Industrial Flashcards
What happened to religion during this era?
Reduced
Did people still believe in miasma?
Yes
What were the years of cholera outbreaks?
1831
1848
1853
What changes happened to power during this time?
The vote was extended
How did technology change?
Steam engines and factories
Define industrialisation
The building of factories
eg Cotton Mills
What was the impact of industrialisation?
Smoke over towns
People worked very long hours
What was the impact of the British Empire on health?
Foreign diseases
New medical ideas
What was the impact of railways on health?
People became less active
Why did religion decrease ?
It was challenged by scientists like Charles Darwin
What was the impact of Louis Pasteur’s discorery?
It showed that germs caused illness
When did Louis Pasteur discover germ theory
1861
What were living conditions like?
Towns grew quickly
Houses were of poor quality
What was the impact of poor housing?
Lung problems from poor ventilation
Damp led to issues
Disease spread quickly due to cramped conditions
What was diet like in towns?
Food had been adultered
eg Chalk in milk
People couldn’t afford good food
Where did water come from?
Water pumps worked for a few hours every day
Collected rainwater that had fallen through polluted air
Where did waste go?
Cell pools were collected and sold to farmers
Why were water closets negative?
Sewers ran into where ‘fresh’ water was collected
What were the symptoms of Cholera?
Severe vomiting
Diarrhoea
Who recorded cholera on a map in Leeds?
Robert Baker
What was the impact of Robert Baker’s discoveries?
Poor living conditions caused illness
How did local governments respond to Cholera?
Removing waste from streets
Quarantine and cholera hospitals
How did national government respond to cholera?
Set up a board of health
When was the National Board of Health set up?
1832
