when a large number of people get the same disease over the same period of time

the practice of keeping away from other people as much as possible, in order to stop a disease from spreading

when people are kept away from others because they have, or might have, a disease

The Great Plague of 1665

History

Medieval ideas about the causes of illness and disease

Medieval approaches to treating and preventing disease

Medieval surgery

Medieval caregivers

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

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

The welfare state and the NHS

Modern approaches to medical treatment

Modern approaches to the prevention of illness and disease

The fight against lung cancer in the 21st century

In this unit, pupils learn about either migrants in Britain or medicine in Britain over a period of roughly 1000 years. They examine one of these themes, analysing the impact it had in Medieval, Early Modern, Industrial and Modern Britain, with a particular focus on change and continuity.

Thematic studies

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Physical illness or injury, medical procedures, blood.

Write the missing word. A {{}} is when people are kept away from others because they have, or might have, a disease.

How many people died in London during the Great Plague of 1665?

Write the missing number. During the Great Plague, households where someone was infected were required to quarantine for {{}} days.

Which group was most likely to have remained in London during the Great Plague?

Which response to the plague was intended to protect people from miasma?

social distancing was completely effective

social distancing was largely ineffective

Which inference is most valid based on the following information: the Great Plague mostly affected London, and a few other towns and cities, such as Norwich?

Write the missing word. The process which saw the closure of many monasteries in England was known as the {{}} of the Monasteries?

What type of hospitals were infectious patients sent to in the 17th century?

How many general hospitals were founded in London from 1720-50?

Why did 18th century hospitals become more unsanitary?

Write the missing word. Most {{}} working in 18th century hospitals lacked medical training and were considered unskilled.

Henry VIII dissolves monasteries and with this, most hospitals

St Bartholomew's Hospital re-founded by Henry VIII

Guy's Hospital founded by the merchant Thomas Guy

Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.

Starter Quiz