History A-Level
Epidemic disease and government response
What Epidemic disease and government response means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Epidemic disease and government response
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Epidemics, especially cholera in 1832, killed many and prompted reports on the state of towns, which pressured government.
Topics that use Epidemic disease and government response
- Paper 3, Option 34.2: Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939 - 1 The impetus for public health reforms (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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