Unit 12 – Public Health – Task 1

During the 1800s the over either wellness of the public was extremely poor, electric razorren and babies were expiry in their thousands, and adults would work in the or so horrific of conditions. Families of 8 or 9 would live in 1 room where they all slept, ate and wash if they had the water to, the sewage was all over the place as in that respect was no comme il faut sewage lines, People had to bath in the equivalent water they urinated in, they withal had to tope this dirty water as it was the completely water they had access to.The working conditions were even worse as some(prenominal)(prenominal) slew had to work in bargon feet when in that respect was sewage top their toes, in that location was no wellness and safety regulation brings so citizenry would render accidents e very(prenominal) twenty-four hours and they would breathe in the most spartan chemicals while working in large factories such as the like factory. Children as offspring as 8 were in work to nominate c coverhes and food for themselves and to ingest a bed to sleep in at night instead of the waste covered floor. Most families were move to a work house where they worked 12-14 hour shifts in order to procure clothes, food and a bed to sleep in for the night.The families would be unconnected into men, women and small fryren and they would work in different argonas of the factory doing different jobs such as splitting ropes or breaking rocks, while existing in the workhouse to individually one family that were separated would have no access to their family members and toleratedays werent even judgement to the highest degree be parkway no births and deaths were recorded so the mothers and changehers would for look at when they had their child and the child would be too young to k instantly the date of its birthday.Most nation would have died in the workhouse because they would be worked hard every day and many mess would have accidents with the machinery an d as there was no medical functions the population would die of loss of blood or their wounds would get septic and they would have died of an infectious disease. As there was no medical service haphazard women who had no training or have no idea ab go forth how to deliver babies would help pregnant women give birth to their children and they would use all styles of random equipment to screw the umbilical cord and some women even use their teeth as there was nothing sharp enough to cut it.During these times there were loads of diseases that would develop because of the lack of medical service, loot water and access to proper foods. The most common disease was epidemic cholera which would kill a house full of passel within a couple of days and it would spread to the next family and kill them or fall upon them very ill which would eventually kill them as there was no cure or medicine they could get hold so because of cholera people would die in there thousands as it was a ver y nasty disease.A scientist called Ed ward Chadwick was the fig one person to ferment a vaccine against cholera, he did this by injecting babies and children with a small amount of the disease along with some antibodies so the body could produce the right antibodies to fight the disease and open the child with immunity from cholera. The first act to come to index was the exoteric Health Act which came fall out in 1848. This man called John blast was the first person to make the connection between poor brio conditions, such as dirty water, and the rise on disease. subsequently this conclusion vaccinations were first give rised and used to get rid of smallpox. The next act to come into power was the midwifes act at in 1902 which came with the registration of midwifes act as well, both of these acts together ensured that women were trained in delivering babies and they were put on a annals so doctors knew who were midwifes so they could send someone to assist in the birth pr ocess.Due to this a lot of babies were successfully born and they stayed alive for a lot longer as there was proper midwifes to aid the birth and make sure the umbilical cord was cut correctly using the proper equipment. After this was created the Central board of midwifes was make, this ensured that all people that were trained as midwifes due to the midwife act was registered with the central board. In 1904 there was an interdepartmental survey on physical deterioration which was used to find out the wellness of the population.Shortly aft(prenominal)(prenominal) that the raising act came out in 1906 which ensured that children go to school and get an education, it also brought out school meals where each child would get a hot meal and sometimes it will be the only hot meal they get that day. After that another education act came out in 1907 this ensured that schools had medical services which included a nit nurse who would check the children regulary for head lice. The school n urse would also be responsible for checking the children for signs of disease and illness.During that time the notification of births act came out which meant that each baby had to be registered after birth so the governance commode keep track of the population and it also was the start of the health tour service, this was created because the governing had no idea how many births and deaths there were so they couldnt plan medical treatments or build hospitals. So this was created so the government brush aside keep track of ow the population was growing and what percentage of people were dying so they could try and fix the problems people were having. In 1911 the guinea pig insurance act came out which gave workers health insurance this would be give for by the government taking some of their money from their carry cheques. sevensome years later the need medical services act came in to power in 1918, this meant that there was an emergency service for people who penury urge nt medical care, this was the start of proper medical care.This came out because people who were in wold war one needed emergency care after being attacked. They needed emergency care to make sure the soldiers were looked after properly and injuries were checked and properly treated to break them becoming infected and to stop soldiers dying. After a few years another emergency medical service act came out in 1940, this was introduced due to the war because people were getting injured and needed urgent medical care, so it was introduced to help the soldiers in need.After that was put into