Statistics for GCSE History - Medicine Through Time Important Dates

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
NHS established	1948	75%
"Germ Theory" published by Pasteur	1861	63%
Koch proved the germ theory	1875	63%
Second Public Health Act	1875	63%
The Great Plague of London	1665	61%
Penicillin discovered by Fleming	1928	55%
Made illegal to smoke in public areas	2007	54%
First Public Health Act	1848	51%
Main cholera outbreak in London	1854	46%
Smallpox vaccine made compulsory	1853	45%
Discovery of DNA's double helix structure by Walson and Crick	1953	45%
Discovery of blood groups	1901	44%
The printing press was invented	1440	41%
Discovery of the magic bullet (Salverson 606)	1909	40%
Smallpox vaccine developed by Jenner	1796	39%
First use of chloroform	1847	35%
National Health Insurance Act	1911	33%
"Sanitary Conditions of Labouring Classes" published by Chadwick	1842	31%
First surgery performed with anaesthetic (ether)	1846	30%
When the Royal Society first met	1660	26%
Women allowed to enter the medical profession	1876	25%
Discovery if nitrous oxide	1799	22%
The Black Death	1348-1349	2%