A Chronology of State Medicine, Public Health, Welfare and Related ...

College, soon to be Manchester University.
The Great Exhibition, inspired by Prince Albert and held in the Crystal Palace in Hyde
Park, was described as "the world's most remarkable demonstration of human ingenuity and
resourcefulness".
1852 Pharmacy Act (15&16 Vict., c.56) regulated the qualifications of pharmaceutical
chemists, and their examination by and registration with the Pharmaceutical Society (1841).
See 1868.
The Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London, founded, inspired by Dr
Charles West (see 1848).
The London Obstetrical Society founded. See 1869.
Manchester and Salford Sanitary Association founded to combat maternal ignorance
and infant mortality. See 1862.
Completion of the connection of major cities by telegraph wires.
Manchester City opened the first free library (see 1850).
1852 Cont - 1854
1852 cont Report of the Royal Commission on Oxford University found that the Colleges
did not provide properly for poor students, and that their fellows did not effectively live a
common life or devote themselves to learning and research. They did not recommend
relaxing the rule of celibacy for fellows. See 1854.
University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne founded.
1853 Start of the Crimean War which finished in 1856. There were 1933 soldiers killed in
action, 2314 died later of wounds and injuries and 15,398 died of diseases.
Vaccination Act (16&17 Vict., c.100) introduced compulsory vaccination for all
infants within four months of birth, but contained no powers of enforcement. Responsibility
was with the poor law guardians. See 1863 and 1867.
Three Lunacy Acts: (16&17 Vict., c.70) regulated proceedings under the
Commissioners of Lunacy; (c.96) amended the 1845 Act in regard to the procedures of
certification and licensing; and (c.97) consolidated and amended the law for the provision and
regulation of lunatic asylums and for the maintenance and care of pauper lunatics in England.
See 1857 and 1862.
Common Lodging Houses Act (16&17 Vict., c.41) required all such houses to be
registered and gave powers for the removal of persons with fever, infectious or contagious
disease to hospital or infirmary. See 1856.
Smoke Nuisance Abatement (Metropolis) Act (16&17 Vict., c.128) empowered the
Home Office to appoint an inspector, to work in consultation with the metropolitan police, to
abate nuisance from the smoke of furnaces in the Metropolis and from steam vessels above
London Bridge. See 1857.
Charitable Trusts Act (16&17 Vict., c.137) appointed Charity Commissioners and
introduced regulations to supervise private philanthropy. See 1855.
First International Statistical Congress held in Brussels. Drs Farr and Marc d'Espine
(Geneva) requested to prepare "Une Nomenclature uniforme des causes de deces applicable a
tous les pays". See 1869.
Start of the reform of the civil service. See 1855.
Titus Salt's large textile mill opened near Bradford, followed by the creation of
Saltaire, a village for the employees containing a variety of styles and sizes of houses. See
1879.