British Public Health

1st Acts
1. 1875 compulsory Public Health Act
2. 1848 permissive Public Health Act
3. 1875 Artisans Dwelling Act (local councils can buy and demolish slums, people keep house clean)
Labour Reforms
1. 1909 Free School Meals
2. 1911 Pensions
3. National Insurance Scheme
NHS
1. "From Cradle to the Grave"
Individuals
1. Rowntree
2. Cadbury
3. Boothe
  1. "Life and Labour of the people in London"
  2. Poverty Line
  3. 30% of London in poverty
Causes for change
1. Snow
2. Chadwick
3. Basildget
4. Labour Party
5. The Boer War
  1. 1899-1902
Causes of ill health
1. Self Help
  1. Smiles said people were lazy, needed to help themselves
  2. Depending on gov made you weak
2. LAISSEZ FAIRE
  1. Not governments job
3. Industrialisation
  1. Large factories
    1. Pollution
4. POVERTY
  1. Couldn't afford doctors
  2. Couldn't afford good food
  3. Couldn't afford to stay off of work
  4. Waste
    1. On streets
    2. In water
      1. Cholera, Typhoid

Resource summary

	Created by Beth Harker over 7 years ago