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| Question | Answer |
| What is Public Health? | Government involvement in the health of the public e.g. water,food,housing |
| Why did the government need to get involved in public health? | Cholera pandemic, serious medical problems and epidemics,working class life expectancy (17 years), Poor living conditions and the public health act. |
| Examples of poor conditions that led to ill health. | Overcrowded( no building regulations), poor sanitation, dirty sewage on the streets, lack of food,back to back housing,houses too small, cellar dwellings, midden privies, no toilets |
| How did authorities deal with infectious diseases in the 1600's | Closed theatres, killed dogs and cats, burned barrels of tar in the streets,people boarded up in their homes, people fasted, praying, mass graves , evacuation |
| What was done to reduce smog in London in the 20th century. | Cleaner air-the clean air act 1954, smokeless zones in cities,no fires in houses unless burning a special fuel, pollution dropped by 65% in 1971 |
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