Description: Segment 1 Opening credits. Dr Chave begins this lecture by talking about events after Queen Victoria's death in 1901, including the 1902 Midwives Act. He also discusses the work of the early field sociologist Charles Booth, who investigated poverty in London. The work of Seebohm Rowntree in York is also discussed. Time start: 00:00:00:00 Time end: 00:04:47:08 Length: 00:04:47:08 Segment 2 Chave talks about the statistic that 40% of Boer War volunteers were rejected as not being fit for military service, leading to a review of national fitness by the Interdepartmental Committee on Physical Deterioration. This committee decided to try to improve the health of British children, and Chave reads some of their proposals, including the prohibition of the sale of tobacco to young children. Time start: 00:04:47:08 Time end: 00:09:59:06 Length: 00:05:11:23 Segment 3 School meals are introduced and the School Medical Service was founded in 1907. Chave discusses how this service was set up as part of the Board of Education. Time start: 00:09:59:06 Time end: 00:14:57:13 Length: 00:04:58:07 Segment 4 Dr Chave reports on the results of the new medical inspections of school children. The new health service then had to try to treat the large number of ill children. Minor Ailment Clinics were set up to treat them, which helped the poorer families. Chave points out that the development of the Maternity and Child Welfare Service under the Local Government Board was slow in comparison. He also mentions the first health visitors members of the Salford Ladies Voluntary Sanitary Association visited working class mothers to help and instruct in infant care. Time start: 00:14:57:13 Time end: 00:20:06:09 Length: 00:05:08:21