1. rev 2 Comparing p.health legislation with liberal reform- mid 1800s with early 1900s Flashcards
(10 cards)
What was the overall similarity between public health legislation in the mid-1800s and early 1900s?
Both periods showed an increasing role for the state in addressing health issues.
What core idea drove public health reforms in both the mid-1800s and early 1900s?
A growing awareness of social problems and their direct link to ill health, often due to detailed studies.
What key evidence pushed for public health action in the mid-1800s?
Edwin Chadwick’s 1842 ‘Report on the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population’ and cholera epidemics.
What key evidence influenced Liberal reforms in the early 1900s?
Charles Booth and Seebohm Rowntree’s reports on poverty, and the Boer War’s findings on recruit unfitness.
What was the shared short-term impact of this evidence in both periods?
Public and politicians realised widespread ill health was a societal problem requiring government intervention.
What core idea describes the government’s changing role in both periods (Similarity 2)?
The government became more involved in people’s lives to improve health.
How would you describe the early Public Health Acts (e.g., 1848 Act) in the mid-1800s regarding state intervention?
They were often ‘permissive’ (local areas could act, but weren’t forced to).
What crucial shift did mid-1800s legislation mark regarding the government’s role?
From health being an individual’s concern to the government accepting some responsibility for basic health provisions.
How did Liberal reforms in the early 1900s differ in terms of state intervention compared to the mid-1800s?
They were more ‘compulsory’ and direct actions.
Give two examples of direct public health reforms from the early 1900s Liberal government.
Free school meals (1906), school medical inspections (1907), or National Insurance (1911).
