Industrial Britain (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Industrial Revolution time span
Industrial Revolution time span
1780 to 1850
Year urban population exceeded rural in Britain
Year urban population exceeded rural in Britain
1850
Epidemic diseases in 1820s-1840s Britain
Epidemic diseases in 1820s-1840s Britain
Influenza; cholera; typhus; typhoid; smallpox
Dominant disease theory in 19th century
Dominant disease theory in 19th century
Miasma theory (bad air/poisonous vapours)
Year of cholera epidemic that prompted govt action
Year of cholera epidemic that prompted govt action
1848
Year First Public Health Act passed
Year First Public Health Act passed
1848
Year 'A Court for King Cholera' cartoon published
Year 'A Court for King Cholera' cartoon published
1852
Working conditions in industrial Britain
Working conditions in industrial Britain
Extremely long hours for minimal wages
Key similarity: medieval & 19th century public health
Key similarity: medieval & 19th century public health
Little progress in basic sanitation over centuries
Initial govt approach to public health intervention
Initial govt approach to public health intervention
Laissez-faire (no government interference)
Unexpected benefit of miasma theory
Unexpected benefit of miasma theory
Led to sanitation improvements despite being wrong
Labour practice common in industrial Britain
Labour practice common in industrial Britain
Widespread use of child labour in dangerous conditions
Key govt attitude difference: medieval vs 19th century
Key govt attitude difference: medieval vs 19th century
Medieval accepted conditions; 19th century debated intervention
What 1848 cholera epidemic achieved
What 1848 cholera epidemic achieved
Forced govt to pass first Public Health Act