Public Health

Public Health

The towns of Britain were characterised by overcrowding, poor housing, bad water and disease.
Edwin Chadwick
1. In 1842, Chadwick published a "Report on the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of Great Britain
  1. He said that improving public health will save money rather than cost money
A Cholera outbreak in 1848 scared the government to do something about the prevention of disease
In 1848 the first Public Health Act caused the setting up of a Board of Health, and gave towns the right to appoint a Medical Officer of Health.
In 1853 vaccination against smallpox was made compulsory.
In 1854 improvements in hospital hygiene were introduced
In 1875 a Public Health Act enforced laws about slum clearance, provision of sewers and clean water, and the removal of nuisances.
The first public health measures were based upon the idea that miasmas (bad smells) caused disease.
Factors
1. Rapid Growth of Towns
2. Governments attitude
3. Engineering Projects
4. Scientific Knowledge
5. Attitude to sickness
6. Several Cholera outbreaks
John Snow
1. He discovered that Cholera was caused by dirty water
Joseph Bazalgette
1. He fought for the improvement of London's sewers
Government action
1. Public Health Act,1848
2. Factory Act,1864
3. Sanitary Act, 1866
4. Public Health Act 1875

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