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Provision 1 |
A central health board will be set up in London and chaired by. Edwin Chadwick |
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Provision 2 |
Any town may set up a board if:
The denizens want one
10% of rate payers want one. |
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Provision 3 |
The central health board can set up local health boards if the death rate exceeds 23/1000 |
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Provision 4 |
Local health boards have the power to impose rates to pay for:
Proper drainage
Sewage disposal
Paving the streets
Clearing the streets |
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Why wasn't it particularly effective? |
It was non compulsory. |
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1854 - There was a massive drop in cholera rates after the set up of a lot of local boards. What was the effect? |
The central board was shut and just the next year, there was a huge resurgence in cholera and typhoid rates. |
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What act was passed in 1864? |
The factory act. It forced factory owners to care about their workers. |
