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Medicine and Public Health during the Vi…

(7 days ago) The Victorian era was a point of major overhaul for public health in England and Wales, with The Poor Law and the Public Health Act working to support the basic needs of the people and attempting to understand and prevent illness in a manner never seen before. A key figure in both of these acts was Edwin Chadwick.

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Victorian Medicine - From Fluke to Theory - BBC

(6 days ago) WebRegulation of medical practice had begun with the establishment of the British Medical Association in 1856 and the General Medical Council in 1858. Medical training became more formalised with …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/victorian_medicine_01.shtml

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Health & Medicine – The Victorian Historian

(Just Now) WebMrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup was a leading 19th century over-the-counter pain killer, especially popular for calming teething babies. First sold in 1849 in both the United …

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Health and Hygiene in the Nineteenth Century - The …

(3 days ago) WebIn the 1830s and the 1840s there were three massive waves of contagious disease: the first, from 1831 to 1833, included two influenza epidemics and the initial appearance of cholera; the second, from 1836 …

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Mary Wilson Carpenter, Health, Medicine, and Society in …

(2 days ago) WebMary Wilson Carpenter's Health, Medicine, and Society in Victorian England, part of the Victorian Life and Times series, is a concise introduction to the …

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Victorian Medicine History: Breakthroughs, Pioneers

(4 days ago) WebVictorian medicine: why the 19th century was a time of seismic medical change One of era’s most famous surgeon-showmen was Scotsman Robert Liston whose speed at amputation (just 30 …

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Cholera in Victorian London Science Museum

(6 days ago) WebIn 1831 a terrifying new cholera epidemic arrived in Victorian London, bringing with it fear and panic⁠—and a sense of urgency about the city's sanitation problems. This investigation inspired the Public Health Act …

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Nineteenth-Century British Medicine and Medical Care - The …

(7 days ago) WebImportant Individuals in Victorian Medicine. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836-1917) Francis Galton. Joseph Hodgson. Joseph Lister (the elder), who perfected the …

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Health and the Poor Law - The National Archives

(9 days ago) WebBackground. The Victorian era was a point of major overhaul for public health in England and Wales, with The Poor Law and the Public Health Act working to support the basic …

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/voices-of-the-victorian-poor/health-and-the-poor-law/

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The Victorian Era: The Birth of Scientific Societies and the …

(1 days ago) WebThe Victorian Era saw an acceleration of this trend, as liberal Theologians argued the need for personal and/or societal intervention in order to enhance Community …

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Inconvenient people: A Victorian view of mental-health treatment

(Just Now) WebWellcome Trust. Sarah Wise was inspired to write about Victorian attitudes to mental health by the 1930s play Gas Light. "What they're really all about is a grab for …

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Victorian era History, Society, & Culture Britannica

(6 days ago) WebVictorian era, the period between about 1820 and 1914, corresponding roughly to the period of Queen Victoria’s reign (1837–1901) and characterized by a class …

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Victorians: Food & Health English Heritage

(5 days ago) WebVictorians: Food and Health. In the Victorian period the growth of the railway network made it possible to transport food from the countryside to urban markets much more …

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BBC - History - Overview: Victorian Britain, 1837 - 1901

(7 days ago) WebDeath rates in Britain as a whole remained obstinately above 20 per thousand until the 1880s and only dropped to 17 by the end of Victoria's reign. Life …

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‘It is shameful’: why the return of Victorian-era diseases to the UK

(1 days ago) WebAccording to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), cases of measles – a disease for which there was no vaccine in Victorian times – are also increasing, with …

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/18/return-of-victorian-era-diseases-to-the-uk-scabies-measles-rickets-scurvy

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Public Health in Nineteenth-Century Britain - The Victorian Web

(Just Now) WebVictorian Attitudes towards Health. The Creation of Boards of Health. The Physical Deterioration of the Textile Workers. Health & Victorian Criticism. Women & …

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Victorian era - Wikipedia

(3 days ago) WebIn the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the reign of Queen Victoria, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. Slightly …

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Life in the Time of Cholera: How the Victorians Dealt with Epidemics

(9 days ago) WebQueen Victoria’s reign is often heralded as an era of towering achievements. Although it lacked power and the results were mixed, the Board helped many local councils address …

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Mental Illness and Psychiatry in the Victorian Era: An Analysis …

(Just Now) WebThe role of Victorian physicians in the societal subjugation of women is further evident as they came up with androcentric theories and solutions that denigrated the female …

https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1797&context=cc_etds_theses

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These Victorian diseases are surging in the UK – here’s why

(Just Now) WebHealth experts have warned that several Victorian-era illnesses are making a comeback in the UK. Dickensian diseases like scurvy, tuberculosis and gout are on the …

https://metro.co.uk/2024/04/18/victorian-diseases-surging-uk-20667855/

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15+ Facts About The Strange Reality Of Life In The Victorian Era

(3 days ago) WebThe Victorian era is loosely defined as the period of the United Kingdom's history under Queen Victoria's reign from 1837 until her death in 1901. England saw the …

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Painful Victorian condition 'on the rise among young people' as …

(3 days ago) WebBookmark. A painful health condition more common in Victorian times is making an unexpected comeback among the younger generation, according to statistics. …

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The Truth About the Past That 'Tradwives' Want to Revive TIME

(3 days ago) WebThe oft-cited legal commentator, Sir William Blackstone—foreshadowing the refrain of tradwives today—asserted that wives’ submission to their husbands was “ for …

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