Unit 34.2 - Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780-1939
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Essay plan: It was advances in technology that had the most significant impact on improvements to public health in the year i
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Unit 34.2 - Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780-1939
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Unit 34.2 - Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780-1939
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It was advances in technology that
had the most significant impact on
improvements to public health in
the year 1780-1939
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intro:
clear that there is more than one impact on improvements in public health in the years
1780-1939
Whilst the most significant impact on improvements on public health was the role of
individuals such as Edward Jenner, Edwin Chadwick and Joseph Bazalgette, Other
impacts like the rule of war and technological advancements should also be
considered
∴ it is only true to a limited extent that advancements in technology had the most
significant impacts on improvement in public health in 1780-1939
instead, it can be argued that the most significant impact is the role of individuals in
improving public health
main body:
1) The most significant impact on improvements in public health in the years 1780 to 1939
was the role of individuals
Jenner offered a vaccination to smallpox and published the findings in the late 18th
century
The work of Jenner was significant because Before the vaccination, smallpox killed
around 10% of the population and a third of children
Demonstrates the impact that his work had on the prevention of smallpox killing so
many people
Edwin Chadwick Was also important because his 1842 report on the sanitary conditions of
the working population provided a correlation between dirt and disease
∴ improved public health and the poor law
led to the 1844 royal commission report which would reach the same conclusion as
chadwicks reports
This led to the creation of the 1848 public Health Act
It was advances in technology that had the most significant impact on improvements to public health in the year
1
1780-1939
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