Public health reform in the nineteenth century (OCR GCSE History A (Explaining the Modern World)): Quizzes
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Which disease outbreak in 1838 led Chadwick to convince the Poor Law Board to investigate?
Which disease outbreak in 1838 led Chadwick to convince the Poor Law Board to investigate?
Typhus
In which year did Chadwick publish his report on sanitary conditions of the labouring population?
In which year did Chadwick publish his report on sanitary conditions of the labouring population?
1842
What did Chadwick recommend industrial towns should appoint?
What did Chadwick recommend industrial towns should appoint?
A medical health officer
When was the first Public Health Act passed?
When was the first Public Health Act passed?
1848
How many lives did the 1848 cholera outbreak claim in England and Wales?
How many lives did the 1848 cholera outbreak claim in England and Wales?
52,000
What was a key limitation of the 1848 Public Health Act?
What was a key limitation of the 1848 Public Health Act?
It was not compulsory
How many Medical Officers of Health had been appointed by 1872?
How many Medical Officers of Health had been appointed by 1872?
50
Which Prime Minister's government introduced the 1875 Public Health Act?
Which Prime Minister's government introduced the 1875 Public Health Act?
Benjamin Disraeli
What did the 1875 Public Health Act consolidate?
What did the 1875 Public Health Act consolidate?
All existing public health laws
In which year was smallpox vaccination made compulsory?
In which year was smallpox vaccination made compulsory?
1853
Who introduced improvements in hospital hygiene in 1854?
Who introduced improvements in hospital hygiene in 1854?
Florence Nightingale
What power did the Artisan Dwelling Act of 1875 grant to councils?
What power did the Artisan Dwelling Act of 1875 grant to councils?
To clear slums and build better homes
Between which years did Charles Booth investigate poverty in London?
Between which years did Charles Booth investigate poverty in London?
1886-1903
What poverty rate did Charles Booth find in the East End of London?
What poverty rate did Charles Booth find in the East End of London?
35%
In which year did the Ministry of Health supersede the Local Government Board?
In which year did the Ministry of Health supersede the Local Government Board?
1919