WorksheetsHealth in the 19th Century
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Parliament rewarded Edward Jenner for his work in 1807. How much did they give him?
£1000
£5000
£10000
£20000
Vaccines were safer than inoculation. When were inoculations made illegal?
1800
1820
1840
1860
When was Smallpox Vaccine made compulsory?
1843
1853
1863
1873
When did cholera first arrive in the UK?
1831
1841
1851
1861
Why did cholera spread so quickly in 1831/2?
Laissez-faire – an attitude that said people should have the most freedom to do what they wanted and take the consequences. If the government got involved it would only make things worse.
Landlords built houses as cheaply as possible to make as much possible as ready.
Sewerage seeped from cesspits into the drinking supply
Poor areas often did not have rubbish collections.
Edwin Chadwick's 1842 report claimed what was the average age of death for working people in Liverpool?
15
17
19
21
How long did the 1848 Public Health Act last?
7 years
5 years
3 years
21 years
What 1858 event made Parliament agree to pay for Bazelgette's London sewers?
Cholera
The Napoleonic Wars
The Great Stink
The Crimean War
Who proved that cholera was spread through water?
Ned Stark
Samwell Tarly
John Snow
Ramsey Bolton
What helped persuade Parliament to pass the 1875 Public Health Act?
Fear of cholera
Working class men got the vote
Germ theory showed why it would work
John Snow proved clean water was essential
What was the problem with ether as an anesthetic?
Made people cough
Did not dull the pain
It only worked on 50% of people
Could catch on fire
Who discovered chloroform as an anesthetic?
Edward Jenner
William Halstead
John Locke
James Simpson
Why did some people object to Chloroform?
Overdoes killed eg Hannah Greener
Some people thought pain was essential for healing
Some Christians believed the Bible said women should give birth in pain
It caught on fire.
Who made chloroform acceptable when she used it during the birth of their 8th child?
Florence Nightingale
Princess Charlotte
Queen Victoria
Mrs Charles Dickens
Why did the invention of chloroform caused the 'Black Period' of surgery?
Doctors used black gowns
Chloroform left black stains
Infection rates went up because doctors cut deeper
Chloroform was administered by Dr Black
What anti-septic did Joseph Lister invent?
Listerine Mouth Wash
Carbolic Spray
Chloroform
Rubber Gloves
Who developed ascetic surgery when he used rubber gloves?
James Phipps
Joseph Lister
John Smith
William Halstead
In what year was X-Ray invented?
1890
1895
1900
1905
Who discovered Germ Theory?
Robert Koch
Louis Pasteur
John Snow
Edwin Chadwick
Louis Pasteur invented which vaccine?
Rabies
Smallpox
Flu
Mumps
