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Edwin Chadwick

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

EDWIN CHADWICK

IMPROVED PUBLIC HEALTH IN LONDON
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BACKGROUND IN MEDICINE AND HEALTH

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CIVIL SERVANT, STRONG SUPPORT FOR MIASMA

A part of a new central board of health

WHAT WERE HIS PRIORITIES?

A CONSTANT SUPPLY OF FRESH, CLEAN WATER

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TOILETS IN HOMES

SEWAGE SYSTEM

WHAT ELSE DID HE DO?

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ORDERED THE REPLACEMENT OF BRICK SEWERS WITH SELF FLUSHING, GLAZED PIPES

WROTE AND PUBLISHED REPORTS TO SPREAD HIS VIEWS

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ESTABLISHED A LINK BETWEEN SANITARY CONDITIONS AND MORTALITY RATES

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HOWEVER...

HE HAD LITTLE SUPPORT FROM PARLIAMENT

HE ALLOWED SEWAGE TO BE FLUSHED INTO THE THAMES

This contributed to the spread of Cholera
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IGNORED FACTORS LIKE DIET AND LABOURING CONDITIONS

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I THINK THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT

I kind of had to cut this short... Sorry.
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