Government intervention
What Government intervention means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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Reference: OCR
National plague orders issued by the Privy Council in 1578 mandated isolation for infected households and restricted the movement of people and goods.
Temporary local Boards of Health were established to monitor the spread, and findings eventually influenced the construction of London's sewer system.
The action taken by government in response to a public health crisis, which was limited during the Spanish Flu but eventually massive for AIDS.
The 1856 County and Borough Police Act made it compulsory for all areas to have a funded force, subject to government inspection.
Topics that use Government intervention
- Thematic Study: Crime and Punishment, c.1250 to present (OCR GCSE)
- Thematic Study: The People’s Health, c.1250 to present (OCR GCSE)
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- Authority and control
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- Changing attitudes to punishment
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- Community responsibility
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