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10 Cards in this Set
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What diseases were common in nineteenth century cities?
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Cholera, typhus, smallpox, dysentery & rickets
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When did the first cholera epidemic strike Britain?
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1832
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There were further outbreaks of cholera. When did they occur?
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1848, 1854 & 1866
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Who published the ‘Report on the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of Great Britain’?
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Edwin Chadwick
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When was the first Public Health Act passed?
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1848
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Why was the first Public Health Act unsuccessful?
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The recommendations were not compulsory. Some towns set up Local Health Boards but others ignored the suggestions
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What is the idea of ‘laissez faire’
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Literally to let people do what they want – in the early nineteenth century people thought it wasn’t the role of government to interfere in health provision
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Who first made the link between contaminated water and the spread of cholera?
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Dr John Snow
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When was the second Public Health Act passed?
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1875
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How was the second Public Health Act different to the first one?
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Recommendations were compulsory – towns had to set up a board of health and provide better sanitation
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