Key Dates

Question 1

1376

Answer 1

John ardene : discovered first pain killer ointment

Question 2

1543

Answer 2

Vesalius : Published book proving galen wrong eg jaw is only one bone not two

Question 3

1575

Answer 3

Pare : published work on ligatures

Question 4

1628

Answer 4

Harvey : publishes about the heart pumping blood, proving galen wrong

Question 5

1768

Answer 5

John hunter : taught surgeons importance of experiment and observation

Question 6

1798

Answer 6

Edward jenner : published findings on vaccination

Question 7

1847

Answer 7

James Simpson: developed effective anaesthetic

Question 8

1848

Answer 8

Public health act

Question 9

1854

Answer 9

John snow : proved link between dirty water and cholera

Question 10

1861

Answer 10

Louis pateur : discovered germ theory

Question 11

1864

Answer 11

Factory act

Question 12

1866

Answer 12

Sanitary act

Question 13

1867

Answer 13

John lister : developed Anti septic surgery

Question 14

1875

Answer 14

Food and drug act

Public health act

Question 15

1876

Answer 15

Robert koch : identified specific bacteria which cause disease

Question 16

1895

Answer 16

X Ray machine invented

Question 17

1938

Answer 17

British government establish army blood support depot

Question 18

1921

Answer 18

British Red Cross set up first blood Bank

Question 19

1928

Answer 19

Alexander Fleming: publishes findings on penicillin

Question 20

1942

Answer 20

Us and British governments fund production of penicillin

Beverage report

Question 21

1948

Answer 21

NHS created

Question 22

1956

Answer 22

Clean air act

Question 23

1961

Answer 23

First heart pacemaker

Question 24

1968

Answer 24

Clean air act