Industrial Revolution Flashcards
Why did the population of Britan expolde during the industrial revolution?
Because thousands of people went to the cities to work in the factories and this exploded the population.
From when onwards did councils begin to clean up their towns and cities?
From 1860 onwards
When was the Great Stink
July 1858
When did the Industrial Revolution start?
1750
Give two reasons for the explosion in population
Councils began to clean up cities and people began to get married younger
In the early 1800s, what was the national death age for the average man
30
Give one reason why public health was so bad
As there were more and more people, more houses needed to be built to cheap and small houses were built. They 7nclean and didn’t have running water or sewage
What were the most fatal diseases during the beginning of the Industrial Revolution
Cholera, Typhoid, Smallpox and Tuberculosis
What did Edwin Chadwick do?
He created a health report showing the living conditions of the people in the cities
Why did Edwin Chadwick make such a big change?
Because he created a report and changed people’s opinions and they started protesting against Parliament for better living conditions which they eventually granted
When was the Public Health Act published?
1848
What did the public health act do?
It gave local councils the power to break down old houses to build better ones in their place
Who was John Snow and what did he do?
He was a doctor who investigated a place where there was an outbreak of Cholera, and he found out that disease was spread through water and not smells, like most people thought
What is the belief of disease spreading through smells called?
Miasma
What did Bazaglette do?
He created 83 miles of sewers using around 318 million bricks, that could remove 420 million gallons of sewage a day
