Public Provision

Question 1

Public Provision definition:

Answer 1

Local council of facilities (e.g. sport/recreational) for the masses to participate

Question 2

What was the wash houses act of 1846?

Answer 2

encouraged cleanliness of person and clothing
made it easier for people living in cramped and often dirty houses to wash themselves + clothes

Question 3

what did many in the medical professions believe was the cause for disease in early and mid-ninteenth century?

Answer 3

miasma or bad air
- cleanliness considered to be an important part of disease prevention

Question 4

Why were drying laundry facilities also important?

Answer 4

as practice of drying laundry at home contributed to unhealthy levels of moisture in the air

Question 5

What were public baths?

Answer 5

second half of 19th century
were first and second class facilities to reflect the social class an individual came from

Question 6

What developed after public baths?

Answer 6

plunge baths for swimming / recreational use