The People's Health Facts

Passed in June 1751 limited who could sell gin and thereby cut consumption dramatically.

A deadly plague that swept through Europe between 1347 and 1351

an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food (19th century)

1848

1875

A French chemist, this man discovered that heat could kill bacteria that otherwise spoiled liquids including milk, wine, and beer.

Mapped the occurrence of cholera in London

Designed a complex sewer system for London, it included 13,000 miles of sewers.

This was a public health official who wrote reports on the poor living conditions of the cities and believed that poverty was caused by illnesses

1948

1665-1666

Wore a uniform covering every part of their body. Wore a mask with a beak that could store sweet smelling herbs

Religious community where Christians called monks gave up their possessions and devoted their lives to serving God.

a pipe, channel, for conveying fluids

a pit for the disposal of liquid waste and sewage

A communal toilet of a type often used in camps or barracks

Name and Shame

Butchers Guild

Taxing of the Rich

Isolation

Regulate Isolation across England

(CAA, 1970) set emission standards for cars and limits for release of air pollutants

four days of intense smog in London in 1952, which alerted people to poor air quality

A serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles.

Unprecedentedly lethal influenza epidemic of 1918 that killed more than 22 million people worldwide.

A mechanical device for transferring text or graphics from a woodblock or type to paper using ink. Presses using movable type first appeared in Europe in about 1450.

device that produces magnified images of structures that are too small to see with the unaided eye (Early Modern)

Early Modern Period Technology

Introduced in 2007. This made it illegal to smoke in all enclosed public places.

Industrial Period

Government funded housing (20th century)

Test tube babies, Heart Transplants, Bone Marrow donations etc.

Clean Water, Pipes, Health Service, Countryside so cleaner, separate wash basins.

Peaking at around the 14th century, rats and fleas carried the plague to Europe, usually aboard ships.

Miasma, Jews poisoning the wells, Astrology, Punishment from God, imbalance of humours.

a judgment: some thought God was punishing people for sin - a conspiracy: there were massacres of Jews who were accused of poisoning the water supply - an appeasement: flagellants sought a purging by flogging themselves

Isolation, Quarantine, Plague Orders, Plague Doctors, Fasting.

Miasma, punishment from God.

Miasma

1250-1500

1500-1750

1750-1900

1900-present

Wood - Bricks - Back to back Housing - Council Housing

Modern Period