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19 Cards in this Set
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Industrial Revolution-Why was it bad?
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-Factories -Sewage -Disease -Population increase= over crowding -Bad housing -Laissez-faire (Government didn't interfere) |
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Cholera
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Out breaks- 1831/32 , 1853/54 Disease spread in sewage that ended up in drinking water. Both rich and poor caught it. |
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Edwin Chadwick
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1842- published a report about the poor's living conditions, mentioned it should be improved. Encouraged 1848 Public health (6 years after!) But it wasn't compulsory. |
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John Snow
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1853- Linked Cholera to dirty water Investigated Broad street- certain people died that drank water from a local pump, he broke the handle and it stopped others from getting it. Noticed men in brewery didn't catch cholera. Proved right in 1861 by Pasteurs Germ theory. |
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Great Stink
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Thames filled with sewage due to cesspits over flowing. In summer of 1858 the smell increased. It stopped a parliament meeting, forcing them to act. |
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Joseph Bazalgette
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1859- Helped clean up London by building London's sewers.
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Benjamin Disraeli
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Made Compulsory Public health act in 1875. Also other reforms: 1874- Factory act 1875- Artisans Dwelling act 1876- River pollution prevention. |
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Poor Still faced hardship
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-Slums -Tenements (large groups living together) -Low wages -Workhouses (made worse than outside, pointless jobs) |
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Boer War
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40% were unfit to fight. Britain needed better health for better Empire. |
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Booth
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1889 report showing 30% of London in poverty. Including: -Couldn't find work -Couldn't support family. |
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Rowntree
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1901 report showing 28% of York were so poor they couldn't afford basic things.
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Philanthropists (rich that helped poor)
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Cadburys- Provided housing to workers + looked after them. Port Sunlight- Model village for soap workers. |
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Joseph Chamberlain
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1875- followed the Artisan act by clearing slums and built new buildings. |
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Political Parties (1867 working men got vote) |
-Shouldn't interfere -No tax raise Labour: -Help poor -Tax |
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Conservatives views
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Majority- Poverty caused by gambling and drinking. Minority- Caused by illness, age and job shortage. |
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Liberal Reforms David Lloyd George and Churchill |
1902- Train midwives 1906- Free school meals 1907-Health visitors and school nurses 1908- Pensions (70+) -not generous 1909- Better housing 1911- Insurance act 1912- Help unemployed |
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Lloyd George
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E.g- Income tax and tobacco + spirit tax. |
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Liberal Reforms helped some...
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Only used in some industries |
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Changed attitudes to poor
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-Fewer workhouses -Helped more |
