public health in the 1800s and 1900s
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BGS History GCSE Revision Tests. Public Health in the 1800s and 1900s. 1) Why had people moved to towns and cities from 1750 onwards?. THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION! Many people moved to cities so they could work in the factories, instead of making goods at home. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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1) Why had people moved to towns and cities from 1750 onwards?
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION!
Many people moved to cities so they could work in the factories, instead of making
goods at home
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2) What was the problem with the houses built for the workers in the new industrial cities?
→ Houses in veryvery poor condition→ No water supply→ No drainage and no sanitation→ Towns filthy & over crowded
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3) What does “laissez-faire” mean?
“Leave alone”
“Don’t interfere”
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4) What was the epidemic disease of 1831-2?
CHOLERA!
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5) How was it spread?
• We know now by WATER
• They thought it was spread by MIASMAS (bad air)
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6) How did people try to stop it and why? [2]
They burnt barrels of coal to purify the air
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7) What did Dr. John Snow prove in 1854?
That cholera was spread by water!
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8) How did he prove this?
Removed thehandle ofthe Broad Street Pump – no longerany Cholerain the area
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9) Which Act of 1875 did his work lead to? What were its terms?
1875 Public Health Act
All towns now had to build sewers and provide clean water!
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10) What was the name of the Act which allowed councils to knock down slums?
Artisans’ Dwelling Act
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11) What was the attitude of the Liberal Government (1906-14) to poor people?
It wanted to help them – bring an end to the
“laissez-faire” approach
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12) Name 3 measures they introduced.
1906: Free School Meals
1909: Old Age Pensions
1911: National Insurance
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13) What was published in 1942?
Beveridge Report
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14) From when did it say the government should after people?
“From the cradle to the grave”
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15) What was set up in 1948?
TheNational
Health Service! (NHS)(NHS)
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16) Which group of people at first opposed it and why?
Doctors!
They feared that the NHS would tell them where to work and reduce their pay