PUBLIC HEALTH - MODERN BRITAIN 1900- PRESENT

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economic change
Introduction to new machinery meant that englands growing population didnt starve. However labouring families had low wages and were unable to provide a good diet. Steam was used for powering mills and cheap coal was used in homes
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cultural change
1750- few children went to school but improvements were made so more people could read and the heavy demand of newspapers
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poltical change
until 1832 only 5% of the english population could vote chane 1832 reform act: gave the vote to working men who owned property 1867-84 working class men could vote
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social change
New discoveries by Louis Pasteur 1861: true reason of disease and germs was discovered. Alcohol was still a problem poor: Gin middle class: wine upper class: port or brandy
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The nanny state
Governemt inferfering with personal choices on public health
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NHS and doctors
1948: NHS introduced - doctors didnt like the idea of free health care, it caused a loss of money for them, before they could charge what they wanted for treatments
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Responses to spanish flu
James Niven wrote and publsihed reports on the spread and treatment. 50 million people dies between 1918-19 worldwide. It was rife in trenches soldiers came home and spread it. Niven issued flu advice leaflets insisting on regular hand washing.
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responses to the spanish flu (2)
extra grave diggers were appointed. A fil about flu was shown in public places. Niven urged councils to close schools. People didnt want to change their lifestyles because it was too much trouble so didnt really take on the advice of keeping safe
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growing involvment in public health
Leaded petrol became a big problem. Scientists discovered lead was poisonous anmd was polluting the air SMOG in london (1956) Government passed a law for oil companies to make unleaded petrol. Set up local boards of health, houses connected to sewers
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Civic Pride
Manchester was still with adequate water supply. They built a plan for a dam to be built and water to be pumped to the town. It took eight years to complete
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Living conditions (housing)
begining: alot of small abck to back cramped housing 1909: BAN on building back to back housing. HOUSING ACT 1919: Council houses introduced, poor could affored alot rented from private landlords - bad quality
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Living conditions (inactivity)
more people worked sedentary jobs not hard manual labour. Introduction of cars meant that people didnt walk as often, machines did all the hard work in the factories
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Living conditions (food)
laws of food adulteration made food healthier, canned food became more popular. Food got cheaper and wages went up, people were able to affored luxuries such as chocolate and jam. Rationing in the war improved health
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Living conditions (air quality)
beginging: people dependent on coal but bad smell when burned SMOG. Major health problems eg: heart or lung disease Clan air act 1956: burn smokless fuel instead of coal
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Response to AIDS (phase 1: 1970-83)
Five gay ment from LA died from AIDS making people stereotypical about who caught it, people beleived it was Gods punishment to Gays
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Response to AIDS (phase 2: 1984-95)
people were unsure how it was spread, services stopped giving mouth to mouth, some churchgoers refused to drink out the same cup, mothers took their children out of school. People feared AIDS in 1985 nurses wrongly predicted 1 million cases by 1995
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Response to AIDS (phase 3: 1986-87)
Helpful actions took place: charirtes gave frh needles to drug addicts, government funded for free HIV testing, adverts helped to end myths. 1987: princess diana shook hands with an AIDS pacient
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Response to AIDS (phase 4: from 1996)
AIDS became more highly understood 1991: eastenders storyline and popular rockstar Freddie Mercury died of AIDS
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ANTIRETROVIRALS
Drugs to slow down the development of HIV into AIDS, they were very expensive but the governement funded them. People believed it was a cure but 2009: 100,000 people were living with HIV and 60,000 of these were men
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