why did public health improve - general ppt. presentation

7/30/2019 Why Did Public Health Improve - General Ppt. Presentation

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starter activityCartoon published in

1864, entitled Deaths

Dispensary a

dispensary is another

word for a chemists .

Can you explain themeaning behind this

mysterious cartoon?

Can you guess the

original caption to this

image?


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starter activity

Deaths Dispensary

a dispensary is

another word for achemists . How has

this changed your

interpretation of theimage?


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Dr John Snow

Dr John Snow - traineddoctor

1854, Cholera outbreak -

detected a link betweencholera & water supply

Used meticulousresearch, observation &

house-to-houseinterviews

Link identified betweenpump in Broad St.

(London) and deaths Dr John Snow


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Why did public health

finally improve in the

1800s?

To assess the impact of the work of

individuals, government, chance & science &

tech. on the development of the Public

Health Act, 1848

Learning objectives


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Your task Read about Edwin Chadwick on

p.149. In the INDIVIDUALS

column of your table write

Chadwicks name and recordevidence of his contribution to

improving public health.

Extension. In a different

colour record evidence to

suggest he may have had a

detrimental effect.


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Individual

Worked for Poor Law Commissionaware ofproblems caused by poverty

Specialist knowledgeworked for National

Board of Health Published a reportOn sanitary conditions of

the Labouring Population

Made link between poverty and poor health Recommended important reforms, e.g. medical

officers & better sanitation


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Your task Read about the outbreak of

cholera in 1847 on p.149.Write down the headingCholera, 1947 in the

CHANCE column andnote down how this helpedimprove public health.

Extension. Note downin a different coloursexamples in the past whereoutbreaks of disease hadhelped improve publichealth


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Chance

Cholera spread through Europe, 1847

British government was worried about

thousands dying and implemented Chadwicks

recommendations

What message

is the

cartoonisttrying to

convey in this

contemporary

image of the

1847 cholera

epidemic?


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Your task Read about the Public Health Act, 1848 on p.150. Write

the heading Public Health Act, 1848 in theGOVERNMENT column and note down all thepositive changes it introduced.

In a different colour note down the problems with theAct

Read about the impact of Chadwicks work on theHealth Act and reach a judgement on his influence.

Extension. Read about the work of William Farr andadd notes on his contribution in the Individualscolumn


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Public Health Act, 1848

National Board of Health

Towns with high death rates could be forced totake action

Local councils could raise taxes to provide betterpublic health

Councils could appoint medical officers &

boards of health Not compulsory & Board of Health abolished in

1854


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Your task Read p.156-7 and in the SCIENCE &

TECHNOLOGY section note down all the positivechanges it introduced.

In a different colour note down any problems with the

new advances in technology

Extension. Read p.154 & note down how LouisPasteurs work can be linked to advances in Science

and technology


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Science & Technology

Flushing toilets

1853, tax removed from soap

Joseph Bazalgette83 miles of sewers Industrial machinery used to build sewers &

better facilities

Only rich could afford new technologies New sewage system took years to complete


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Your teacher will give you a set of 9 cards.

Arrange them into a diamond nine formation.

With the most important cards at the top.

Can you see any links between the cards?


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Homework Complete any unfinished

sections of your chart.

Produce a factoid on DrJohn Snow by conducting

further research into his life.

Find out about his early life,

his work in Broad Street, hisinfluence on public health


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PlenaryWhy was public health so bad in the early 1800s?

What contribution did these factors make to

improvements in public health:

Individuals

Chance

Government Science & Technology

Extension. Which factor was the most

important?

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