Public health facts

2 reasons for 1848 public health act

Edwin chawick report, cholera

3 things 1848 act did

Set up genera board ofhealth for 5 years

towns could set up local boards

Could employ medical officer to remover rubbish

Limitation of act

Not mandatory

6 things 1875 public health act did

Clean water supply

Sewage pipes

Public toilets

Better housing

Street lighting

Food quality

Why was 1875 act better

Non voluntary

3 thins sanitary act did

Overcrowding became illegal

local authorities responsible for sewer systems

Sanitary inspectors employed

1 thing artisans dwelling act did

Demolish slum housing into better quality houses

1thing food and drugs act did

No false advertising

1thing infectious disease act did

Notify about infectious diseases

1 thing river pollution prevention act did

Can't put harmful factory waste in rivers

What did the great stink lead to

Bazelgette sewer with 4 pumping stations

How much did bazelgette sewer cost

£6.5million

John snow discovery and action

Linked cholera to water

stopped people using broad street pump (removed handle)

Education act 1907

School medical service

3 inspections through school years

Education act failures

Only in place at 1912

some never acted on it

Old age pensions 1908

Pensions for over 70 with 21-31 annual income

Old age pensions successes

1 million had pensions by 1914

Failures

Couldnt prove age

not enough

Restrictions for who was allowed it

Labour exchanges 1909

Work to unemployed

Successes

1914 - 3000 per day

Failures

Low paid

National insurance act 1911

Money put forward for sickness benifit

Failures

Not for women or young people

% of population who heard Beveridge report

95

Result of report

NHS act 1942

Who set it up

Aneurin bevan

What was it for

Free health care