19th Century public health History

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Mind Map on 19th Century public health History, created by courtneybrown20 on 03/07/2014.
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19th Century public health History
  1. The battle over public health
    1. People thought that the government should force local councils to clean up their towns
      1. Some people thought that the government should stay out of other peoples lives.
        1. This meant letting local ratepayers make all of the decisions
        2. People knew the link between DIRT and DiSEASE
          1. British towns and cities became dirty than ever as people flocked to them for work and promise of good pay and living conditions
            1. Because of industrialisation towns couldn't cope and quickly became over crowded
              1. Killer diseases spread quickly because Of the poor sanitation and public health
                1. In 1842, Edwin Chadwick argued that disease was the main reason for poverty, and that preventing disease would reduce the poor rates.
                  1. In 1848, a cholera epidemic terrified the government into doing something about prevention of disease - through both public and individual health measures.
                  2. Public health acts
                    1. In 1848 the first Public Health Act caused the setting up of a Board of Health, and gave towns the right to appoint a Medical Officer of Health
                      1. In 1853 vaccination against smallpox was made compulsory
                        1. In 1854 improvements in hospital hygiene were introduced (thanks in large part to Florence Nightingale).
                        2. Cholera was pretty common in this time
                          1. Cholera is spread by infected water
                            1. The faeces of a cholera suffer contained the cholera germ. Human waste was just thrown out into the street most of the time... This is how the disease spread so quickly through the water system.
                              1. Cholera returned regularly
                                1. First cholera out break was 1848
                              2. Snow made a connection between the dirty water and Cholera. He presented his ideas to many but they were reluctant to do anything/believe him....
                                1. Until another outbreak occurred and he removed a water pump, saving may lives and proving his theory about cholera in water correct.
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