Industrial Revolution Flashcards
(20 cards)
True or false the public health act of 1848 was compulsory
False
Better farming led to what?
Cheaper foods such as wheat and barely
What did Dr John Snow in 1854 do?
Prove that cholera was a water borne disease
When did Louis Pasteur publish his germ theory?
1861
Pail privies saved lives how?
Facieses weren’t overflowing spreading disease
Were measurements in Worcester against cholera effective?
Yes
What did many people now work in?
Factories and mines
True or false more were having piped water introduced to their homes?
True
Which city built the world’s first ever sand filtered water works?
Worcester
Edwin Chadwick tried to increase living conditions for the poor why?
So that they could work more for the companies
Life expectancy was ______ and infant mortality rates were _______.
low
high
What was abolished in 1854?
The general board of health
Working class often mixed food with other products what was this called?
Adulteration of food
Did people still believe in miasma in the industrial revolution
Yes
Tuberculosis was common why?
There was too many damp walls in poorly built houses
How much did cholera kill in 4 outbreaks?
Around 100,000 people
When was the national day of fasting and praying organised to prevent cholera?
March 2nd 1832
Back-to-back housing was ____, _____ _____, _____ and ______.
cheap
poorly constructed
damp
overcrowded
True or false the sanitary act of 1866 forced authorities to provide fresh water and sewage and waste disposal?
True
True or false a privy would only be shared by up to 2 families?
False it could be over 10 families
