Video summary
An engaging animated summary of the work of medical pioneers, Edwin Chadwick & John Snow.
This animation outlines the pioneering work these two social reformers undertook to improve public health.
It breaks down the series of events that led to better understanding of how poverty and poor living conditions linked to poor health and disease.
We see how from identifying an issue, to hypothesis, research and observation both pioneers used detailed evidence and investigation to challenge old theories.
Using authentic archival illustrations and images alongside the quick pace and irreverent tone of narrator Duncan Wisbey.
This film immerses pupils in 19th century Soho and the stomach-churning conditions of London at the time.
This is from the series: Medicine through time.
Teacher Notes
Pupils could be asked to identify the different stages of Snow鈥檚 investigation, and how he came to his conclusion.
They could be shown Snow鈥檚 map of the area, and compare this to Soho today.
Pupils could investigate why are these pioneers paired up in this film? What linked them (better sanitation and improving public health), but what separates them (social reform vs. scientific investigation and beliefs in miasma).
This clip will be relevant for teaching KS3 and KS4/GCSE History in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and National 4 History in Scotland.
This topic appears in OCR, AQA, WJEC in England and Wales, CCEA GCSE in Northern Ireland and SQA Scotland.
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