Public Health

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These were the two doctors the government sent to St.Petersberg to study the effects of Cholera
Russell and Barry
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This was set up by the government in preparation for the arrival of Cholera
Central Board of Health
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This was when and where Cholera reached GB
October 1831, Sunderland
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This was established around Sunderland
Qurantine
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This is how merchants and tradesmen reacted to the quarantine around Sunderland
Angrily
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These are the three reasons why Cholera was so feared
The speed, the mortality rate and it spread across all social classes
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These were placed in streets to disperse the 'miasma'
Barrels of burning tar
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This is what happened when the first Cholera epidemic abated
Boards of Health were disbanded and old attitudes reappeared
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Number of victims in the first Cholera outbreak of 1831-2
32, 000
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Number of victims in the second outbreak of Cholera 1848-9
62,000
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The number of deaths in the third outbreak of cholera 1853-4
20,000
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The number of people who died in the fourth outbreak of cholera 1866-7
14,000
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This is what the Central Board of Health recommended local governments do
Set up local boards
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The Central Board of Health issued plenty of this
Advice
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The Central Board of Health recommended that local boards of health send inspectors to do this...
Report on the food, clothing, bedding, ventilation, habits etc.of the poor
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The Central Board of Health advised houses should have this done
Whitewashed with chloride of lime
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This is what the Central Board of Health should be issued to the poor
Food and flannel clothing
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These were temporarily set up
Fever hospitals
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These were some of the remedies that the Central Board of Health recommended if you did contract Cholera
leeches, warm baths and rubs, plasters of mustard, peppermint and hot turpentine, avoid fat
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Through its recommendations the Central Board of Health was recognising something important- what?
Cleanliness, adequate clothing and food were necessary for public health
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This is what some local areas did
Set up local government boards
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This is why the recommendations issued by Boards of Health were 'hit and miss'
Lack of knowledge and understanding of the way Cholera was being spread
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What problem did the local government boards have implementing the advice of the Central Board of Health?
Legality- e.g did they have the legal right to insist that people whitewash their houses
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These were temporary acts passed in 1832 to allow local government to enforce their measures
Cholera Acts
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This is how local government action is described
Haphazard
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This is what people preferred to rely on rather than the local boards of health
The long established, inefficient and often corrupt improvement commissions
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This happened to local boards again after the second Cholera outbreak
They were also disbanded
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The micro organism that caused Cholera
Vibro
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This is how Cholera is actually transmitted
Water and food borne
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This is where the Cholera Riots took place
Exeter and Liverpool
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This was set up by the government in preparation for the arrival of Cholera

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Central Board of Health

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This was when and where Cholera reached GB

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This was established around Sunderland

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This is how merchants and tradesmen reacted to the quarantine around Sunderland

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