Prehistoric Ancient Egypt Ancient Ancient Rome Middle Ages Medical 1750-1900 Twentieth Greece Renaissance Century Government Govt. Limited Limited Up to 1850 = Govt. fully responsible for attempts to attempts to laissez-faire = involved. Loads public health sort out poor sort out poor no govt. action. of laws. e.g. Latrines & hygiene in hygiene in After 1850 = NHS = cradle to aqueducts. towns. towns. laws on public grave health e.g. healthcare. 1875 Public Health Act. Govt. Fund research. Religion Thought evil Embalming Dissection Still prayed to Church VERY Reformation = Religious Religious spirits bodies better forbidden gods to cure powerful. power of individuals and individuals and caused knowledge of except in illnesses. Church organisations = organisations = = no illness. body. Alexandria. declined. Some duty to help duty to help dissection or Dissection dissections poor & sick poor & sick Belief in gods criticism. forbidden. allowed. pressure on pressure on to cure i.e. Criticism still govt. govt. & Belief in Asclepios. discouraged. hospitals. spirits. Science & Few tools Some Improved Improved Improved Printing Microscope X-rays. Technology tools. iron & steel engineering surgical improved watches Electron stronger better public instruments. germs found. & clocks. microscopes. instruments health e.g. Chemistry Dialysis and better baths Increased anaesthetics machines. surgery. interest in etc. science. ‘Royal
Prehistoric Ancient Egypt Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Middle Ages Medical Renaissance 1750-1900 Twentieth Century Government Govt. responsible for public health e.g. Latrines & aqueducts. Limited attempts to sort out poor hygiene in towns. Limited attempts to sort out poor hygiene in towns. Up to 1850 = laissez-faire = no govt. action. After 1850 = laws on public health e.g. 1875 Public Health Act. Govt. fully involved. Loads of laws. NHS = cradle to grave healthcare. Govt. Fund research. Religion Thought evil spirits caused illness. Embalming bodies better knowledge of body. Dissection forbidden. Belief in spirits. Dissection forbidden except in Alexandria. Belief in gods to cure i.e. Asclepios. Still prayed to gods to cure illnesses. Church VERY powerful. = no dissection or criticism. & hospitals. Reformation = power of Church declined. Some dissections allowed. Criticism still discouraged. Religious individuals and organisations = duty to help poor & sick pressure on govt. Religious individuals and organisations = duty to help poor & sick pressure on govt. Science & Technology Few tools Some tools. Improved iron & steel stronger instruments and better surgery. Improved engineering better public health e.g. baths Improved surgical instruments. Printing watches & clocks. Increased interest in science. ‘Royal Microscope improved germs found. Chemistry anaesthetics etc. X-rays. Electron microscopes. Dialysis machines.