medical officers were appointed to workhouses and provided basic medical care for the poor.
cholera epidemic
1848
public health act (1st)
1848
the central board of health was created. the act also encouraged local boards of health to set up appoint medical officers, provide sewers, inspect lodging houses and check food which was offered for sale. IT WAS VOLUNTARY.
cholera epidemic
1854
John Snow makes link between cholera and water
1854
Nuissance removal act
1855
this act made overcrowded housing illegal. Landlords could be fined if their properties were overcrowded.
the great stink
1858
cholera epidemic
1861
Pasteur suggests germ theory
1861
factory act
1864
this made unhealthy conditions in factories illegal.
cholera epidemic
1866
sanitary act
1866
this made councils responsible for sewers, water and street cleaning.
Pasteur proves germ theory
1867
working class men given the right to vote
1867
artisans dwellings act (1st)
1868
this gave councils the power to order landlords to improve insanitary houses. if they didn't, the council could BUY the property and pull it down.
artisans dwellings act (2nd)
1875
this gave councils the right to buy and demolish entire streets if the houses were in a poor condition and the landlords refused to improve them.
public health act
1875
brought together a range of acts. IMPORTANT! COMPULSORY
sale of food and drugs act
1875
this made it illegal to bulk out food with harmful things such as chalk and sawdust.
rivers pollution prevention act
1876
this aimed to prevent disposal of solid matter, sewage and pollutants into rivers and streams.