modern 1900 - now Flashcards
What did the housing Act introduce in 1919
Council housing for poor
What was the housing acts first step on improving peoples lives?
The band on back-to-back housing
The housing out in 1930 did what
Got rid of slums
The big change in Urban housing in 1960s was
High-rise flats
What were houses built by local council called?
homes fit for heroes
What did rationing do to people diets during WW2?
people had simpler and more balanced diets
What happened to the food industry in the 20th century?
The introduction of grocery chains selling reliable food
because in the 1900s govt were more reliable on coal what did it do to peoples health?
It created, breathing problems and respiratory diseases
Because the air quality was so bad in the 1990s, what did they introduce?
they introduced unleaded petrol for cars
What’s a more current health threat today?
Inactivity
