Medicine Through Time Key Dates (1700s-1900s)

1796
1. Jenner discovers smallpox vaccination
1832
1. Cholera Epidemic
1842
1. Chadwicks report on public health
1847
1. Simpson discovers chloroform
1853
1. Smallpox vaccination becomes compulsory
1854
1. Cholera epidemic: John snow discovers cholera is spread in water
2. Florence Nightingale proves that cleaner hospitals reduce deaths
1857
1. Queen Victoria uses chloroform - The death rate of operations increases
1861
1. Pasteurs germ theory
1865
1. Lister discovers and proves carbolic acid can be used to sterilise an operating theatre
1867
1. Working class/poor people get the vote
1872
1. Koch begins investigating which germs cause which disease
1875
1. Public health act-Towns must clean streets & sewers
1879
1. Pasteur finds vaccination for chicken cholera
1890
1. Halstead suggests wearing rubber gloves
1900
1. Blood groups discovered by Landsteiner
1906-11
1. Liberal reforms
1911
1. First chemical compound cures syphillis
1914-18
1. Plastic surgery improved because of WW1
1928
1. Fleming discovers penicilin kills germs (writes report)
Florey and chain develop penicilin
1. 1930s
1939-45
1. Penicilin is mass produced due to WW2
1948
1. NHS is founded
1967
1. First heart transplant

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