Public Health Review #1

A Laissez-Faire government approach is...

• Heavy involvement in the economy and society

• having less involvement in the economy and society

• The building of large numbers of poor quality housing during the Industrial Revolution

• Helping people find new jobs and places to live

Which of these pieces of information about Sheffield is correct?

• It had a population of over 150,000 in 1750, but dropped rapidly due to terrible public health to 12,000 in 1850

• Sheffield was one northern city that was not heavily impacted by the industrial revolution, with the population staying level between 1750 and 1850

• The population grew from 12,000 in 1750 to over 150,000 in 1850

• People left Sheffield due to the lack of jobs when compared to other cities, such as Manchester and Leeds

The first Public Health Act was set up in the year

(a)  

What did Edwin Chadwick recommend was needed in his 1842 report?

• Rubbish needed to be removed from streets

• Local access to water pumps

• Effective Sewage

• Qualified Police Officers to control people who dumped waste

• A qualified medical officer in each area

The smallpox vaccine was made compulsory in the year

(a)  

Miasma theory is the belief that...

• Cholera was caused by water that was infected by germs and bacteria

• Diseases are spread by bad air

• You could stop the spread of diseases by burning herbs such as Thyme, Sage and Mint

• You would become ill if the humours were out of balance

John Snow is considered to be the father of

• Public Health

• Miasma Theory

• Epidemiology

• Anatomy and Dissection

Between the 1830s and 1860s, how many people did Cholera kill in London?

• 270,000

• 83,000

• 140,000

• 2 million

In what year did the Black Death reach England?

• 1665

• 1348

• 1666

• 1351

Which of these did NOT play a role in developing knowledge of blood circulation during the Renaissance?

• John Hunter

• Fabricius

• William Harvey

• Ambroise Pare