Revolution Summary

• What was the state of public health in the early 1800s?

  Public health was in a poor state.
• What was the average death age for a working man in the early 1800s?

  The average death age was 30.
• Why may public health have worsened despite medical improvements in the early 1800s?

  • Rapid growth of towns and cities
  • People flocked to towns for factory jobs
  • Overcrowding allowed diseases to spread quickly
• Which cities in Britain doubled in population during the early 1800s?

  Norwich and London.
• What were the conditions in the slums during the early 1800s?

  • Few houses had toilets
  • Shared toilets among many families
  • Contaminated water sources
  • No rubbish collectors or street cleaners
  • No fresh running water
  • Rivers polluted with sewage and waste
• What was the first outbreak of cholera in Britain?

  The first outbreak occurred in 1831.
• How many people did cholera kill during its first outbreak in 1831?

  Cholera killed 50,000 people.
• What symptoms did cholera victims experience?

  Victims suffered from violent sickness and painful diarrhea.
• What was the public's understanding of cholera during its outbreaks?

  • No understanding of the disease
  • It struck with devastating speed
  • Miasma theory led to some town clean-ups
  • Importance of clean water was not understood
• What did the national government decide to do in 1834 regarding public health?

  They set up an inquiry to investigate living conditions and public health.
• Who was in charge of the inquiry set up by the national government in 1834?

  Edwin Chadwick was in charge.
• What was the condition of London in 1858?

  • Dirty, crowded, and unsanitary
  • The Thames was polluted
  • Still used for cooking despite pollution
• What event in the summer of 1858 caused panic among MPs in London?

  A heatwave caused the Thames to smell awful and the Great Stink
• What was the response of MPs to the Great Stink from the Thames and Snow's theory?

  They panicked and turned to Bazellgate.
• when was the first public health act


  1848- established the general board of public health which gave people advice

  told towns and city's to make their own local board of public health bu it was not compulsory so not many did
• When was the death of the Laizz faire 


  1867 when working men got the vote parties realised if the improved public health they would get the vote from people living there