The People's Health: Industrial era- case study- LEEDS responses the cholera outbreaks. Flashcards
what were their first steps to trying to prevent and find the cause of cholera?
set up a local board of health- 1831.
board employed DR Robert Baker to investigate spread of cholera.
what did Dr Robert Baker do?
mapped out the dirty areas of the town and found that there were a higher concentrations of cases in this place.
what did Dr Robert Baker believe?
miasma caused by dunghills and cesspits was spreading cholera.
although his report was incorrect what did it provide evidence for?
showing the link between dirt and disease.
what did the lead board of public health do after Dr Robert Baker’s report?
published advice to people on posters and in the newspapers.
advice included: measures such as opening windows, avoiding alcohol and washing regularly and opened a cholera hospital to quarantine victims.
by the time of the 1865-1866 epidemic what had Pasteur published?
germ theory.
what did the germ theory prove?
germs caused disease.
although the 1865-1866 epidemic was less severe than other how many people died?
over 10,000.
what did John Snow’s theory include and was it accepted?
cholera was a water borne disease and was widely accepted.
what were government trying to do by the 1865-1866 epidemic?
started to introduce new laws to clean up the town.
when were significant changes to health in towns made?
1848 Public Health Act.
1875 Public health Act.
