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School Meals
In which year was the Provision
of School Meals Act?
1906
Did this force all councils toprovide free school meals?
No, about half did not
Why did some choose to not
provide FSM?
Taxes would have to rise and this
was unfair
How many children were
receiving FSM by 1914?
158,000
Why did the govt. want to
provide FSM?
Studies showed hungry children
did not succeed at school
Which Liberals were in favour of
this?
Churchill & Lloyd-George
Medical legislation
In which year was the Notification
of Births Act?
1907
What was its aim?
To protect the health of new-
borns
Why was this introduced?
High infant mortality rate
In which year was the Education
(Administrative Provisions) Act?
1907
What did this entail?
Regular medical inspections at
school
What happened if illnesses were
found?
Parents had to pay for treatment
Was this always the case?
In 1912 school clinics were setup to help those who could
not
pay
Childrens Charter
In which year was the Childrens
Charter/Act passed?
1908
At what age did a child becomean adult?
14
At what age were children
allowed into pubs?
14
At what age could children buy
alcohol?
16
Were children allowed to be sent
to gaol?
Nospecial Borstals were set up
for children
What could parents be
prosecuted for?
Neglect, abuse, sending children
begging, insuring childrens lives,
Sending children into dangerouswork
Old Age Pensions Act
In which year was this act
passed?
1908
Why was this introduced?
To stop the elderly poor from
having to enter the workhouse
In 1909 600,000 people received
a pensionhow many had this
risen to by 1914?
Almost one million
How old did a person have to be?
70
What restrictions were placed on
those eligible?
No previous convictions; nohabitual latecomers; those who
had been in the workhouse; no
convictions for drunkenness; no
lunatics
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8/13/2019 Social Reforms QA
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School Meals
In which year was the Provision
of School Meals Act?
Did this force all councils to
provide free school meals?
Why did some choose to not
provide FSM?
How many children were
receiving FSM by 1914?
Why did the govt. want to
provide FSM?
Which Liberals were in favour of
this?
Medical legislation
In which year was the Notification
of Births Act?
What was its aim?
Why was this introduced?
In which year was the Education
(Administrative Provisions) Act?
What did this entail?
What happened if illnesses were
found?
Was this always the case?
Childrens Charter
In which year was the Childrens
Charter/Act passed?
At what age did a child become
an adult?
At what age were children
allowed into pubs?
At what age could children buy
alcohol?
Were children allowed to be sent
to gaol?
What could parents be
prosecuted for?
Old Age Pensions Act
In which year was this act
passed?
Why was this introduced?
In 1909 600,000 people received
a pensionhow many had this
risen to by 1914?
How old did a person have to be?
What restrictions were placed on
those eligible?
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1. In which year was the Provision of School Meals Act?
2. Did this force all councils to provide free school meals?
3. Why did some choose to not provide FSM?
4. How many children were receiving FSM by 1914?
5. Why did the govt. want to provide FSM?
6. Which Liberals were in favour of this?7. In which year was
the Notification of Births Act?
8. What was its aim?
9. Why was this introduced?
10. In which year was the Education (Administrative Provisions)
Act?
11. What did this entail?
12. What happened if illnesses were found?13. Was this always
the case?
14. In which year was the Childrens Charter/Act passed?
15. At what age did a child become an adult?
16. At what age were children allowed into pubs?
17. At what age could children buy alcohol?
18. Were children allowed to be sent to gaol?
19. What could parents be prosecuted for?
20. In which year was this act passed?
21. Why was this introduced?
22. In 1909 600,000 people received a pensionhow many had this
risen to by 1914?
23. How old did a person have to be?
24. What restrictions were placed on those eligible?
