Public Health Improvements Over Time

Flashcards about public health improvements over time.

Sir Henry de la Beche

Investigated public health in Merthyr Tydfil in 1845, identifying unhygienic conditions.

Edwin Chadwick

Led a Royal Commission into living conditions and published a report on sanitary conditions in 1842.

Public Health Act of 1848

Set up a Board of Health to establish local boards in areas with high death rates.

Joseph Bazalgette

Began building London’s new sewage system in 1859.

Sanitary Act 1866

Forced local authorities to construct sewers.

Public Health Act of 1875

Made it compulsory for local councils to lay sewers.

Artisans’ Dwellings Act of 1875

Gave councils the power to clear slums.

Wrexham Waterworks Company

Founded in 1864 to provide piped water and sewers in Wrexham.

Medieval Public Health Improvements

Included public latrines, muck-rakers, bath houses, and quarantine laws.

Kenfig Public Health Ordinances (1330)

Prohibited slaughtering animals in the street, dumping rubbish, and required residents to keep pavements clean.

Henry VII's Law

Forbade slaughterhouses within cities or towns.

Henry VIII's Act

Gave towns power to tax for sewer construction.

Post-Great Fire of London Act

Required wider streets and houses built of stone with tile or slate roofs to limit fire destruction.

Housing Act of 1919

Gave grants to local councils to build homes.

Beveridge Report of 1942

Identified squalor as one of the Five Evil Giants to be tackled by building more and better homes.

The Great Smog (1952)

A severe air pollution event in London that led to the Clean Air Act of 1956.

Clean Air Act of 1956

Encouraged the use of cleaner coal, electricity, and gas and tried to relocate power stations away from cities.

Congestion Charge

Introduced in London in 2003 to reduce traffic and air pollution.

Five A Day

A campaign to encourage people to eat a balanced diet including fruits and vegetables.