actions and systems intended to prevent disease and maintain good health within communities

the belief that governments should not interfere in people’s daily lives

a serious condition that happens when a person’s diet does not contain the right amount of nutrients

a poor and crowded area of a city where the buildings are in a very bad condition

The Liberal reforms and public health

History

Medieval ideas about the causes of illness and disease

Medieval approaches to treating and preventing disease

Medieval surgery

Medieval caregivers

The role of Christianity in Medieval medicine

The nature and importance of Islamic medicine and surgery

Medieval public health in towns and monasteries

The Black Death

Renaissance ideas about disease and illness

Renaissance approaches to treatment and prevention

Renaissance changes in anatomy and surgery

William Harvey

Hospital care in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries

The Great Plague of 1665

John Hunter

Edward Jenner and vaccination

New 19th century ideas about the causes of disease and illness

19th century approaches to treatment and prevention

A 19th century revolution in surgery

The growth of hospital care in the 19th century

Fighting cholera in London in the 19th century

Improvements in public health in the 19th century

Modern advances in understanding the causes of illness and disease

Modern improvements in diagnosis

The development of magic bullets and antibiotics

Modern approaches to medical treatment

Improvements in modern surgery

The welfare state and the NHS

Modern approaches to the prevention of illness and disease

The fight against lung cancer in the 21st century

In this unit, pupils learn about a theme in British history over a period of roughly 1000 years. They examine this theme, analysing the impact it had in Medieval, Early Modern, Industrial and Modern Britain, with a particular focus on change and continuity.

Thematic Studies

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Physical illness or injury, medical procedures, blood.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

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an area of poor-quality and crowded housing

an area where lots of housing is available

an area where housing is provided by the government

How did the infant mortality rate change in Britain between 1900 and 1920?

In which year was the Ministry of Health set up?

Many British recruits were rejected because they were unfit.

Most British soldiers were killed during the fighting.

How did the Boer War reveal that public health in Britain was poor?

free school meals provided to children from poor families

free medical inspections provided for children in school

regular payments provided to poor over 70s

banned the construction of new back-to-back houses

regular payments provided to sick and unemployed workers

Match each of the Liberal reforms to the correct description.

What is an operation where skin is taken from one part of the body and used to replace damaged skin elsewhere known as?

Who helped develop plastic surgery during WWI?

What did the death rate for soldiers with femur fractures fall to after use of the Thomas Splint became widespread during WWI?

What type of surgery involves the use of tiny cameras and narrow surgical instruments?

Which substances can prevent clotting when added to blood?

Match each development to the century during which it occurred.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

The Liberal reforms and public health

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.