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HISTORY - PUBLIC HEALTH
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When was the French Revolution?
1789
When was the Battle of Waterloo?
1815
What were the three theories as to how Cholera spread?
Miasmic, Contagist, Religious
What was the Miasmic theory?
Cholera was carried by bad and infected air and then breathed in
What was the Contagist theory?
Cholera was spread by contact with Cholera victims
What was the Religious theory?
Cholera was God's punishment for lax and immoral behaviour
What caused panic amongst the British Public regarding Cholera?
40%-60% of those who contracted the disease died
What happened on 21st Jan 1793?
King of France, Louis XVI was sent to the Guillotine
What are the three groups the represented Old Britain?
The Monarchy, Aristocrasy, Gentry
Who are the Monarchy?
Kings and Queens
Who are the Aristocrasy?
Owners of Land
Who are the Gentry?
Owners of small amounts of Land
What year did New Britain come about?
1815
Which three groups emerged as a result of New Britain?
The middle classes, working classes and the poor
Who was part of the middle class?
Bankers, mine owners, generally those who controlled the business life of towns and cities
Who was part of the working class?
Urban and rural workers
What did the poor depend on to live?
Poor Relief
What was Bradford known for?
Wool
What was Luton known for?
Straw Hats
What was Sheffield known for?
Cutlery
What was Stoke known for?
Pottery
What was Birmingham known for?
Steel production
What was Glasgow known for?
Machinery
Who wrote O.T.M.O.C.O.C?
John Snow
When was the 1st edition of O.T.M.O.C.O.C published?
1849
When was the 2nd edition of O.T.M.O.C.O.C published?
1855
Where did John Snow contract his evidence to support his water-borne theory?
Soho, London
When was the first Cholera Outbreak?
1831/2
When was the second Cholera Outbreak?
1848/9
When was the third Cholera Outbreak?
1853/4
When were the Royal Commission reports published?
1844 & 1845
How many deaths did the Cholera epidemic of 1848 lead to?
62,000
When was the Health of Towns report published?
1840
When was Chadwick's report published?
1842
How many deaths did the Cholera epidemic of 1831 lead to?
32,000
When was the Health of Towns association founded?
1844
Who were the three Commissioners of the National Board of Health?
Edwin Chadwick, Lord Shaftesbury, Dr Southwood Smith
What did the National Board of Health supervise?
The setting up of Local Boards of Health
What were the Local Boards of Health responsible for?
Appointing officers of health, collecting rates
What was the major weakness of the 1848 Public Health Act?
It wasn't compulsory
When did Towns HAVE to set up a Board of Health?
If one-tenth of all ratepayers wanted it, the town's death rate was higher than 23/1000 per
year
When was the first Public Health act published?
1848
When was the Local government and the second Public Health act?
1858
When was the Sanitary Act passed?
1866
When was the Reform Act passed?
1867
When was the establishment of the local government board?
1871
When was the third Public health act passed?
1872
When was the fourth Public Health act passed?
1875
What year was the Great Stink?
1858
Who was William Farr?
Chief statistician at Registrar-General's office
When was the fourth Cholera epidemic and how many did it kill?
1866/7, 14,000
Which other diseases furthered the pressure for reform?
Typhoid, Influenza, Tuberculosis
When was the Central Board of Health set up?
1831
When was the General Board of Health set up?
1848
Where and when did Cholera first emerge?
India 1817
When did Cholera first reach the UK?
1831