The impact of local and national government on public health (OCR GCSE History A (Explaining the Modern World)): Flashcards
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Henry VII's order regarding slaughterhouses
Henry VII's order regarding slaughterhouses
Positioned outside town walls
Henry VIII's grant to towns for sewage
Henry VIII's grant to towns for sewage
Power to tax people & gather money for building sewage systems
Year of Great Plague in London
Year of Great Plague in London
1665
Years plague orders were issued
Years plague orders were issued
1518, 1578, 1604
Street lighting innovation by 1680s
Street lighting innovation by 1680s
Oil-burning lamps
Year Puritans began attacking ale/beer
Year Puritans began attacking ale/beer
1550
Year dram shops opened in London
Year dram shops opened in London
1660
Year Parliament banned gin importation
Year Parliament banned gin importation
1689
Gin drinking by early 18th century
Gin drinking by early 18th century
Serious social & health problem
1729 Gin Act: seller licence cost
1729 Gin Act: seller licence cost
£20 annual fee
1736 Gin Act: licence fee increase
1736 Gin Act: licence fee increase
£50
1751 Gin Act: 1st offence penalty
1751 Gin Act: 1st offence penalty
Imprisonment
Bacterium causing Great Plague
Bacterium causing Great Plague
Yersinia pestis