1900s - present medicine
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- 1900s - present
- individuals
- fleming
- 1928 first discovered penicillin by chance wrote articles about it but did nothing with it
- florey and chain
- use penicillin on mice
- U.S fund them during WW2 as they see it's benefits
- factors that led to the penicillin development
- Government – British government funded Florey’s research, U.S. government funded mass production.
- Technology – microscopes and bacteria growing mediums
- Scientific experiment – testing on mice.
- Individuals – Florey and Chain were skilled scientists supported by a skilled team of researchers
- War – the growing casualties of World War Two added to the urgency to mass produce penicillin.
- Chance – Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin by chance in 1928.
- fleming
- public health
- soldiers promised good housing when they returned for the war (ww1) this got rid of bad housing
- due to the war .
- Poverty – evacuation took children out of urban areas. Highlighted contrast between rich and poor.
- Hygiene – government posters education people about health and hygiene
- Diet – rationing improved some people’s diet, government encouraged healthy eating.
- NHS 1948
- Beveridge Report in 1942
- National Insurance act 1911 was introduced to pay for the NHS.
- individuals
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