The People's Health: Modern era- Liberal reforms to lifestyle.

Question 1

between 1906 and ………… the…………party passed a series of laws to help with what?

Answer 1

1911.
liberal party.
improve the life for the poor.

Question 2

what were the liberal reforms influenced by?

Answer 2

social reformer such as: Charles Booth and Seebohm Rowntree.

Question 3

what did the social reformers Charles Booth and Seebohm Rowntree carry out?

Answer 3

research in London and York.

Question 4

what did Charles Booth and Seebohm Rowntree research show?

Answer 4

30% of people in London and York were living below the poverty line and most poverty was as a result of low wages, unemployment, old age and illness.

Question 5

reform: free school meals.
when did this happen?

Answer 5

1906.

Question 6

reform: free school meals.
what were the improvements?

Answer 6

local authorities allowed to provide free school meals so that children would eat at least one decent meal per day.

Question 7

reform: free school meals.
what were the limitations?

Answer 7

only half of Britain’s local authorities decided to set up a meal service.

Question 8

reform: medical checks.
when did this happen?

Answer 8

1907.

Question 9

reform: medical checks.
what were the improvements?

Answer 9

every local education authority had to set up a school medical service. these provided regular medical checks.
from 1912 they also provided treatment in school clinics.

Question 10

reform: medical checks.
what were the limitations?

Answer 10

medical care varied across the country.

Question 11

reform: old age pensions.
when did this happen?

Answer 11

1908.

Question 12

reform: old age pensions.
what were the improvements?

Answer 12

people aged over 70 with no other income would receive an old age pension of five shillings a week.( around £20 today.)
effect was huge.
number of people seeking help from charities fell over by 80,000.

Question 13

reform: old age pensions.
what were the limitations?

Answer 13

five shillings a week was a very limited amount of money and some people struggled to support themselves on it.

Question 14

reform: national insurance.
when did this happen?

Answer 14

1911.

Question 15

reform: national insurance.
what were the improvements?

Answer 15

covered all men and women who earned under £160 per year. (around £12,500 today.)
workers, employers and the government all contributed to a fund each week. in return the worker could receive up to 26 weeks of sick pay and free medical care.
extra contributions were collected from workers in trades where occasional unemployment were common such as shipbuilding.
workers could receive a small amount of unemployment benefit for up to 15 weeks.

Question 16

reform: national insurance.
what were the limitations?

Answer 16

workers had to contribute to the fund with their own wages.
worker’s families were not entitled to medical care.
unemployment benefit was not enough to support a working person and their family.