Public Health At Beginnint Of 19th Century Flashcards
1
Q
When did the industrial revolution begin
A
1750, Britain moved from being an agricultural country to one where most people lives in cities and worked in factories
2
Q
Why were conditions in cities dreadful
A
-houses were cramped with many families sharing one room
-no sewage system so waster thrown on streets
-water was filthy and taps were next to areas where waste was dumped
LED TO EPIDEMIC OF TYPHOID
3
Q
Percentage of children dead before age of 5
A
57%
4
Q
Contagionist views
A
-disease spread by infected material, these people would support Pasteur’s Germ theory
5
Q
Anti-contagionist views
A
- MIASMA!!, unnecessary to improve water
- NIGHTINGALE WAS AN ANTI-CONTAGIONIST
- only until end of 19 century people would accept germ theory
6
Q
Cholera disease
A
- came via trade routes from India
- 1831-1832, 1848, 1854 and 1866
- no one understood cause
- people beloved Government should involve itself as it killed poor and rich
7
Q
John Snow
A
- during 1854 epidemic, he mapped locations of each death and found that they all collected their water from one pump
- epidemic ended when he forced people to go to other taps
- found that CESS PITS WERE LESS THAN A METRE AWAY FROM WATER PUMP and was leaking dirty water
8
Q
Epidemiology
A
Mapping of diseases
-before Germ theory, Snow proved water spread Cholera
