20th Century Medicine and Public Health
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- 20th Century Medicine and Public Health
- In 1902, training was made compulsory for midwives.
- 1906 - Meals provided free for school children in need.
- All births had to be notified to the local Medical Officer of Health. A health visitor visited each mother to make sure she knew how to protect the babies health.
- 1907 - Nurses or doctors had to carry out medical checks on children in schools.
- 1908 - People in need over the age of 70 were paid an old-age pension
- 1909 - Back-to-back housing was banned. New regulations enforced higher standards of house building.
- 1912 - Clinics were held in schools to give children free medical treatment
- one of the greatest changes introduced by the Liberal Government was the National Insurance Act of 1911
- Aim was to give workers medical help and sick pay if they could not work due to illness
- The National Insurance scheme required the worker, his employer and the government to pay into the a sickness fund
- Major step forward but many people were left out of the scheme
- In 1919, after the end of the world war, a new housing act became law
- The government had promised 'Homes fit for Heroes' for the returning soldiers
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