The People's Health: Industrial era- Edwin Chadwick's report on cholera. Flashcards
what did he work for?
government’s Poor Law Commission.
what task was he given?
investigating the causes of poverty and advising on how to deal with it.
between what dates did he examine what?
1839-1842.
detailed statistics about death and disease.
in 1839-1842 who did he work with to publish what and when?
wide range of officials including doctors to publish his report on the sanitary conditions of the labouring population of Britain in 1842.
what did his report of sanitary conditions of the labouring population of Britain say?
nationwide public health authority should be set up, local areas should be forced to provide clean water and new sewage systems and rate/taxes should be increased to cover the expenses.
what did Chadwick’s proposals cause and what did many think about the recommendations?
controversy.
disagreed with the recommendations.
why did property owners oppose?
middle class( and better off working class) rate payers who objected to paying more taxes.
why did water companies oppose?
already making big profits from supplying water to middle class districts.
if they had to extend their sup[ply they would need to invest huge sums of money on infrastructure, possibility for not much gain.
why did some ordinary people oppose?
many supported the laissez-faire on principle and didn’t believe it wad the governments job to interfere at this level.
who supported the change?
leading politicians and other organisations.
what was set up in 1844 and what did it do?
the health of towns association was set up and pressure mounted on the government.
what did parliament pass in 1848 and what did this mean?
first public health act.
meant it allowed but did not force the local authorities to take action.
what did the first public health act in 1848 set up and allow people to do?
general board of health.
allowed areas to set up local board of health and increases the rates.
what were the issues with the first public health act and what did it force?
had to be support from 10% of rate payers.
forced towns to set up board of health where the death rate was high.
if towns set up board of health’s what did it allow them to do, give them responsibility of doing what and the power to do what?
take command of all sewers.
power to supply water if a private water company would not.
had responsibility to clean the streets.
