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by early '30s what ws available in workplace canteens?
cheap food
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in difficult years of '30s what did government instryct canteens to keep?
rabbits
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to ensue what for workers?
meat supply
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another benefit was that what was given free of charge?
work clothes
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social benefits often provided by who?
trade unions
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stripped of social.political power they played key role in doing what?
organising sport facilities / meetings / film showings
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workers given how long paid holiday@?
2 weeks
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usually taken on cheap subsidised vacations where?
state resorts (of ******* course)
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trade unions responsible for organising these holidays though attendance could be based on what?
individuals attitude to work
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what kind of pay did trade unions also organise?
sick pay
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thus they were an important part of workers' life and what ws a serious matter?
expulsion from trade union
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health care designed by gov to do what?
benefit population
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and despite limited resources proved effective at?
containing epidemics
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compulsory vaccination programme implemented in which year?
'21
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to deal with serious epidemic of what?
cholera
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what kind of typhus was a serious issue between '18-'20?
lice-spread
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resulting in over how many deaths?
6m
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lenin launched campaign against them declaring what?
'either lice will defeat socialism or socialism will defeat lice'
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what happened after revolution of '17 which weakened health-care provision?
doctors fled
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and gov was forced to increase what?
no. training places available
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what was number of doctors in '28?
70,000
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and in '40?
155,000
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what was number of hospital beds in '28?
247,000
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and in '39?
791,000
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sanitation taken seriously and who were given same status as doctors?
sanitary inspectors
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all medicines had to be paid for at what rate?
cheap and subsidised
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much of the big health progress was due to women doing what?
entering into that profession
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in difficult years of '30s what did government instryct canteens to keep?

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to ensue what for workers?

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another benefit was that what was given free of charge?

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social benefits often provided by who?

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