public heath Flashcards
define public health
kepping the gneral population healthy.
give examples of public health
hygiene hea;th nhs sanitation compulsary vacinations buliding regulations
why was public heath so bad in 1350?
the governmnt was more concerned about trade than cleaning up waste
what were the main causes of disease in 1350?
rats 500%popluation/overcrowding disobeying of laws lots of waste dead animals in streets squallid/dirty places no clean toilets
what sollutions were there to help the public health in 1350?
Gong farmers to remove waste, they had a high pay public toiets/privies/latrines redirecing the waste fines for leaving the waste around bin men/muck rackers
form 1350-1750 how did public health increase/ get better?
the aid down water pipes
the rich had personal latrines
there was public baths
in 1350-1750 how was waste delt with?
it wasnt, was not delt with properly and left around
why was there no public health decisions made / laws enforced properly in 1350-1750?
there was only local kings and lords incharge so there was no unified decisions
what are the sympotoms of the black death?
buboes, fever, headache, coughing up blodd, black fingers and toes
how many dies of the black death/
2/3 died
what were the two types of plague/
Bubonic (flea bite)
pheumonic (air bourne - 100% death rate)
how was the plague delt with?
mass graves
increases civil servants/ street sweepers
fines for dumping waste
introduced quarantines
what good came out of the plague?
made the link between dirt and disease
started fines for dumping waste
in 1350 what was sewers/waste removal like?
open sewers taking away dirt/ waste
people still used rivers to empty chamber pots
in 1650 what was sewers and waste removal like?
night soil men took away waste but not every day so it flowed over into water supplies . these were expensive
what changed between 1350 and 1650 in terms of sewers and waste removal, was it any help/ did it get any better ?
still the same but the night soil men were inroduced, they did little to help
in 1350 what was street planning like?
paving was poor and muddy with open drains. animals did not help . rakers were employed
in 1650 what was street planning like?
streets were cobbled but not well
drains blocked.
rackers were more useful now
what changed in terms of street planning between 1350 and 1650, was it any help/ dit it get any better?
still similar in terms of drains but the street rackers were better
in 1350 what were public toilets like?
some toilets but there was enough
people still used rivers and the street
in 1650 what were public toilets like?
still some toilets but the best ones were in taverns
what changed in terms of toilets between 1350 and 1650, was it any help/ did it get any better ?
toilets were the same =bad
the streets were still used.
in 1350 what was the water like?
water for drinking was carried by rivers and collected in barrels and carried around the streets
in 1650 what was water like?
water still infected by the cesspit. now a network of pipes under the city but it went stagnat
what changed in terms of water between 1350 and 1650, was it any help/did it get better?
water the same (infected) a new system of piped invented but it was not much help
what was the problem with water suplies?
the water was dirty and unclean
what was the sollution made up to clean up the water?
lead pipes and water sellers in the streets
what was the effectof inplanting this water sollution/
frsh water in north east london but it could not keep ip with the growing population
by 1750 most water was piped by private companies or stad piped
what did edmund colthust do in 1602?
artificial river idea, sir hugh middleton payed for it but the idea failed