surgery history revision Flashcards

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What was the attitude of the government to public health at the start of the 19th century?

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Laissez-faire.

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What report did Edwin Chadwick publish in 1842?

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Edwin Chadwick published a report in 1842 that said laissez-faire was no good. The only way to improve life for the poor and to solve the problem of disease was to improve the conditions of towns.

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What diseases were common in the overcrowded and dirty cities of 19th century Britain?

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Typhoid, Tuberculosis and Cholera.

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What did the First Public Health Act of 1848 include?

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The option of councils providing clean water to towns.

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What action did the government take in 1853?

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They made smallpox vaccinations compulsory.

In 1871 they appointed Public vaccinators.

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What did John Snow discover in 1854?

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The link between cholera and water.

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7
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What big event happened in London in 1858?

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the great stink

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Who was put in charge of building better sewers in London after the ‘Great Stink?’

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Joseph Bazalgette.

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How many miles of sewers did the government build during the 1860s?

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1,300

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What did the Second Public Health Act of 1875 include?

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It forced councils to provide clean water, sewage systems and street lighting. Later in the year there was an accompanying law called the Artisans Dwelling Act which helped clear slum housing.

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