Responses to outbreaks of plague (OCR GCSE History A (Explaining the Modern World)): Flashcards
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When was the Great Plague of London?
When was the Great Plague of London?
1665
Why did the Mayor kill cats & dogs in 1665?
Why did the Mayor kill cats & dogs in 1665?
Believed they transmitted plague
Dogs & cats killed needlessly in London
Dogs & cats killed needlessly in London
40,000 dogs and 200,000 cats
Document needed to leave London during plague
Document needed to leave London during plague
Certificate of good health
Symbol painted on infected house doors
Symbol painted on infected house doors
Red cross
Flaming torches used day & night for
Flaming torches used day & night for
Keep air clean (fight miasma)
% of Eyam village population died from plague
% of Eyam village population died from plague
Over 70%
Year of Great Fire of London
Year of Great Fire of London
1666
Marker on infected houses in 1518
Marker on infected houses in 1518
Bundles of straw
Infected people carried this in 1518 to warn public
Infected people carried this in 1518 to warn public
White stick
Where pesthouses were established
Where pesthouses were established
Outside town walls
Officials who reported on epidemic development
Officials who reported on epidemic development
Searchers
Punishment for infected person mingling (1604)
Punishment for infected person mingling (1604)
Hanged
Who described plague doctor costume in 1630?
Who described plague doctor costume in 1630?
Charles de L'Orme
Belief that bad smell caused plague
Belief that bad smell caused plague
Miasma theory