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GCSE History: 19th Century Public Health

Beth Muckle 15 questions

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  1. 1When was the Great Stink
    1. A1858
    2. B1885
  2. 2What did Bazalgette do?
    1. ABuilt London's new sewers
    2. BProve how cholera spread
  3. 3What year was William Farr about?
    1. A1837
    2. B1856
  4. 4What did Farr do?
    1. ALink between high death rates and unsanitary living conditions
    2. BPut pressure on government and councils for change
    3. CUsed Birth, Death and Marriage records to work out where death rates were highest and why
    4. DWrite a report on dirty conditions for the poor
    5. EInfluence the public health act
  5. 5What year did Chadwick write his report?
    1. A1824
    2. B1842
  6. 6What was Chadwick's report about?
    1. APoor living in dirty conditions --> Poor become ill --> Because they cannot work they become poorer --> Have to pay higher taxes
    2. BDeath rates in crowded areas are higher --> Dirty water --> Death of many
  7. 7What did Chadwick's report lead to?
    1. APublic Health Report
    2. BPublic Health Act 1848
    3. CPublic Health Act 1875
  8. 8What held Chadwick back?
    1. APersonality
    2. BInfluence faded the the 1850s
    3. CDidn't have the technology
    4. DDidn't have the knowledge
  9. 9 John Snow (1849) proved what?
    1. AClean water prevented cholera being spread
    2. BThe Germ Theory
  10. 10Snow was mocked by doctors?
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse

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