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Medicine Revision - Coggle Diagram
Medicine Revision
Improving Public Health
1884 Public Health Act - Towns were asked to set up their own Local Board of Health. Town councils were given the power to spend money on improved town cleanliness. Some cleared their streets, but some didn't.
The Great Stink - In 1858, London was struck by the 'Great Stink'. The River Thames was so full of sewage, the hot weather caused it to smell. Parliament noticed the smell and that prompted them to improve London hygiene.
Sewer Systems - Politicians funded an engineer, Joseph Bazalgette, to build s new sewer system for London. Over 1300 miles of sewers were build ti take the sewage away. He completed this within a year and we still use it today.
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1875 The Second Public Health Act - This act was mandatory. It forced local authorities to: provide clean water, provide a proper sewage system, collect rubbish off the streets, appoint a Medical Officer of Health.
Individuals - Pasteur's discovery of germs/microbes, Edwin Chadwick's report and recommendations, Dr Snow's findings about cholera.
Germ Theory
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Spreading disease - Contagionism believed that disease could be spread through contact. Anticontagionism believed disease was spread by miasma.
Pasteur - In 1857, he tried to explain why sugar beet used to ferment alcohol soured. He proved that germs in the air were responsible. He found that sterilised water was still sterile if a flask was closed but not if it was open.
Germ Theory - In 1861, Pasteur published his theory. Microscopes eventually allowed him to see the micro-organisms.
Opposition to his theory - Charlton Bastian supported the theory of spontaneous generation. Pasteur's research focused on how liquids, such as milk went sour, many did not connect it to humans.
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