Public health reform in the nineteenth century (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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Edwin Chadwick (1800-1890)
Edwin Chadwick (1800-1890)
English social reformer who reformed Poor Laws & improved urban sanitation/public health
Year of Chadwick's sanitary conditions report
Year of Chadwick's sanitary conditions report
1842
1848 Public Health Act established
1848 Public Health Act established
Board of Health & Medical Officers of Health in towns
1875 Public Health Act introduced by
1875 Public Health Act introduced by
Benjamin Disraeli's Conservative government
1853 vaccination law
1853 vaccination law
Smallpox vaccination made compulsory
Florence Nightingale's 1854 contribution
Florence Nightingale's 1854 contribution
Introduced improvements in hospital hygiene
Deaths in 1848 cholera outbreak
Deaths in 1848 cholera outbreak
52,000 lives
Artisan Dwelling Act 1875 purpose
Artisan Dwelling Act 1875 purpose
Clear slums & build better homes
Sale of Food & Drugs Act 1876 banned
Sale of Food & Drugs Act 1876 banned
Harmful substances (like chalk) in food
Education Act 1870
Education Act 1870
Made schooling compulsory (also improved literacy & health education)
Charles Booth (1840-1916)
Charles Booth (1840-1916)
Social researcher who documented working-class life in London
Booth's poverty rate for East End London
Booth's poverty rate for East End London
35%
Booth's publication title & years
Booth's publication title & years
Life & Labour of the People in London, 1889 & 1891
1875 Act created which authorities
1875 Act created which authorities
Rural & urban sanitary authorities
Cholera definition
Cholera definition
Deadly disease caused by dirty/contaminated water