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GCSE History: 19th Century Public Health
Preguntas del test (15)
1When was the Great Stink
- A1858
- B1885
2What did Bazalgette do?
- ABuilt London's new sewers
- BProve how cholera spread
3What year was William Farr about?
- A1837
- B1856
4What did Farr do?
- ALink between high death rates and unsanitary living conditions
- BPut pressure on government and councils for change
- CUsed Birth, Death and Marriage records to work out where death rates were highest and why
- DWrite a report on dirty conditions for the poor
- EInfluence the public health act
5What year did Chadwick write his report?
- A1824
- B1842
6What was Chadwick's report about?
- APoor living in dirty conditions --> Poor become ill --> Because they cannot work they become poorer --> Have to pay higher taxes
- BDeath rates in crowded areas are higher --> Dirty water --> Death of many
7What did Chadwick's report lead to?
- APublic Health Report
- BPublic Health Act 1848
- CPublic Health Act 1875
8What held Chadwick back?
- APersonality
- BInfluence faded the the 1850s
- CDidn't have the technology
- DDidn't have the knowledge
9 John Snow (1849) proved what?
- AClean water prevented cholera being spread
- BThe Germ Theory
10Snow was mocked by doctors?
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
11How was 19th Century Public Health a success?
- AThe Great Clean Up
- BWorking men got the vote
- CGovernment acted when the germ theory was proven
12Why wasn't anything done?
- APeople didn't like other people interfering
- BThe government took no responsibiltiy
- CPoor couldn't afford to see a doctor
- DGerm theory not accepted
- EPeople were lazy
- FPeople were too ill
13What did the Public Health Act of 1848 include?
- AMedical officer
- BTaxes
- CNational Board of Health
- DImprovement for the poor
14What did the Public Health Act of 1848 include?
- AMedical officer
- BTaxes
- CNational Board of Health
- DImprovement for the poor
15What extra things did the Public Health Act of 1875 include that the PHA of 1848 didn't?
- AClean water provided by local councils
- BPublic toilets
- CSewage and drainage
- DNHS
- EPrivate doctors for everyone
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- Test sobre GCSE History: 19th Century Public Health, creado por Beth Muckle el 17/06/2014.
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