Public health acts of...
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- Public Health Acts of ...
- 1875
- attitudes began to change: more men had the right to vote and so the gov. began passing laws that appealed to the masses.
- from 1860s: improve living conditions for people in cities.
- London: 1,300 miles of sewers were built by 1865
- Birmingham: slums were demolished
- Leeds: sewage water was prevented from being drained into the river form which people got their water.
- from 1860s: improve living conditions for people in cities.
- cholera arrived in Britain
- thousands died: spread in dirty water
- responsibilities of the act:
- providing clean drinking water to stop diseases that were spread in dirty water.
- disposing sewage to prevent drinking and washing water from becoming polluted.
- provide public parks for exercise.
- building public toilets to avoid pollution
- employing a public health officer to monitor outbreaks of disease
- checking the quality of foods in shops to make sure they couldn't cause harm
- ensuring new houses were of better quality, to stop damp and over crowding.
- attitudes began to change: more men had the right to vote and so the gov. began passing laws that appealed to the masses.
- 1848
- improve to sanitary conditions in towns in England and Wales by encouraging cities to set u boards of health and provide clean water supplies
- wasn't compulsory, so it didn't have much impact on the health of people.
- The difference between the two is the involvement of the Government
- 1875
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