More 19th C Knowledge Flashcards
How many towns were local health boards set up in, after the 1848 public health act?
182
Who was Octavia Hill?
A charitable woman who bought leases of houses, and then made sure that they were clean and not overcrowded. Many people ended up paying her to manage their properties. With this money, she bought houses for the poor
When was the central board of health brought to an end?
1854
Who hated the central board of health?
Water companies
Landlords
Builders
Why did Chadwick not have good relations with the medical profession?
He believed in preventative methods, they made their money and believed in curative methods
When did public health become under the control of the privy council?
1858
What was the Privy Council?
People who advised the king or queen about state affairs
Who was made medical officer of health in 1858?
Sir John Simon
What did John Simon do for a living?
He was a surgeon
What did Sir John Simon do in 1869?
He persuaded the government to set up the Royal Sanitary Commission
What did The Royal Sanitary Commission suggest?
‘Uniform, universal and imperative’ laws should be made
What statistic did Dr Southwood Smith discover in 1838?
14,000 cases of fever were among the poor in Whitechapel, London. This made the link between poverty and sickness
When was the Health Of Towns Association set up? What did it do?
1844, produced evidence of lack of sewage facilities and inadequate supplies of fresh water
How did industry worsen public health in early 1800s?
Factories producing smoke and fumes, and waste products were dumped in rivers
How did people try to ‘ward off poisonous miasmas’, in early 1800s?
Burning barrels of tar
