Public Health in the 19th Century Flashcards
1
Q
What did improvements usually depend on?
A
Government action
2
Q
What’s the housing called where it was made as cheaply as possible?
A
Back to back housing
3
Q
What often mixed with water?
A
Sewage
4
Q
When and where was the first serious outbreak of cholera, and how many died?
A
1831, Sunderland, 21,000 died
5
Q
Why did the Central Board of Health open in 1848?
A
There was a 2nd cholera outbreak
6
Q
Who were opposition to boards of health?
A
The Dirty Party and landlords
7
Q
When was the Central Board of Health demolished?
A
1854
8
Q
What did the Great Stink do?
A
Close parliament
9
Q
What caused the Great Stink?
A
Bacteria in the Thames due to sewage within it
10
Q
Who built a new system of sewers?
A
Bazelgette
11
Q
What act allowed the destruction of slum housing on health grounds?
A
Artisan’s Dwelling ACt
