Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Public Heath 1350
- present day
- London Sewer Systems
- The Great Stink
- During hot weather in 1858 the Thames water level was
low meaning that the smell of the exposed sewage was
'unbareable' so the government took action becuase
they could not meet at parliament
- The thames smelt due to the
high content of sewage
- How They Were Built
- Oval shaped
tunnels
- Constant slope
- About 1100 miles
long
- Used tide to take
water to sea
- Built pump to bring
water back up
- Draw backs
- Cost
- Time
- Effects
- Improved Health
- London could cope with
high rainfall
- Removes smell
- Proved cholera was
water born
- Problems
- Epidemics
- High Death
Rate
- Little Infrastructure
- Poor Housing
- Back-to-Back Housing
- Overcrowding
- Lack of investment
- NHS
- Why was it
introduced?
- Medical services
were required due to
war
- To cope with
civilian
casualties
- Supply soldiers
with healthcare
- Provide a better
standard of healthcare
- Opposition
- Huge costs
- British Medical association
- Represented proffesional doctors
- Opposed becuase doctors
would lose money
- Local authorities who
ran hospitals
- 3000 hospitals in britain would be
nationalised
- The people who ran
them didn't like this
- Costs
- The government had to
add charges for
prescriptions in 1951
- Prevention and
Education
- NHS
- Improved sanitation +
Healthcare
- Private companies
- Some people use
private healthcare
- Private healthcare such as
dental practises and doctor
surgeries
- Health Education
- 1962, The Royal College of
Physicians called for a ban on
tobacco advertisement
- Government began
taxing cigarettes
heavily
- Since 1971 packets have
had health warnings
- In 2004, it was reported that
1 in 6 people die as a result
of smoking
- Preventative Developments
- Developments in
vaccinations such as Jonas
Salk's polio vaccine in 1952
- Government campaign
and laws on health
issues such as smoking
- Government Action
between 1848 - 1878
- 1848 Public Health Act
- Set up a general board of health
+ organised the removal of
rubbish and construction of sewer
systems
- 1866 Sanitary Act
- All towns had to appoint
inspectors to check water
supplies and drainage
- 1875 Public Health Act
- Local authorites given
powers to enforce
regulations on water
supplies and sanitation
- 1878 Public Health Act
- This consolidated
existing laws
- Obstacles faced to get public
health introduced
- Money
- People drank ale becuase
water was polluted
- Water supply couldnt keep
up with growing population
- Life expectancy
- On average - 47
years old
- The rich and professionals
(Doctors etc) lived longer