Public Health

Question 1

Who is Edwin Chadwick?

Answer 1

He is a public health pioneer who raised awareness about the Public Health to the British hovernment which lead to the Publich Health Act 1848

Question 2

What did Edwin Chadwick do?

Answer 2

-He sent out doctors to most of the majour towns and cities and they interviewed hundreds of people.

-He made a report out of this and it shocked Britain
-The government finally decided to act and passed the Public Health Act

Question 3

What did the 1848 Public Health Act state?

Answer 3

-a National Board of Health is to be created where there is a high death rate
-make sure new houses are built with drains and toilets
-charge a tax to pay for this
-inspectors will check this

Question 4

What were the strengths of the 1848 Public Health Act?

Answer 4

-it was a step forward in the right direction
-it took responsibility for drainage, water, and paving
-it provided a framework that could be used for local authorities

Question 5

What were the weaknesses of the 1848 Public Health Act?

Answer 5

-central board of health had limited power and no money
-didn’t compel action
-the act passed but it was not perfect

Question 6

What is miasma?

Answer 6

The belief that disease was spread by bad smell

Question 7

Who is John Snow?

Answer 7

A Public Health pioneer famous for his work in epidemiology

Question 8

What is the Broad Street pump?

Answer 8

A contaminated water source in London that was reponsible for a deadly cholera outbreak. John snow conducted an investigation that showed the pump was the source of the outbreak.

Question 9

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Answer 9

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Question 10

What is the germ theory?

Answer 10

The scientific understanding that diseases are caused by microorganisims

Question 11

What was John Snow’s theory of disease transmission?

Answer 11

The idea that disease was spread through the ingestion of contaminated water or food

Question 12

That was the long term outcomes of John Snow’s work?

Answer 12

-it nudged the government into action work began a new sewage system which was completed in 1875
-the importance of clean water was accepted
-the governement had to make sure all the water was clean

Question 13

That was the short term outcomes of John Snow’s work?

Answer 13

-the residents of Broad Street no longer drank the chlorea infected water

Question 14

Who was Sir Joseph Bazalegette?

Answer 14

A British civil engineer who is famous for his work on the London sewer system

Question 15

What is Laissez Faire?

Answer 15

The belief that the public should fix their own problems

Question 16

What was the Great Stink?

Answer 16

In the summer of 1858 the River Thames smelled bad because people dumped their waste into it

Question 17

What did Bazalgette do to the London sewer system?

Answer 17

He designed it to improve the public health by removing sewage from the streets and transporting it to treatment plants

Question 18

What was Bazalgette apointed cheif engineer of?

Answer 18

Metropolitan Board of Works

Question 19

Who is Mary Seacole?

Answer 19

A Jamacian-Scottish nurse who is known for her work during the Crimean war. She provided medical care to wounded soldiers on the battlefield.

Question 20

What did Mary Seacole establish during the Crimean War?

Answer 20

She established the Hotel des Invalides in Balaclava, a British camp that served as a hospital for soldiers

Question 21

What book did Mary Seacole write?

Answer 21

Wonderful Adventures of Mary Seacole in Many Lands

Question 22

Why was Mary Seacole forgotten?

Answer 22

Because her name faded from public memory after she and her friends died and she was forgotten because of her race