Maymuna Abokor 9th Mr. Beckett Ap history 27 September 2017 Medical revolution:19th-20th centuries Throughout history‚ the medical innovations made have changed how we did and saw things when it came to our medical needs. In the hundreds of years‚ people have discovered many details vital to our survival and maintaining a healthy and knowledgeable lifestyle. The medical revolution was different depending on where you lived and the resources available. In the 19th century the “medical developments”
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Florence Nightingale- A Pioneer in Human Healthcare and in the Idea of Orphanages Florence Nightingale was born into a wealthy British family at the Villa Colombaia in Florence‚ Italy. She was inspired by what she thought to be a divine calling. At the age of 17 at Embley Park‚ Nightingale made a commitment to nursing and human healthcare. This decision demonstrated strong will on her part in that she was willing to go beyond normality. It had constituted a rebellion against the expected role for
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The greatest achievement in ancient Rome was the creation of the aqueducts. A history professor at the university of Louisville stated that “Aqueducts channeled thousands of gallons of fresh water into Rome each day‚ supplying hundreds of public water-basins and bathing establishments throughout the city” (Gigante 1). The fresh water from springs was carried thousands of miles into Rome every day. This water ran into the public water-basins and baths throughout the city. A widely published and well-known
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poor laws and making sanitary conditions better so it could improve the public health. Mr. Edwin Chadwick believed that his inventions would not only improve the health of people‚ but it would also save money. In 1834‚ Edwin Chadwick was given a job as the secretary of the Poor Law Commissioners. Mr. Chadwick’s sanitary ideas made the government fierce and sustain criticism. Mr. Chadwick paid out of his own expense for researches and publishing papers about the unsafe sanitary conditions. Mr. Edwin
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The Nightingale Theory of Nursing Florence Nightingale’s theory of nursing highlights the role of a patient’s environment as an important factor for healing and continued good health. Her philosophy includes several characteristics of a healthy‚ healing environment‚ such as: proper lighting‚ air and water quality‚ diet and nutrition‚ and cleanliness. Ms. Nightingale was from an affluent British family and as such was expected to live a proper British aristocratic lifestyle‚ which of course
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The death populated started to increase in England during the mid 1800’s. “Disease accounted for many deaths in industrial cities during the Industrial Revolution. With a chronic lack of hygiene‚ little knowledge of sanitary care and no knowledge as to what caused diseases‚ diseases such as cholera”. People didn’t keep their hygiene good because they weren’t aware of the consequences of getting diseases and even possible dying. Although “As the cities became more populated
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drinking water began in the early 1900s and became widespread public health practices thus further decreasing the incidence of waterborne diseases. The Public Health Act‚ 1875 - Parliament began passing more legislation on public health. The 1866 Sanitary Act forced all towns to appoint inspectors to check water supplies and drainage. The 1875 Artisans Dwelling Act gave local authorities the power to buy and demolish slum housing. These led to the 1875 Public Health Act -which made local councils
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only factor that had influence on public health; other individuals‚ the government and public attitudes were also significant in changing the public health services throughout the C19th. Chadwick’s first major impact was his 1842 ‘Report on the Sanitary Conditions of the Labouring Population’‚ in which he showed that the poor were living in dirty‚ overcrowded areas which caused a huge amount of disease‚ and also that many people were too sick to work so they became poorer still‚ resulting in the
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of 2011‚ The City of Troy had $330.4 million invested in a broad range of capital assets including land. Building‚ police and fire equipment‚ water and sewer lines‚ roads‚ sidewalks‚ and other infrastructure‚ net of debt. The increase in capital assets during the year was attributing to the excess of additional in streets‚ drains and water/sewer systems over the recognition of depreciation. The City of Tory’s debt rating is excellent. The City maintains a AAA rating on unlimited tax general obligation
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Large-scale change at WSSC Executive summary This report is about Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC). WSSC was created in 1918 by the Maryland General Assembly to plan‚ construct‚ operate and maintain water and sewer services for residents and businesses in Maryland’s Montgomery and Prince George’s countries. The bad performance of the company despite of its monopoly situation led the government to warn the company. They had to change their way of operating and this was
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