Which of the following was not a public health problem in medieval Britain?
Air pollution
Food supply
Waste in towns
Which of the following was a new public health problem that only emerged after c.1900?
Epidemics
Inactivity
Problems with housing
During which period did living conditions get significantly worse in towns?
Early modern
Industrial
20th century
In which period did the availability and consumption of cheap gin lead to problems in society?
Medieval
Which of the following responses to plague occurred in both the medieval period and the early modern period?
National Plague Orders
Priests running away from parishes
Bloodletting
Which of the following government actions did not take place in the 20th century?
Free school meals
Bazalgette’s sewers
The NHS
Which factor made the distribution of Elizabeth I’s 1578 Plague Orders a lot easier?
Urbanisation
Beliefs
Technology
In which period were the first Public Health Acts passed, showing laissez-faire beginning to break down?
Which of the following factors has not contributed to people leading a more sedentary lifestyle since c.1900?
Local government
Wealth
War and rationing improved people’s diets during which periods?