Government Actions on Public Health 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryMedicine through time (OCR History A)Public HealthJCSLGCSEAQA Created by: JCSLCreated on: 31-05-16 18:45 When did Cholera first reach Britain? 1831, epidemic by 1832 1 of 7 What was Edwin Chadwick's profession? Head of Workhouses, he trained as a solicitor 2 of 7 What was the name of the report that Edwin Chadwick published and when? Report on the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of Great Britain in 1842 3 of 7 What was Edwin Chadwick's theory? It was cheaper to improve conditions than to treat the disease after 4 of 7 When was the first Public Health Act created then abolished? Created in 1848, abolished in 1854 5 of 7 Why was the first Public Health Act unsuccessful? It was not compulsory, improving public health was expensive and poor didn't want tax money going to the poor 6 of 7 When was the second compulsory Public Health Act created? 1875 (after germ theory in 1861) 7 of 7
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