Development In 20th Century Medicine (2) Flashcards
What are the advantages and disadvantages of 3 parent babies?
Advantages:
Eradicate heirtery diseases.
Disadvantages:
Could this be a step to far. This technology could be abused and used for the wrong reasons.
How has further development of medicine e.g 3 parent babies impacted surgery today?
Surgery is less significant. Scientists are able to engineer human bodies to make them genetically modified so certain diseases or inherited genes can be eradicated.
What did the Workmen’s Compensation Act do to improve public health and when was it introduced?
- Granted compensation for injury at work.
What did the Education (Provision of Meals) Act do to improve public health and when was it introduced?
- Introduced free school meals into primary schools.
What did the Education (Administrative Provisions) Act do to improve public health and when was it introduced?
- Created school medical inspections.
What did the Matrimonial Causes Act do to improve public health and when was it introduced?
- Maintenance payments to be paid to divorced women.
What did the Children and Young Person’s Act (Children’s Charter) do to improve public health and when was it introduced?
- Made it illegal to sell alcohol, tobacco or fireworks to children under 16.
What did the Old-Age Pensions Act do to improve public health and when was it introduced?
- Over 70s received 5 shillings a week, 7 shillings for a married couple.
What did the Labour Exchanges Act do to improve public health and when was it introduced?
- Helped get people back into a job.
What did the Housing and Town Planning Act do to improve public health and when was it introduced?
- Made it illegal to build back-to-back houses.
What did the National Insurance Act do to improve public health and when was it introduced?
- Sick and unemployment pay introduced if you paid contributions into the scheme.
During the Boer war what was discovered about public health?
In 1889 a large scale recruitment campaign took place to find men to fight in the Boer war. 40% of those that had volunteered are suffering from malnutrition and diseases, such as rickets caused by poor diets.
What was the significance about the discovery made about public health during the Boer war?
It is clear that ill health is linked to poverty and that the government really needed to take action to raise living standards.
Who was Charles Booth and what did he discover?
From 1886-1903 he carried out a survey into the living conditions in the East End of London. He discovered 1/3 of the population lived on 21 shillings (£1.05 a week). This is below the poverty line.
He published his findings in a book called ‘Life and Labour of the People of London.’
What was the impact of living in poverty for the people involved in Charles Booths study?
They lived in substandard housing and had a poor diet. If they became ill they would not afford a doctor.
What did Seebohn Rowntree discover about public
Health in the 19th century?
Conducted a survey in York, after reading Booths findings in his book. He found that 28% of the population did not have the minimum amount of mo he needed to survive at some point in their life.
Why was Seebohn Rowntree’s findings worrying to the government?
They were concerned that the unhealthy state of Britain’s workers could lead to the decline of the country as a great industrial power. They were worried because given that Germany had a good system of welfare state for workers and was beginning to produce as much coal, iron and steel as Britain. It was the leading industrial state and they needed the working population to be healthy in order to keep their lending position in the world.
What was the impact of free school meals for children on the labouring population?
They were extremely important to provide a variety of food for a balanced, healthy diet for children. During school terms they got free meals but during the holidays they lost weight. Rich children were 9cm taller than poor children.
