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

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

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

Barber-surgeons would use leeches on their patients

Encouraged the use of antiseptics

The Spanish Flu epidemic originated in ?

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

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

In 1665 Plague doctors had beaks of herbs.

Who designed the Thomas splint?

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

Major advances in 20th century medicine include

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

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

Alchemy is the medieval forerunner of

What was a cause of poor hygiene in the medieval period

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

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

In the Middle Ages, what was a lazar house?

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

In the Middle Ages, what were latrines?

With which area of medicine is Vesalius linked?

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

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

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

What were the causes of illness and disease?

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

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

Medieval doctors

The Black Death FIRST originated in which place?

What was the problem with hygiene in the Medieval period?

What was Louis Pasteur's discovery?

Plague Doctors in 1665 wore masks to keep out miasma.

Which part of medicine is John Snow and cholera?

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

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

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

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

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

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

The two scientists involved in the MMR debate were:

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

Who was the most famous soothsayer in the medieval period?

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

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

Which plague hit London 1665-1666?

Who discovered penicillin in 1928?

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

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

How did people try to prevent catching the Black Death?

_________ spread the Black Death.

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

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

Who was Louis Pasteur?

What caused child bed fever?

The Spanish flu epidemic

Robert Koch discovered the bacteria which caused?

The Cold Water Treatment is a ____ for female hysteria.

When was the Spanish Flu Epidemic?

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

Pasteur worked on which type of cholera?

Which anaesthetic did James Simpson introduce?

How did the doctors cure the plague in 1665?

Child bed fever is

How can we prevent Cholera?

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

Causes of the Black Death

Who did medieval doctors treat?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which branch of science did Robert Koch develop?

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

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

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

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

Which is not a cause of disease in Medieval times?

Who discovered X-rays in 1895?

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

John Snow investigated the cholera outbreak of which year?

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

With which of the following is William Harvey associated?

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

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

Vaccinations has almost eradicated smallpox on our planet.

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

In 1901, who discovered the different blood groups?

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

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

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

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

What did Robert Koch discover?

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

In what years were there cholera outbreaks in Wales?

Beliefs about the causes of disease in Medieval times include

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

Impact of the Black Death