preventions 1700-present Flashcards
1
Q
vaccinations
A
edward jenner -small pox 1798
only prevents small pox
-first ever vaccination
-made compulsory 1857
-enforced in 1872
2
Q
healthy lifestyle campaigns
A
-change for life
-s a day (fruit and veg)
-stoptober
-smoking ban 2007
3
Q
public health act 1875
A
made it compulsory for councils to remove sewage , provide clean water and better standards for housing
4
Q
clean air acts
A
during the 1950s and 1960s, laws were added to reduce pollution from the buring coal in cities
5
Q
who is john snow and what did he do?
A
discovered cholera is a water born disease so clean water supplies and sewage system will prevent illness