Government involvement (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Laissez-faire policy meaning
Laissez-faire policy meaning
Minimal govt interference in people's lives
Year of cholera outbreak that forced govt action
Year of cholera outbreak that forced govt action
1847
Name key health reformers who pressured govt
Name key health reformers who pressured govt
Chadwick, Snow, Nightingale, Bazalgette
Year of first major Public Health Act
Year of first major Public Health Act
1848
Body created by 1848 Act for national health oversight
Body created by 1848 Act for national health oversight
Central Board of Health
Officials appointed to oversee local public health
Officials appointed to oversee local public health
Medical officers
Four key areas of govt health intervention
Four key areas of govt health intervention
Housing, working conditions, medical care, sanitation
Three types of health legislation approaches
Three types of health legislation approaches
Mandatory, national standards, reinforcing
Year Public Health Act made local duties mandatory
Year Public Health Act made local duties mandatory
1875
What 1875 Act required local authorities to maintain
What 1875 Act required local authorities to maintain
Sewerage, fresh water supply, rubbish collections
1834 Poor Law Amendment Act's health contribution
1834 Poor Law Amendment Act's health contribution
Appointed medical officers for the poor
What 1853 Compulsory Vaccination Act mandated
What 1853 Compulsory Vaccination Act mandated
Vaccination against smallpox
Focus of 1864 Factory Act
Focus of 1864 Factory Act
Improving working conditions in factories
What 1866 Sanitary Act required of local authorities
What 1866 Sanitary Act required of local authorities
Responsibility for sewerage and clean water
Why voting rights expansion forced govt health action
Why voting rights expansion forced govt health action
Working-class voters could influence elections