why was the 1875 public health act passed - general ppt. presentation
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starter activity
Each of the pictures refers to an improvement in public health in the 1800s. Identify and
explain the individual / event. Identify and explain the factor
1845
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starter activity
1845
1853, soap tax abolished
Chadwicks report on
urban poor, 1842Dr Snow and Broad St
pump, 1854
1845 Public Health Actnot
compulsory
Flushing toiletsBazalgette, GreatStink, 1858
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Why was the 1875 PublicHealth Act finally passed?
To identify the factors which led to the 1875
PHATo debate the reasons why the Act was
finally passed
Learning objectives
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Your task Read p.154-5. Make
notes on the
contribution of the
following to better publichealth: Octavia Hill,
Louis Pasteur
How important were
changes in the right to
vote?
Octavia Hill 1838-1912.Can you think of otherpioneering women we have studied?
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End of laissez faire
Octavia Hill: bought & refurbished 2000 slum
housingled to 1875, Artisans Dwellings Act
Louis Pasteur: published Germ Theory (1861),
conducted public experiments
Political reform: 1867 & 1884 Electoral Reform
Actsincreased male franchise
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Your task Read p.150 and p.155 and make
a note of ways in which the 1875
Public Health was an
improvement. Note down examples of other
laws passed and explain how
they helped improve conditions.
Explain which individuals
were most helpful in getting the
new laws passed
FOLKESTONE
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Public Health Act, 1875
Local councils MUST improve water supply and
sewage systems (sanitation), MUST appoint
inspectors (Medical Health Officer)
Improved standards of housing
Fines for pollution of rivers
Improved working practices, e.g. shorter hours Food standards, e.g. checks on ingredients
Compulsory education Which was the mostimportant improvement?
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Your task It is the year before the Public Health Act was
finally passed. A special public meeting has been
convened to hear the views of different people
in Victorian society. Decide if your individual
would have been for or against the forthcoming
Act and debate your views.
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Homework Imagine you are an MP who supports the Public Health Act.
Write a speech (1 side A4, Arial font 12) setting out yourreasons for supporting the Act. Refer to the following:
The work of key individuals, e.g. Chadwick & Snow
Other factors such as the cholera epidemics Failures in the past to tackle the problems of public health, e.g.
1847 Public Health Act
Recent changes in Victorian society that make a new act more
important, e.g. new technology, better education, populationgrowth etc.
Use persuasive language
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Plenary Key individuals in the development of better
public health in Victorian Britain?
Other factors that helped?
Reasons why people opposed the 1875 Public
Health Act
Extension. How good was Victorian publichealth compared with other periods?
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