IGCSE medicine knowledge organiser
An illustrated knowledge organiser that recaps the key events, key people and key words for each topic of the IGCSE breadth study Changes in medicine, c1848–c1948:
- Progress in the mid-19th century
- Discovery and development, 1860–75
- Accelerating change, 1875–1905
- Government action and war, 1905–20
- Advances in medicine, surgery and public health, 1920–48.
The knowledge organiser includes links to further information on most of the key figures from the period and on many of the key developments, discoveries and government policies.
An extract from the key people for Discovery and development, 1860–75:
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Joseph Bazalgette |
Bazalgette began his career as a railway engineer. In 1856 he became chief engineer for the London Metropolitan Board of Works. He oversaw the overhaul of sewer systems in the 1850s to 1870s. |
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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson |
After meeting Elizabeth Blackwell and Emily Davies, she wanted to be a doctor. With her father’s backing, she established a dispensary for women in London. |
