significant health events in Australia

By tk11
  • quarantine laws

    An outbreak of the bubonic plague in 1900 triggered the introduction of strict quarantine
    laws
  • improved food nd nutrition

    The pure foods act in 1906 brought about improvements in the safety nd standards of food. penalties were introduced to protect the feta of the food and public health campaigns raised awareness of food safety and hygiene
  • improved working conditions

    The Harvester judgment in 1907 saw the introduction of minimum wage, where employers were required to pay their workers a wage which provided them with a reasonable standard of living
  • improved working conditions

    The Victorian Health act of 1919 sa regulations put I Please to govern dangerous occupations. This reduced the number of injuries in the work place
  • australian government

    mss vaccinations for diphtheria
  • provision of antenatal and infant welfare services

    Following World War II, State and Commonwealth governments became responsible for the provision of antenatal and infant welfare services. By 1937, there were more than 200 infant welfare centres operating in Victoria
  • Australian government

    mass vaccinations for pertussis
  • Australian government

    mass vaccination for measles