modern living conditions

Question 1

1919 housing act

Answer 1

ordered local councils to build council houses with running water, indoor toilets and gardens

Question 2

what were built after 1945 to solve overcrowding ?

Answer 2

new towns

Question 3

what new technology made food cheaper ?

Answer 3

refrigeration and canning food

Question 4

what type of food increased ?

Answer 4

fast food consumption

Question 5

what added to air pollution ?

Answer 5

thick smog from coal smoke in homes and factories

Question 6

what did an increase in inactivity lead to ?

Answer 6

obestity

Question 7

1980s right to buy scheme

Answer 7

led to a shortage of council housing

Question 8

water

Answer 8

all houses had piped water and was checked and monitored

Question 9

food

Answer 9

new technology canned, refrigeration, fast food consumption increased

Question 10

waste

Answer 10

eventually all homes connected to a sewage system, waste treated before entering river

Question 11

housing

Answer 11

new towns created, 1919 council houses- toilets, running water

Question 12

how did public health improve?

Answer 12

more government involvement
life expectancy risen
child morality decreased

Question 13

government involvement

Answer 13

NHS- vaccination, hospitals, maternity, ambulances, blood transfusion
LAWS- 1902 training of midwives, 1906 free school meals, 1974 health and saftey laws
CAMPAIGNS-change 4 life, clean air act, reduce smoking , 5 a day, sugar tax