Role of the Government in improving medicine

Role of the Government in improving medicine

1. Public Health in the early Middle Ages

   • King Edward I and the building of public latrines for his army in York in 1298
   • Laws in the 14th century to clean up London

2. Lord Mayor's orders to combat 1665 Plague in London

3. 19th Century Public Health

   • Work of Edwin Chadwick
   • Bazalgette and the London Sewers
   • 1848 and 1875 Public Health Act
   • Slum clearance by local councils
   • 1858 Smallpox vaccination was made compulsory

4. Liberal Social Reforms 1960-14

   • Old Age Pensions 1908
   • Free School Meals 1906
   • 1911 National Insurance Act

5. Funding the development of Penicillin

6. Homes for heroes after WW1

   • Slum clearance and improved housing

7. Creation of the NHS 948

8. Modern healthy living campaigns

   • Measures against smoking
   • Measures to promote healthy eating and lifestyle