Industrial Living Conditions Flashcards
What was housing like in this period?
- housing = poor// rents = high
- Damp walls, lack of ventilation
- Back to Back houses (poorly constructed.)
- overcrowded (1 family in 1 room)
What were towns like overall?
REMEMBER IMPACT
1.) overcrowded
2.) Poor in slums
3.) Disease was common
How did religion change in this period?
- Religion declined
- Theory of Evolution
- Scientists discover germs cause disease.
How did technology change in this period?
- Railways.
- Steam ships (for trade)
How did work change in this period?
- People stopped working in countryside.
- People worked in factories.
How did society change in this period?
- Middle Class = Power
- Working class = Weak
- 1870: Children U10 = free education.
How did democracy change in this period?
REMEMBER, IMPACT
- Working class men got right to vote. 1867
- Living conditions for poor improved.
What 2 places did people move from in this period?
- Countryside –> towns
- Towns –> other towns.
Did people get paid a lot in this period?
No, wages were quite low.
How many lived in Britain in 1750 compared to 1900 ?
1750 (6 million people), 1900 (37 million)
What was food like in this period?
- Working Class: Bred, butter, potatoes
- Malnutrition (no fruit + veg)
- Adulteration (no checking food)
- Food storage issuef
What 2 diseases were common due to a lack of vegetables ?
- Scurvy
- Rickets
How did an increase in machinery in agriculture affect public health?
Impact P +N?
P: wealthy had good food supply
N: pollution
How did food adulteration affect public health?
Example? Impact P+ N?
E: Added chalk and water to make milk
P: increased sales
N: food poisoning
When were fridges invented?
- Fridges recently invented (1800’s )
How did an increase in factories affect public health?
Impact P + N?
P: increase in economy
N: tuberculosis from smog.
What diseases would be caused by overcrowded factories?
- Typhus
- Tuberculosis
What were the conditions like in factories?
REMEMBER, IMPACT
- overcrowded
- poor water supply.
How did railways affect public health?
When? Example? Impact P + N?
W: 1850
E: Railway covered most of Britain
I: pollution OR fresh foods
How did a change in ideas affect public health?
Example? Impact P ?
E: On the Origin of Species published
I: More scientific thinking
How did more scientific discoveries affect public health?
Example? When? Impact P + N?
E: Louis Pasteur’s germ theory
W: 1861
I: took a long time to accept OR led to better understand of disease.
How did working class men getting the vote affect public health?
When? Impact P + N?
- 1867
- I: government improved living conditions for poorer people OR not everyone could vote yet.
* 1875 Public Health Act is what improved it*
What was released in 1870 and how did it affect public health?
What? Example? Impact P + N?
- Education Act (children under 10 got free education.)
- E: more newspaper were printed
- I: more knowledge and discoveries OR not for all yet.
How did drunkennes/ alcohol affect public health?
When? Impact P + N?
- Early 19th century
- Beer cheaper than water supply !!!!
- I: deaths from crime OR improved after “temperace movement.”
Why weren’t the poor housing conditions dealt with quickly?
2 reasons…
- No town corporations
- Didn’t want increase in tax
What diseases were prevelant because of dirty/ waste - filled water?
1.) Cholera.
2.) Typhoid (fever + headaches)
How was water a problem in this period?
1.) Water companies–> waste- filled ponds .
2.) 1 water pump in BTB’s
3.) Rich = pipes (still dirty)
TRUE OR FALSE…
water pumps were open 24/7 in BTB’s
- False
- Water pumps were open for a few hours a day for 10 households!!
How many water pumps did a courtyard of BTB’s share?
1
What impact did disposing waste in rivers have on public health?
- Led to cholera.
How was waste dealt with in this period?
REMEMBER IMPACT.
1.) Midden privies flooded into wells
2.) cesspools emptied into rivers
3.) Water closets: 1830’s connected to sewers that went into river. .
How did bad living conditions affect public health across this whole period?
- Low life expectancy
- High infant mortality
What disease was caused by pollution and poor ventilation?
- Tuberculosis
- Lung- related diseases
What was The Great Stink?
When??
- Waste in Thames become so saturated –> led to stench.
- 1858.
Why type of attitude did the government have towards the poor?
- l’aissez faire attitude.
