Public Health Flashcards
General Roman (1 thing)
Roman Public Health Scheme
General Medieval (regress)
No sewage system
Water came from dirty rivers
Filthy streets
General Medieval (Progress)
Personal latrines remained available (rich)
Public baths still provided by some towns
General Renaissance (4 things)
Rakers employed to scrape away faeces
Stagnant water in reservoirs meant it wasn’t safe to drink
‘Pissing places’ and ‘excrement’s in every corner’
Night soil men put waste in rivers
General Industrial (Chain of 6 people/events, first Edwin Chadwick)
Edwin Chadwick Joseph Bazalgette Jon Snow The Great Stink The Germ Theory Government Reform Act
General Industrial (3 things)
Poor housing conditions
2 Public Health Acts
Lack of sanitation, overcrowded population
General Modern (Liberal Reform with years, 5 things)
Free school meals, 1906 School Medical Service 1907 Old Age Pensions Act 1908 Higher housing standards 1909 National Insurance Act 1911
All 9 stages of the Roman Public Health Scheme
Freshwater -> Aqueducts ->Reservoirs -> Public Fountains, Public Latrines, Forts -> Bath Homes, Private Homes ——> Sewers
Industrial: When were the 2 Public Health Acts ordered and what is the difference between the two
1848, 1875, Nothing enforced, changed to compulsory
When did Edwin Chadwick write his report and what was it about?
1842, Sanitary Conditions of the Labouring Population
What id Joseph Bazalgette do and when did he do it?
1852, Designed sewage system that was completed in 1865, all in London
What did Jon Snow do and when did he do it?
1854, Broad Street, water pump, cholera
What and when was the Great Stink?
1858: Banks of the River Thames, build up of sewage in hot summer
What did the Great Stink lead to?
Joseph Bazalgette’s sewage system designs being made
What and when was the Government Reform Act?
1867, working class men could vote
