Medicine and the Industrial Revolution test questions - AQA

1

Which disease first arrived in England in 1831?

2

Who wrote a report in 1842 on the living conditions and public health of people in England?

3

In which year was the first Public Health Act passed in England?

4

On which street in London did John Snow identify the location of a water pump as a source of a cholera outbreak?

5

Which phrase describes the attitude of people who did not want the government to get involved in spending money on public health reforms?

6

Who designed London’s new sewerage system in 1858?

7

Which event in 1858 led to the government investing in a new sewerage system for London?

8

Which prime minister brought in the 1875 Public Health Act and other reforms?

9

Why did people move from villages to towns and cities in the 19th century?

10

Who produced a colour-coded ‘poverty map’ of London that showed poverty was still a significant problem in 1889?