starter activity

‘The Silent Highwayman’, Punch magazine, 1858. What is the artist trying to say about living conditions in Victorian London? How useful is this source?

How healthy were How healthy were Victorian towns Victorian towns

and cities?and cities?TBAT explain why conditions in TBAT explain why conditions in

towns were so badtowns were so badTo analyse sources for their To analyse sources for their

accuracyaccuracyTBAT assess conditions improvedTBAT assess conditions improved

LOs

Look at the picture of a Victorian tenement building. Write down 5 reasons why you wouldn’t want to live here . What recommendations for changes would you make

•Overcrowded

•Open sewer

•Cold and damp

•Not much sunlight

•No gardens

•Fire risk

•Nowhere to hang washing

Your taskYour task

Study the sources your teacher Study the sources your teacher provides and complete the source provides and complete the source table you are given.table you are given.

Which source do you think is the Which source do you think is the most accurate & why? Write a short most accurate & why? Write a short judgementjudgement

What other types of sources should What other types of sources should we study to find out about conditions we study to find out about conditions in Victorian towns?in Victorian towns?

Your taskYour task

Read the article your teacher provides. Read the article your teacher provides. Write a definition in your glossary of Write a definition in your glossary of the term ‘public health’the term ‘public health’

List 5 reasons why there was so little List 5 reasons why there was so little progress in public health in this periodprogress in public health in this period

Note down 5 major improvementsNote down 5 major improvements Extension. How would you convince a Extension. How would you convince a

Victorian businessman about the Victorian businessman about the benefits of spending money & taxes on benefits of spending money & taxes on public health?public health?

Edwin Chadwick

Dr John SnowDr John Snow 1854, Dr John Snow 1854, Dr John Snow

detected a link detected a link between cholera & between cholera & water supplywater supply

Used meticulous Used meticulous research, research, observation & house-observation & house-to-house interviewsto-house interviews

Link identified Link identified between pump in between pump in Broad St. (London) Broad St. (London) and deathsand deaths

Dr John Snow

Extension taskExtension task Cholera is the Greek word for diarrhoea. It was Cholera is the Greek word for diarrhoea. It was

caused by drinking contaminated water. caused by drinking contaminated water. Vomiting and diarrhoea, skin changes to deep-Vomiting and diarrhoea, skin changes to deep-purple, eyes sink into skull. Victim dies of purple, eyes sink into skull. Victim dies of dehydration in 24-48 hours. Why do you think it dehydration in 24-48 hours. Why do you think it was so feared in Victorian England?was so feared in Victorian England?

Your taskYour task

It is 1875 and Parliament is debating the It is 1875 and Parliament is debating the new Public Health Act. Write to your local new Public Health Act. Write to your local MP asking him to support the proposed MP asking him to support the proposed new legislation. Include the following on new legislation. Include the following on at least 1 side of A4:at least 1 side of A4: Description of conditions in your townDescription of conditions in your town References to killer diseasesReferences to killer diseases Explanation of the advantages of Explanation of the advantages of

improving public healthimproving public health Types of changes you’d like to seeTypes of changes you’d like to see

A satisfactory letter – you

keep your job

A good report – A good report – you may well you may well convince your convince your MP with thisMP with this

An excellent report – give the inspector

a pay rise!

Discusses Discusses many of the many of the points on the points on the writing frame writing frame – though miss – though miss out some, e.g. out some, e.g. recommendatrecommendationsions

Discusses all Discusses all the points on the points on the writing the writing frame though frame though some may some may need more need more examples and examples and further further explanationexplanation

Discusses all Discusses all the points, the points, makes makes detailed detailed recommendatrecommendations, using ions, using the evidence the evidence from the from the extract and extract and other other knowledge knowledge about life about life Victorian Victorian times, e.g. times, e.g. web quest or web quest or film notesfilm notes

HomeworkHomework

Finish your letter for homework.Finish your letter for homework. Extension. Conduct some research Extension. Conduct some research

into conditions in Hythe or into conditions in Hythe or Folkestone at the time and include Folkestone at the time and include references to these in your letter.references to these in your letter.

PlenaryPlenary

Define ‘public health’Define ‘public health’ Name 3 individuals who helped Name 3 individuals who helped

improve public health in Victorian improve public health in Victorian timestimes

Give 3 reasons why improvements Give 3 reasons why improvements occurred so slowlyoccurred so slowly

Extension. What could be done to Extension. What could be done to improve public health in developing improve public health in developing countries today?countries today?