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People were concerned about the housing conditions they
were living in and about the high number of deaths from disease.
Local
authorities attempted to improve living conditions with a number of Acts of Parliament
which gave them power to force landlords to clean up streets and houses. Sometimes
improvement came as a result of official annual reports. Source 4B is an example
where a Medical Officer of Health recommends improvements in the county of Forfar.
There are two sources in this section.
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| Source 4A is the introduction
to an Act of Parliament known as the Lindsay Act of 1862.
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the image, then answer the following question.
Question
- Explain why this Act of Parliament led to improvements in the health
of people in Scottish towns.
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| Source 4B | | |
| Source 4B is part of a report
by the county Medical Officer of Health and Sanitary Inspector for Forfar in 1891.
They are discussing improvements to the removal of refuse.
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Questions
For
questions 1-3, read pages 13 and 14 of the report. For questions 4 & 5, read
page 15.
- Who should be responsible for the removal of refuse
and the contents of ashpits?
- How often should refuse be removed?
- Who
should be responsible for public privies and water closets?
- What
do Edzell, Southmuir and Kirriemuir have in common?
- How useful
is Source 4B for investigating improvements to public health in Scotland in the
late 19th century?
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