Edexcel A Level History - Poverty, Public Health and the State in Britain c.1780-1939 - Breadth 2

Comprehensive study notes covering entirety of Breadth 2 (Changes in public health)

● The role of central government action and local initiatives in
changes in public health provision c1780–1939:
vaccinations, improvements in drainage and sewerage,
improvements in water supply, the work of medical officers
of health, provision of TB sanatoria and measures to
improve the health of children (key developments: the
Public Health Acts of 1848, 1858 and 1875, the Liberal
government reforms, 1906–08).
● The impact of the work of individuals in improving public
health, c1780–1939: Edward Jenner, Edwin Chadwick,
John Snow, Joseph Bazalgette and Marie Stopes