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19th Century Medicine (John snow (He recommended that water be filtered…
19th Century Medicine
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John snow
He suggested that the fecal to oral route was the mode of communication, and that the disease replicated itself in the lower intestines
He recommended that water be filtered and boiled before it is used, he knew this would kill off the cholera bacteria that was in the water
This one of the first practical applications of germ theory in the area of public health and is the antecedent to the modern boil-water advisory.
In 1855 he published a second edition of his article, documenting his more elaborate investigation of the effect of the water supply in the Soho
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1867 reform act
granted the vote to all householders in the boroughs as well as lodgers who paid rent of £10 a year or more
reduced the property threshold in the counties and gave the vote to agricultural landowners and tenants with very small amounts of land
1848 Public health act
Was going to deal with water supplies, sewerage, control of offensive trades, quality of foods, paving of streets, removal of garbage
However this was very expensive for the local councils and would mean raising taxes so no-one stuck to the act
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1875 Public health act
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So councils had to stick to the new laws of improving the town cleanliness and to combat urban conditions that created and spread diseases like cholera