OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project) Component 51 November 2021 question paper

Name one way in which medieval town authorities tried to improve public health between

1250 and 1500.

Give one example of the living conditions in towns that contributed to the public health crisis

of the early nineteenth century.

Name one response of the authorities to Spanish Influenza in the years 1918 and 1919.

Write a clear and organised summary that analyses the gin craze in the period 1660 to 1751.

Support your summary with examples.

Why were attempts to deal with the Black Death not effective in Medieval Britain (1250–1500)?

Explain your answer.

4* How far do you agree that the responses to epidemics in the 1800s were better than the responses to epidemics in the Early Modern Period (1500–1750)?

Give reasons for your answer.

5* ‘Advances in public health since 1900 have mainly been because of actions to improve housing.’ How far do you agree?

Give reasons for your answer.