EDEXCEL GCSE History - Medicine through time Questions with Correct Answers.

VACCINATION Edward Jenner took fluid from a cowpox blister and scratched it into the skin of James Phipps, an eight-year-old boy. A single blister rose up on the spot, but James soon recovered. On July 1, Jenner inoculated the boy again, this time with smallpox matter, and no disease developed. The vaccine was a success. Correct Answer 1796 Edward Jenner publishes his discovery of vaccinating against cowpox (using Smallpox) Correct Answer 1798 Joseph Lister developed a microscope, which magnifies objects by 1000 times Correct Answer 1830 Over 21,000 people had died from cholera, a new illness in Britain, in a year Correct Answer 1832 Chadwick publishes his report on the sanitary conditions of the working population He suggested that it would be cheaper if local taxes were used for improving housing and hygiene He also suggested providing clean water, removing sewage and clearing rubbish INVEST IN HOUSING AND SANITATION Correct Answer 1842 Doctor Warren showed Ether to be useful pain relief LIMITATION - It sometimes made patients vomit, irritation of the lungs, highly flammable (only source of light as candles) One women slept for 2 weeks Correct Answer 1842 Wells discovered nitrous oxide caused people not to feel pain Public demonstration of tooth extraction Correct Answer 10th December 1845 William Morton found that the gas ether was a more long lasting anaesthetic Correct Answer 1846