Public Health History Quiz

What was a major reason for the British government to introduce the 1875 Public Health Act?

• To increase taxes on the wealthy

• To improve public health and prevent diseases

• To reduce the population in cities

• To promote industrial growth

Which event highlighted the need for a new sewer system in London?

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Great Stink of 1858

• The Cholera Epidemic of 1800s

• The Increase in the Vote

What did Edwin Chadwick's 1842 report focus on?

• The benefits of industrialization

• The sanitary conditions of the laboring classes

• The increase in population

• The development of vaccines

What was a consequence of the Industrial Revolution mentioned in the text?

• Decrease in urban population

• Improved public transportation

• More people moved into towns

• Reduction in disease outbreaks

What was the purpose of the Artisan’s Dwelling Act (1875)?

• To build more factories

• To rebuild slum areas

• To increase taxes on artisans

• To promote rural living

What did Pasteur’s Germ Theory suggest?

• Diseases were caused by bad air

• Diseases could be prevented by removing germs

• Vaccines were ineffective

• Public health acts were unnecessary

What was a key feature of the Public Health Act of 1848?

• It was compulsory for local authorities

• It aimed to clean up water supplies

• It reduced taxes for the wealthy

• It promoted industrial growth

What did the River Pollution Prevention Act (1876) aim to prevent?

• Building of new factories

• Dumping sewage into rivers

• Increase in population

• Spread of cholera

Who was convinced that cholera was spread in dirty water?

• Edwin Chadwick

• Louis Pasteur

• John Snow

• Charles Darwin

What was a result of the population increase between 1700-1900?

• Decrease in disease spread

• Overcrowded homes

• Improved living conditions

• Reduction in public health issues