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| Question | Answer |
| What problems were there in public health in the early 19th Century? | -Rapid growth in towns -Spread of Disease -Poor Living conditions -Social class divide -Government Laissez Faire approach |
| Why was nothing done about Public Health issues? | -Technology had not advanced enough -Lack of understanding of what caused disease -Laissez Faire approach -No Government Funding -Other priorities -Poor not treated in hospitals -Rich weren't concerned with poor -Believed in Spontaneous generation |
| What illnesses were caused as a result of bad public health? | -TB -Diphtheria -Whooping Cough -Typhoid -Influenza -Cholera -Smallpox -Measles |
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