Medical Progress in Victorian Britain

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 The resources that I have created have helped my GCSE History classes achieve and sustain results that far exceed the national average and outcomes for this specific component consistently exceed the national average according to AQA Enhanced Results Analysis: 2024 P8: +0.49 2023 P8: +0.25 2022 P8: +0.87 and +0.33 2021 P8: +1.42 2020 P8: +0.47 2019 P8: +0.57 My average P8 since 2019 is +0.63 and my GCSE History classes consistently attain the most Grade 9s in any subject and/or class at my current school of over 1300 students. I have worked with the examination boards for over 12 years, and I have utilised feedback from students, fellow professionals, experienced colleagues and used my own professional judgement to ensure that each resource will help you to teach quality history lessons so that each student achieves their personal best. I am proud to be recognised as a ‘Gold’ TES Author, a status awarded to top-rated contributors. My 5-star resources, recommended by TES, have been trusted by educators around the world and have been downloaded nearly a million times to help students achieve success. Copyright Protection ©