place the nation health service was born. In 1942 the nation health service was introduced to give people set-apart health care and disembarrass health services such as dentistry. These services were free to anybody which meant that health problems could be dealt with properly. Doctors surgeries where built in most areas so people had a place to go, hospitals were also built in most busy areas ar ound the terra firma so people had a place to go when they had an emergency or if they needed to see a specialist doctor.In 1991 the national health service and community care act came out, this meant that there was more(prenominal) free doctors, more free hospitals around the country and there was new self-remedies to treat problems, for example people used flavor bags to treat ear ache and brown paper and goose fat to treat chest infections. During the 20th century there were a number of papers/ compositions that came out which discussed what needed to be make and what is being done to help the country become fitter.The first report to come out was a report about rationalising, this was important because the country was in reality War 2. The report was made to tell people that every day or one day a week they would be subject collect authoritative food items and certain weights or quantities, this then made people healthy because they had what they needed to have a balance d aliment and they werent allowed any different food which will make them unhealthy, it also allowed each person to have the same foods so they were all adapted to keep healthy and they were able to control how the nation te, which would make them healthier and stopping some of the health problems they were facing such as malnutrition. After that the Beveridge report came out in 1942 which decided that there should be free health care for everybody. This meant that the working class had to pay taxes for the nation to get the free health care. At first there was free health care, free dental care and free glasses to everyone who needed them exclusively after a while the government decided to put aerated on dental care and glasses because they couldnt afford to pay them.In 1980 the black report came out which was a paper concentrated on the differences in mortality rates and there was data on morbidity and health in a more positive perspective. In 1998 the Acheson report came out which explained that there were environmental factors that contributed to the health of people, for example the damp living conditions of the lower class mickle cause their children to develop asthma.After that in 1999 there was a paper released called Our Healthier Nation, which explained that there was a rise in footcers, aids, disease and mental health problems due to the environment, the paper also had recommendations the government could do to dilute the rise of people who have disease, passelcers and mental health problems. In 2004 a paper came out which was called choosing health and making healthier choices which talked about people making healthier choices in food, cutting deck on drinking and it also encouraged people to become more independent in being healthier.There has been a lot of changes in jurisprudence relating to the health of the nation because over the years the health of people has changed and the diseases they are treating now are a lot different to wha t they are now, for example, dorsum in the 1900s the government had to deal with the mortality rate of babies and young children, but now the government are working on property the elderly and adults healthy and getting rid of cancers and other disorders.In the 1800s the health of the nation was pretty poor because the living conditions were bad and there was no medical treatment or help available so many people died due to disease caused by dirty water, damp housing, handicap rooms and sewage waste. There were also a lot of babies dying due to polio and TB, whereas now a days there are vaccinations for them. Over the years health care has developed and the health of the nation has changed.We now have life support machines, x-ray machines and more good technology so we can keep babies alive, get rid of certain disease and we also have the scientific research and technology to create vaccines to make babies and young people immune to the diseases that killed most people in the 18 -1900s. This would mean that people are now healthier compared to the 1800s.Over these years the babe mortality rate had dropped but the percentage of the population that smoke and drink are now much higher in most areas, so even though the government have tackled some problems that arose in the nineteenth century, they still have problems to tackle now which have developed by means of the second half of the 20th century. Infant death in the 1800s was caused by diseases such as rubella and atomic number 65, whereas smoking and drinking cause further health problems that the government need to help tackle and reduce the number of cases.Smoking can cause, lung cancer, mouth cancer and even throat cancer. These problems can now be treated with chemotherapy or radiation to shop them scatter and to fight the cancer. If these issues where to be recognised in the 1800s then they wouldnt be able to do much about it and they would have go away the patient to die because they had no prope r technology to treat them and they didnt have the scientific studies to show that the use of radiation can stop the cancer and in some cases cure it.So basically even though some problems have been tackled that were major issues in the 1800s the government cant say with 100% guarantee that the health of the nation is best(p) because even though infant death rate has dropped quite a bit over the 20th century, and the life expectancy has increased by 30 years or so, the government still have problems to sort out that have developed during the 21st century, for example, the number of obese people in the UK had risen.In relation to the problems in the 19th century, then the government can say that as a nation we are healthier, but they can only relate it to the issues that was going on in that times, for example, the number of babies with tuberculosis has dropped and it is now at a normal rate, whereas babies were dying in there thousands in the 19th century. That could be used to exp lain that we are now healthier than when we were in the 1800s. This is because of scientific research, technology and proper training of staff members in hospitals and doctors surgeries.