5.2 - developments in the inter-war period

what developments were there during this period?

not a lot

issues regarding public health were …

mostly ignored by the government until the beveridge report

what reforms had a knock on impact on public health?

housing reform

what did the 1919 addison housing act do?

it provided local government with funding to build more council houses

this led to the emergence of…

council houses

what did the 1924 wheatley housing act do?

this act provided a £9 million annual grant to authorities to build council houses with rent at pre-war levels

what did the 1930 greenwood housing act do?

it was a grant from labour to clear slums and build more houses

what else was introduced in the 1930s to benefit public health?

the 1931 free school milk act and the 1936 midwives act

what did the midwives act do?

increased the number of midwives