A Revolution in Medicine: Britain 2/2: Health and the People: c1000 to the Present Day

Britain: Health and the People: c1000 to the Present Day - A Revolution in Medicine. The resources are suitable for AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC GCSE History and iGCSE History.

• The development of Germ Theory and its impact on the treatment of disease in Britain: the importance of Pasteur, Robert Koch and microbe hunting; Pasteur and vaccination; Paul Ehrlich and magic bullets; everyday medical treatments and remedies.
• A revolution in surgery: anaesthetics, including Simpson and chloroform; antiseptics, including Lister and carbolic acid; surgical procedures; aseptic surgery.
• Improvements in public health: public health problems in industrial Britain; cholera epidemics; the role of public health reformers; local and national government involvement in public health improvement, including the 1848 and 1875 Public Health Acts.

Please note that due to the number of resources, this is one half of the unit. You can purchase the other half of this unit and other sections separately. Included within this bundle are the following complete lessons, revision guide and assessment:

01 - Victorian Medical Treatments
02 - Victorian Pharmacies
03 - Anaesthetics - The Genius of James Simpson
04 - The Development of Germ Theory
05 - Antiseptics - The Genius of Joseph Lister
06 - The Development of Surgical Procedures and Aseptic Surgery
07 - Microbe Hunting - The Genius of Robert Koch
08 - The Genius of Louis Pasteur
09 - A Revolution in the Treatment of Disease
10 - Paul Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet
11 - Progress in Nineteenth Century Britain - A Revolution in Medicine
12 - A Revolution in Medicine: Assessment
13 - A Revolution in Medicine: Revision Guide

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