Edwin Chadwick worked were being spread and also made laws tirelessly to improve public through better training of designed to improve health during the 1840s and doctors through public health. There 1850s. universities rather than was increased through the Church. intervention. FACTORS OF CHANGE 1700-1900 Science and Technology War Communication and Scientists discovered links War created a demand Education between germs and for treating the sick and Increased funding for disease. Chemists wounded. The Crimean Universities ensured discovered medicines and War of the 1850s led to that there was a gases to tackle infection changes in nursing and growing climate of and pain. Developments in hospitals. A climate of enquiry and research. industry led to better competition between Journals and syringes and microscopes. countries, and publications became Pasteur’s Engineers developed motivation to find cures, more widely available solutions for water supply was motivated by a due to improved and sewage systems. desire that France transportation, with should lead medical the development of research. the railway network Activity 2 Role of Individuals Old Ideas Role of Government Despite the work of Many old ideas and The role of pioneering individuals ways of thinking and government was such as Jenner, working continued. hindered by lack of Chadwick and Pasteur Blood letting was still experience and there remained a great widely practised as a personnel, and fear of deal of opposition to treatment and putting off voters new ideas about the superstition remained because of the cost in causes and cures for widespread when tax. The growth of illness and disease. science appeared to towns created many be unable to provide new health problems. explanations or solutions to why treatments worked.
Edwin Chadwick worked tirelessly to improve public health during the 1840s and 1850s. were being spread through better training of doctors through universities rather than through the Church. and also made laws designed to improve public health. There was increased intervention. FACTORS OF CHANGE 1700-1900 Science and Technology Scientists discovered links between germs and disease. Chemists discovered medicines and gases to tackle infection and pain. Developments in industry led to better syringes and microscopes. Engineers developed solutions for water supply and sewage systems. War War created a demand for treating the sick and wounded. The Crimean War of the 1850s led to changes in nursing and hospitals. A climate of competition between countries, and Pasteur’s motivation to find cures, was motivated by a desire that France should lead medical research. Communication and Education Increased funding for Universities ensured that there was a growing climate of enquiry and research. Journals and publications became more widely available due to improved transportation, with the development of the railway network Activity 2 Role of Individuals Despite the work of pioneering individuals such as Jenner, Chadwick and Pasteur there remained a great deal of opposition to new ideas about the causes and cures for illness and disease. Old Ideas Many old ideas and ways of thinking and working continued. Blood letting was still widely practised as a treatment and superstition remained widespread when science appeared to be unable to provide explanations or solutions to why treatments worked. Role of Government The role of government was hindered by lack of experience and personnel, and fear of putting off voters because of the cost in tax. The growth of towns created many new health problems.