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History Public Health Dates
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- 11836The cumplosary registration of births and deaths began. William Farr organised the recording of the causes of all deaths in each district.
- 21842Edwin Chadwick wrote the 'Report on the Sanitary Conditions of the labouring poor'.
- 31854John Snow proved that an outbreak of cholera in London was caused by contaminated water.
- 41860'sPasteur demonstrated the link between germs and disease.
- 51821/2The first major cholera epidemic.
- 61848The second major cholera epidemic.
- 71865/6The third major cholera epidemic.
- 81867The Parlimentary Reform Act.
- 91847Some MPs introduced a Public Bill to parliament which aimed to improve things.
- 101848The First Public Health Act was passed.
- 111858The Great Stink.
- 121875The Second Public Health Act was passed.
- 131876All shopkeepers were prevented from seeing food that could harm customers.
- 141876A law was passed to ban the pollution of rivers.
- 151906Free meals were provided for school children.
- 161907Schools provided health checks for pupils.
- 171908Old Aged Pensions were introduced.
- 181909Back-to-Back Houses were banned and regulations to specify minimum standards for new houses were introduced.
- 191911The National Insurance Act was set up to help ill workers in need of money to buy food and medicines when they were unable to work.
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