History 1700-1900
Cards (34)
- What period does the tutorial overview cover?
- What was a key point about the period of 1700 to 1900?
- What key change weakened laissez-faire from the mid-19th century?
- What was the focus of the 1875 Public Health Act?
- Who were some key individuals in the period of rapid change in medicine?
- What theory dominated thinking about the cause of disease during this period?
- What was the Great Stink of 1858?
- How did miasma theory limit public health measures?
- What was John Snow's contribution to understanding cholera?
- What did Louis Pasteur's germ theory prove?
- What did Pasteur explain about vaccinations?
- What significant vaccination did Pasteur create?
- What was Robert Koch's significant contribution?
- How did Koch's laboratory techniques benefit Pasteur's work?
- What was Florence Nightingale's impact on hospitals?
- What anesthetic did James Simpson discover?
- What was the impact of chloroform on surgery?
- What was the "black hole period" in surgery?
- What did Joseph Lister introduce to surgery?
- What was the effect of Lister's antiseptic methods?
- What were the two key public health acts in this period?
- What was the main reason for slow changes in public health before 1875?
- What did the 1875 Public Health Act require towns to do?
- What was Edward Jenner's focus in vaccination?
- How did Jenner's vaccination method differ from previous techniques?
- What was the outcome of Jenner's vaccination experiments?
- What was John Snow's method for studying cholera?
- What was the significance of Snow removing the Broad Street pump handle?
- What did Snow's work prove about cholera?
- Why was there slow acceptance of Snow's ideas?
- What were the key factors contributing to rapid change in medicine from 1700 to 1900?
- What were the key public health acts and their significance?
- What were the main contributions of key individuals in medicine during this period?
- What were the impacts of germ theory on public health measures?