Abstract
This chapter presents a detailed overview of developments in health and welfare in Britain since 1870. It includes sections dealing with the following topics: mortality, height and weight, and morbidity; the causes of improvements in health, including sub-sections on diet, disease exposure, and medical intervention; and various aspects of the historical development of the 'mixed economy of welfare', including families, neighbourhood and community, mutual aid, private and commercial welfare, charity, and the state. The conclusion explores the relationship between the growth of the welfare state and improvements in health, and seeks to place British developments in a more international context.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain |
| Subtitle of host publication | Growth and Decline, 1870 to the Present |
| Editors | Roderick Floud, Jane Humphries, Paul Johnson |
| Place of Publication | Cambridge |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 122-150 |
| Number of pages | 29 |
| Volume | 2 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781107038462 |
| Publication status | Published - 31 Aug 2014 |
Keywords
- health
- welfare
- United Kingdom
- diet
- disease exposure
- mortality
- height and weight
- morbidity
- improvements in health
