the measles vaccine introduced

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1968

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35
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when was the rubella vaccination introduced

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1970

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36
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when was training for midwives law

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1902

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37
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when was free school meals law

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1906

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38
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when was medical inspections at school law

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1907

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when was old age pension for over 70s law

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1908

40
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when was slum clearance law

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1919

41
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when was clean air act

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1956

42
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when were there health and safety laws for workplaces

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1974

43
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when was the sugar tax

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2018

44
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when was free education expanded

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after 1944

45
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where were the poor still living in 1900

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back to back housing

46
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which years were there housing acts

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1909
1919
1930

47
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what did the 1909 housing act do

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banned the building of any new back to back houses

48
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what did the 1919 housing act do

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ordered local councils to build council houses
250000 new homes built
had to meet standards for space, water supply and drainage

49
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what did the prime minister day during world war one

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housing was a major problem and promised to build homes fit for heroes

50
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what did the 1930 housing act do

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forced private landlords to sell slum housing to local councils
councils could then clear the slums and build new clean homes on the land
over 240000 slum houses cleared and 700000 built by 1939

51
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how many houses were destroyed by bombing in world war 2

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475000 houses

52
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how many tower blocks by 1980s

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4500 tower blocks

53
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how many lived in council housing in 1980

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42 percent of the population

54
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what did the 1980 housing act do

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gave council tenants the right to buy their houses
lead to a shortage of council houses
6.5 mil to 2 mil

55
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problems with food

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during ww2 food supply disrupted and rationing introduced
imported fruit and sweets not available

56
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improvements with food

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grinding grain methods improved bread quality
refriidgeration meant new foods from abroad
cheaper canned food widely available
large supermarket chais open everyday

57
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how much of the population is obese as of 2013

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almost a quarter

58
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why has obesity increased

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invention of microwave
increase in working parents
ready made meals and convenience food having additives

59
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what happened in 1996

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base affected cattle and created a health scare as could pass to humans

60
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what has happened with rickets

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early 20th century many children suffered as poor diet and dark houses
increased in 2014 as children eating too much processed food and spending time indoors

61
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when was the great smog

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december 1952

62
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features of the great smog

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smog settled across london for a week
led to 12000 deaths

63
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when was the clean air act

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1956

64
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what did the clean air act do

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created smokeless zones where factories and homes only allowed to burn smokeless fuel

65
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how did car ownership change between 1980 and 1990

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increased by 25 percent

66
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how did wealth cause inactivity

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more people travelling by train or car
more money spent on sugary foods
labour saving devices in the home

67
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how did war cause activity

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people worked longer hours
food was rationed so people worked in allotments
petrol rationed so walked more

68
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how did technology cause inactivity

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devices cause more sedentary lifestyles
housework less physical as washing machines
more jobs carried out at desks

69
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how did william beveridge start making change

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1942 beveridge report

70
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what did the beveridge report claim

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five giants need to be tackled
idleness
ignorance
disease
squalor
want

71
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how many people smoked in 1950

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80 percent men and 40 percent women

72
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what did the government do for smoking

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banned tv adverts 1964
banned smoking in public 2007
introduced blank packaging 2016

73
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what campaigns have the government introduced to improve health

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2009- change 4 life promoting daily exercise including after school activities
couch to 5k

74
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how many people died from ww1 casualties

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between 1914 and 1918 17 million

75
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how many people died from spanish flu

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50 million between 1918 and 1919

76
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deaths from spanish flu compared to black death

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more died in one year than black death in 1348 and 1351

77
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where was spanish flu rife in 1918

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the trenches

78
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when were the waves of spanish flu

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june/july 1918
oct/dec 1918
peaked 11th november as enormous crowds
return feb/may 1919

79
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symptoms of spanish flu

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common cold - chill, high temp, limb pain, headache, back pain
pneumonia - blue patches, dark spots on skin
bleeding from nose ears and stomach

80
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public response to spanish flu

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bodies stacked on top of eachother
wood coffins ran out
mass graves
attention on war not dealing with epidemic

81
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government response to spanish flu

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chief medical officer not acting fast enough
no strategies to local gov until oct 1918
film dr wise on influenza not distributed enough or early enough
mixed advice and responses

82
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early symptoms of aids

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pneumonia
weight loss
bodies wasted away
death

83
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what happened in 1981 with aids

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6 gay men died , linked to immune system

84
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what is aids

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not a disease itself
HIV causes it
spread through sexual contact, sharing needles, blood transfusions

85
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when was the terrence higgins trust set up

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1982

86
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when and why did the media first take interest

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1983 after aids caught from blood transfusion

87
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initial responses to aids

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government urged gay and drug addicts not to donate blood
television documentaries made associated with gay men
gay plague newspaper heading
many and church believed a punishment from god for gay people and drug addicts

88
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response to aids in growing alarm stage

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fire services no mouth to mouth
churchgoers refused to share cups
children withdrawn from school
aids patients detained
doctors and nurses wore gowns, masks, gloves

89
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what did the royal college of nursing predict

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in 1985 predicted 1 million cases by 1991

90
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responses in growing understanding phase

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charity groups provided clean needles
free testing for HIV by government at hospitals
aids prevention campaigns ‘don’t die of ignorance’
tv, posters, radio phone ins eliminating myths
princess diana

91
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what did princess diana do

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april 1987 made news reports show photographs of her making contact with aids patients

92
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responses to aids in growing acceptance phase

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eastenders character
freddie mercury death - tribute concert 1992 raised 20 million
blood transfusions safer
death not at predicted rate

93
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aids statistics 1995

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25000 positive
12000 developed aids
8500 died

94
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responses in growing complacency phase

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antiretrovirals in 1996 delaying onset of aids
gov related campaigns
cases increased due to complacency

95
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statistics of aids 2009

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100,000 in britain with hiv
40,000 gay men

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