The 20th century saw greater improvements and more ... There have also been other government efforts to improve public health. In the 1960s there was a huge slum clearance effort.

The tuberculosis epidemic also led to the country's very first public health campaign ... In the early 20th century, wealthier individuals began purchasing stylish versions of these reclining ...

A poster from the 1940s encouraging the public to use a handkerchief when they sneezed The Labour government of 1945-51 created the National Health Service (NHS) in 1948. As well as running ...