Unit 34.2 - Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780-1939
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Unit 34.2 - Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780-1939
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the sanitary act of 1836 was the
most significant piece of public
health legislation passed by
parliament in the years 1780-1939
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intro:
sanitary act —> made it compulsory for local authorities to improve sanitary conditions
and remove nuisances to public health
thesis —> while Sanitary Act was a crucial piece of legislation that addressed significant
public halt issues, it cannot be considered the most significant piece of public health
legislation during this time period due to the transformative impact of later legislation such
as Public Health Act of 1875 and the National Health Service Act of 1946
main body:
1) sanitary act 1866
at the time, man areas in the UK faced significant issues related to sanitation. The Act
aimed to establish a national system of sanitation by providing guidelines
before the Act, only around 5% of houses in urban areas had access to sewage
systems
by the early 20th century, this figure rose to over 80%
act empowered local authorities to take action against nuisances that were
detrimental to public health
in Manchester over 3000 houses condemned + demolished & over 40000 houses
improved
BUT
did not provide for the establishment of a national Public Health Service so many local
authorities left to fend for themselves
housing conditions did not improve —> act required every new house to have at least one
window one each room, but it didn't require the windows to be of certain size
eg in 1870s the depth rate from TB in London was 3.5x higher in the poorest
neighbourhoods than in the wealthiest
the sanitary act of 1836 was the most significant piece of public health legislation passed by parliament in the years 1
1780-1939
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