Public Health in late Medieval towns and monastries (GCSE OCR B History) 2.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryThe People's Health 1250-presentGCSEOCR Created by: cpoppyCreated on: 06-04-18 14:41 Why was Public Health good in Medieval Monastries? They needed clean water for religious purposes and cleanliness and some had public infirmaries 1 of 11 How did Medieval Religious Institutions pay for their clean water? They were rich and powerful, so could afford long-distance water piping 2 of 11 What happened to Medieval Monastry Public Health as towns grew richer? Their health standards dropped as respect for the church declined 3 of 11 What did wealthy Medieval Townsmen begin to do as Monastry PH dropped? Fund public privies 4 of 11 How did Medieval town authorities improve the roads/marketplaces? Putting taxes on people to pave marketplaces, made better trade and idea spread nationwide 5 of 11 How did Medieval town authorities deal with dung heaps? Moved them to the edges of the towns, so less chance of bacteria spreading 6 of 11 How did Medieval town authorities deal with dumping waste? Naming and shaming offender, helped make a purer water supply 7 of 11 How did Medieval town authorities deal with poor-quality meat trading? set up guilds which made food standardiding. Helped to have safer food. 8 of 11 What happened in London in 1385? A warden was appointed to check London's streets and the Thames' banks for waste dumping/ 9 of 11 What happenes in London in 1415? Moorgate latrine was rebuilt- it had flooded the area with sewage. 10 of 11 What happened in 1430s London? The city was supplied with clean spring water and new latrines, rich paid for it in wills. 11 of 11
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