The People's Health (1200 - Present)
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- History
- Middle Ages (1200 - 1450)
- Believed illness was God's punishment, therefore whipped themselves (penitence).
- Zodiac signs were thought to have an affect on health.
- Herbs were used to eliminate bad smells.
- Stool and urine samples were used to diagnose illness.
- Doctors came at a price. Better to be experienced rather than affective.
- By the end, scholars and merchants travelled spreading and discovering new ideas.
- Water was polluted and beer was drunk instead.
- The Black Death arrived, people believed it was a punishment from God.
- Natural antiseptics like wine and honey were used.
- The Black Death arrived, people believed it was a punishment from God.
- Doctors came at a price. Better to be experienced rather than affective.
- Housewives used family remedies. They were expected to advise on medical issues.
- Stool and urine samples were used to diagnose illness.
- Herbs were used to eliminate bad smells.
- Zodiac signs were thought to have an affect on health.
- Believed illness was God's punishment, therefore whipped themselves (penitence).
- Renaissance
- People were more open to new ideas. Often challenged everything. It was a time of discovery.
- Quack doctors were uneducated but sold medical treatments that were harmful in some cases.
- People began to see a link between dirt and disease.
- Miasmas were still believed to be God's punishment and the movement of planets.
- People began to see a link between dirt and disease.
- Quack doctors were uneducated but sold medical treatments that were harmful in some cases.
- Industrial Revolution
- Sewage, waste and toxic chemicals were dumped into water supplies, causing diseases such as cholera.
- The government didn't enforce any public health laws.
- 1832, 1848, 1853 - 1854 and 1866, An epidemic of cholera broke out.
- The government didn't enforce any public health laws.
- The Great Stink
- Summer 1858, river level dropped, and bacteria grew.
- It smelt very bad, therefore parliament had to build an expensive sewer system.
- These sewers prevented another Great Stink and helped stop cholera outbreaks in London.
- It smelt very bad, therefore parliament had to build an expensive sewer system.
- Summer 1858, river level dropped, and bacteria grew.
- Sewage, waste and toxic chemicals were dumped into water supplies, causing diseases such as cholera.
- People were more open to new ideas. Often challenged everything. It was a time of discovery.
- Penicilliin
- 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered a substance that killed bacteria. He called it "penicillin".
- 1935, A team of medical researchers came across Fleming's articles on penicillin. They then began working on pure penicillin.
- 1940, Penicillin was tried on a dying policeman. He recovered from blood poisoning, but died when the penicillin ran out.
- 1941, US produced penicillin on an industrial scale.
- 1942, Britain began mass producing it.
- 1945, The drug became available for use worldwide and prices reduced.
- 1942, Britain began mass producing it.
- 1941, US produced penicillin on an industrial scale.
- 1940, Penicillin was tried on a dying policeman. He recovered from blood poisoning, but died when the penicillin ran out.
- 1935, A team of medical researchers came across Fleming's articles on penicillin. They then began working on pure penicillin.
- 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered a substance that killed bacteria. He called it "penicillin".
- The National Health Service
- 1846, the first public demonstration of ether as an anaesthetic was done by William Morton.
- Lister used carbolic acid in the 1860s during surgery. It was unpleasant, but it reduced death rates from 50% to 15%.
- In 1889, Aspetic methods are aimed at preventing germs from getting near wounds.
- Now, there are many new modern ways to perform modern medical procedures.
- Plastic Surgery, X Rays, Radiotherapy, Blood Transfusions, DNA, Keyhole surgery, Transplants.
- Now, there are many new modern ways to perform modern medical procedures.
- In 1889, Aspetic methods are aimed at preventing germs from getting near wounds.
- Lister used carbolic acid in the 1860s during surgery. It was unpleasant, but it reduced death rates from 50% to 15%.
- 1846, the first public demonstration of ether as an anaesthetic was done by William Morton.
- Middle Ages (1200 - 1450)
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