industrial period

Question 1

when was the industrial period?

Answer 1

1700-1900

Question 2

what diseases were most common in the industrial period?

Answer 2

cholera
diphtheria
small pox
typhoid
tuberculosis

Question 3

who were the 7 key individuals of the industrial period?
( J S S N P L K )

Answer 3

edward jenner 1794
james simpson 1847
john snow 1854
florence nightingale 1855
louis pasteur 1861
joseph lister 1867
robert koch 1882

Question 4

what was edward jenners main breakthrough?

Answer 4

he proved vaccination prevented small pox

Question 5

what did edward jenners breakthrough cause?

Answer 5

they made vaccinations compulsory ( vaccination act 1853) and wiped out small pox

Question 6

what year did edward jenner make his breakthrough?

Answer 6

1798

Question 7

what was james simpsons main breakthrough?

Answer 7

he showed chloroform could be used as an anaesthetic

Question 8

what did james simpsons breakthrough cause?

Answer 8

it helped childbirth and operations
but sometimes patients died or got infections from it

Question 9

what year was james simpsons breakthrough?

Answer 9

1847

Question 10

what was john snows main breakthrough?

Answer 10

he showed people caught cholera from the water

Question 11

what year did john snow make his discovery?

Answer 11

1854

Question 12

what was florence nightingales main breakthrough?

Answer 12

she improved living conditions in hospitals and trained nurses to keep wards more sanitary

Question 13

what year did florence nightingale make her breakthrough?

Answer 13

1855

Question 14

what was louis pasteurs main breakthrough?

Answer 14

germ theory- bacteria causes human disease

Question 15

what did louis pasteurs breakthrough cause?

Answer 15

vaccines were developed

Question 16

what year was germ theory discovered?

Answer 16

1861

Question 17

what did germ theory prove?

Answer 17

microbes in the air were causing decay

Question 18

what was joseph listers main breakthrough?

Answer 18

he made antiseptic from carbolic acid

Question 19

what did joseph listers breakthrough cause?

Answer 19

reduced death and made longer operations possible

Question 20

when did joseph lister make his discover?

Answer 20

1867

Question 21

what was robert kochs main breakthrough?

Answer 21

he discovered bacteria causes individual diseases

Question 22

what did did robert kochs breakthrough cause?

Answer 22

developed vaccines

Question 23

when did robert koch make his discovery?

Answer 23

1882

Question 24

what was the vaccination act of 1840?

Answer 24

it outlawed inoculations
it made vaccines free

Question 25

what was the public health act of 1848?

Answer 25

a board of health was set up and taxes to pay for health improvements were created

Question 26

what was the vaccination act of 1853?

Answer 26

it made it compulsory for infants to be vaccinated

Question 27

what was the artisan dwelling act of 1865?

Answer 27

it forced home owners to keep their houses in good condition

Question 28

what was the reform act of 1867?

Answer 28

all men over 21 were aloud to vote

Question 29

what did the public health act of 1875 change?

Answer 29

it made people clean up streets and sewers and medical officers were appointed to enforce rules