public health 0.0 / 5 ? Historypublic healthGCSENone Created by: 11kstevensCreated on: 23-02-16 23:02 Living conditions in early 1800s Bad living conditions,houses overcrowded and poor sanitation, toilets shared by street. 1 of 10 Diseases in early 1800s Typhus,Typhoid, Diarrhoea, Scarlet Fever, Whooping Cough, Measles, nobody knew what caused them 2 of 10 1875 Public health act New sewers and drains, swimming baths, new laws about housing, happened slowly 3 of 10 Chadwicks report 1842 Started debate about cleaning up towns, was a campaign for healthier living conditions, some apossed because of laissez-faire 4 of 10 1848 Cholera epidemic made MPs voted for the first public health act but it failed. 5 of 10 Edward Chadwick Chadwick argued if the towns were cleaner there would be less disease so people could work more, resulted in the sanitary reform movement 6 of 10 John Snow Investigated cause of cholera, found it came from water, wasn't widely excepted, 7 of 10 Poverty Low life expectancy, old and sick were burdens, no free healthcare, low wages, high death rates. 8 of 10 Improvements by 19th century Workers conditions improved,higher wages, more government regulations and inspections. 9 of 10 NHS introduced in 1948 10 of 10
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