Liberals What Notes

The Sick  

• In 1911 there was no NHS
• The poor generally couldn't afford medical help, especially if they lost wages from absence from work 
• Illness was recognised as a major cause of poverty 

National Insurance Act (Part 1) 

• Workers aged between 16 and 60 earning less that £160 a year were insured against illness 
• Workers had to pay 4d…