WJEC GCSE Changes in health and medicine, c.1340 to the present day

Barber-surgeons would use leeches on their patients

What name was given to four liquids which medieval doctors needed to be kept in balance for people to remain healthy?

Who was the first Minister of Health when the NHS was created in 1948?

Alchemy is the medieval forerunner of

In 1854, Florence Nightingale left Britain to nurse soldiers during which war?

With which area of medicine is Vesalius linked?

How did Robert Koch prove that every disease was caused by a different germ?

Which act of 1875 forced councils to provide clean water, effective drainage and sewage systems in each area?

Which governments were responsible for the welfare reforms of the period 1906–1914?

Which plague hit London 1665-1666?

Vaccinations has almost eradicated smallpox on our planet.

Who was the most famous soothsayer in the medieval period?

In which year was Great Ormond Street children’s hospital founded?

In medieval times, which organisation ran most of the hospitals in Britain?

What were the causes of illness and disease?

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children was founded on 14 February in what year?

How did the government deal with the 1665 Plague differently to the 1348 Plague?

In which year did Dr Christiaan Barnard carry out the world’s first heart transplant?

Who published a report in 1889 which showed that one third of people in London lived in poverty?

After the discovery of chloroform, what name was given to the 20-year period when the death rate from surgery increased?

The Spanish Flu epidemic originated in ?

At the time of the MMR debate what was the coverage by the media

Which anaesthetic did James Simpson introduce?

In 1665 Plague doctors had beaks of herbs.

John Snow investigated the cholera outbreak of which year?

In 1901, who discovered the different blood groups?

How did people try to prevent catching the Black Death?

What was the name of the 1942 report which proposed the creation of a free national health service?

Medieval doctors

What was the death toll in Merthyr from Cholera in Wales in 1849?

What did Joseph Lister use during operations to stop wounds from becoming septic?

How long were plague sufferers quarantined inside their homes during the Great Plague, 1665?

With which of the following is William Harvey associated?

What did Physicians and Soothsayers do to prevent illnesses in medieval times?

The two scientists involved in the MMR debate were:

Causes of the Black Death

During the Renaissance, which important development helped new medical ideas spread rapidly?

What did Ambroise Paré use to tie off blood vessels to stop bleeding during operations?

Which town in Wales was worst affected by Cholera in 1832?

Which is not a cause of disease in Medieval times?

The Black Death FIRST originated in which place?

Realising its importance, how much did the US government invest in research into penicillin in World War II?

Which town did Sir Henry de le Beche describe in his public health report in 1845?

The study of which liquid led Louis Pasteur to develop his germ theory?

Human and industrial waste dumped into rivers, causing cholera and other diseases.

How can we prevent Cholera?

What did Robert Koch discover?

How were diseases like cholera and typhoid spread during the industrial revolution?

How many new council houses were built by the Labour government between 1945 and 1951?

Major advances in 20th century medicine include

Who discovered penicillin in 1928?

Pasteur worked on which type of cholera?

The 'mediciner' in the Laws of Hywel Dda occupied an important place in a landowners household in Wales

In the Middle Ages, what name was given to the books of plants that contained remedies for diseases?

Which characteristic of the Industrial Revolution most directly contributed to cholera and typhoid in England

In what years were there cholera outbreaks in Wales?

Marie Curie’s work on radiation was important in which other development in medicine?

Plague doctors from 1665 would have had some protection from the plague thanks to their uniforms.

In the Middle Ages, what was a lazar house?

What was another 'cause' of disease in medieval times?

Why do many historians believe that the Great Fire of London helped to improve public health in the city?

Edward Jenner is well known around the world for his contribution to immunization and ...

Which type of people were most frequently found in medieval hospitals?

What was the problem with hygiene in the Medieval period?

Cholera, typhoid, and other diseases spread quickly due to the Industrial Revolution...

Who was Louis Pasteur?

Which part of medicine is John Snow and cholera?

Impact of the Black Death

In 1665, a plague attacked London. This plague was transmitted through

In which south Wales town was there an earlier, local version of the NHS in the 1930s?

When was the Spanish Flu Epidemic?

Who designed the Thomas splint?

What was Louis Pasteur's discovery?

Encouraged the use of antiseptics

The Spanish flu epidemic

In 1952 what was responsible for the deaths of 12,000 Londoners?

Which branch of science did Robert Koch develop?

In the Middle Ages, who would poor people go to if they wanted a broken arm set?

Plague Doctors in 1665 wore masks to keep out miasma.

Which of these was a traditional treatment in the Medieval era?

In which year did the Liberal government introduce free school meals for children?

What caused child bed fever?

Apart from blood letting the medieval doctors used to diagnose illness by examining ....

Child bed fever is

Who did medieval doctors treat?

In which year were prescription charges introduced, ending the free treatment which had been the aim of the NHS?

London was a dirty, crowded city in 1665. The conditions meant there were a lot of what?

In the Middle Ages, what were latrines?

Robert Koch discovered the bacteria which caused?

What was a cause of poor hygiene in the medieval period

For his research in which area was Martin Evans awarded a Nobel Prize in 2007?

Who discovered X-rays in 1895?

How many pets were killed during the Great Plague, 1665?

Beliefs about the causes of disease in Medieval times include

Under the terms of the National Insurance Act of 1911, how much did employees contribute to the scheme each week?

How did the doctors cure the plague in 1665?

The Cold Water Treatment is a ____ for female hysteria.

Who were the most famous family of doctors in medieval Wales?

_________ spread the Black Death.

Who wrote the Report on the Sanitary Conditions of the Labouring Population in 1842?