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(4 marker) Explain one way that hospitals in the 14th - In the 14th and 17th centuries disease was believed to have a rational cause, for
century were different to hospitals in the 20th century example bad air (miasma). During the great plague, like the black death, people
believe that bad here was caused by rotting waste and the movement of the
planets they believed that this led to an imbalance of the four humours and so
disease in the form of the plague.
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(12 marker) Explain why there was rapid progress in The first reason for the rapid change in the treatment of illness in Britain during
disease prevention after c1900. You may use the the twentieth century is the development of new technology in order to treat
following illness more effectively. For example, the work of Marie Curie resulted in the
•The NHS development of x rays to enable the use of radium to diagnose cancer and
•DNA testing radiotherapy to treat cancers. This was important because without the
you may also include info of your own technology to treat cancer in this way the disease more often than not led to the
death of the patient.
Another example of new technologies producing rapid change can be seen in
the invention and use of dialysis machines. These have proven vital to treatment
of patients suffering kidney failure as they keep the patient alive whilst they await
a transplant becoming available. This meant that many patients who would
previously die from kidney failure have recovered.
Another reason for the rapid change in the treatment of illness has been the
increased focus on improving public health. For example, at the time of the
establishment of the NHS in 1948 an estimated eight million people in Britain had
never seen a doctor before. The NHS meant all citizens could benefit from free
health care such as vaccinations, blood transfusions, hospitals and even home
visits. The wide range of services provided by the NHS have dramatically
improved life expectancy as illnesses can be diagnosed and treated earlier and
previously high risk procedures like childbirth no longer regularly lead to the
death of the mother. In addition, the focus on public health has led to increased
government action to improve access to treatment such as free medical
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treatment in schools from 1912.
A further reason for the rapid change in the treatment of illness in Britain has
been increased investment of pharmaceutical companies in research and mass
production of effective medicine. For example; companies such as Glaxo-Smith-
Kline and Boots have invested in research and development of better remedies
and used industrial technology to make vast quantities of each remedy in order
to make available to the consumer. Competition between the companies has also
made it integral that companies ensure people are aware of the products and
that the price is affordable for ordinar
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