Public Health in the 19th Century Flashcards
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What was laissez-faire?
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Laissez-faire was the idea that the government shouldn’t intervene in the public health. This meant that any solutions to diseases and illnesses were delayed and not being taken care of.
2
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What were the Cholera outbreaks?
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There were Cholera outbreaks in 1831, 1848, 1853-54 and 1865-66. Cholera was a disease caused by drinking water that was infected with sewage. It caused extreme diarrhoea and many died from loss of water and minerals. Many believed at that time that the best theory for the cause of Cholera was miasma. John Snow proved this theory wrong.
