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Historical perspectives of public health systems: Describe the origins of public health policy in the UK from the 19th century to the present day.
Public health has been put in place as far back as the Romans who introduced sanitation and public baths that improved cleanliness. Many systems have been put 0in place since the time of the Romans however I’ll be looking as only far back as the 1800’s. In 1601 the poor law system was established, the aim was to provide relief for those who were too ill or too old to work (this was the first form of government allowance), the payments would be made in the form of clothes or items of food. Some aged people were accommodated in parish alms houses. On the other hand people who were abled bodied beggars were sent to houses of corrections where subjected to brutal beatings (done to mend their attitudes). Provision was relatively unusual for abled-bodied poor in the work house, the law that relatives were responsible for each other so parents and children would look after each other and the elderly parents were expected to have been looked after by their children. The law said that no abled-bodied person was to receive money from the poor law authorities other than working in the poor house, the conditions were harsh to discourage people from claiming from the government. In 1846 the Poor law System was under review, people criticised the in the inhumane treatment and behaviour. After a gradual decline following the official abolishment of work houses in 1929 with the Local Government
Public health has been put in place as far back as the Romans who introduced sanitation and public baths that improved cleanliness. Many systems have been put 0in place since the time of the Romans however I’ll be looking as only far back as the 1800’s. In 1601 the poor law system was established, the aim was to provide relief for those who were too ill or too old to work (this was the first form of government allowance), the payments would be made in the form of clothes or items of food. Some aged people were accommodated in parish alms houses. On the other hand people who were abled bodied beggars were sent to houses of corrections where subjected to brutal beatings (done to mend their attitudes). Provision was relatively unusual for abled-bodied poor in the work house, the law that relatives were responsible for each other so parents and children would look after each other and the elderly parents were expected to have been looked after by their children. The law said that no abled-bodied person was to receive money from the poor law authorities other than working in the poor house, the conditions were harsh to discourage people from claiming from the government. In 1846 the Poor law System was under review, people criticised the in the inhumane treatment and behaviour. After a gradual decline following the official abolishment of work houses in 1929 with the Local Government