Industrial Revolution

Question 1

Why?

Answer 1

Population growth
Raw materials
New farming methods
Coal and iron ore
Inventions

Question 2

Problems in Industrial towns

Answer 2

Overcrowding - small houses
Population
Dirty drinking water
Poor hygiene and housing
Sewage 
Pollution

Question 3

Types of Housing

Answer 3

Cellar dwellings - one room cellar below ground. Damp and poorly ventilated
Back to Back housing - Built in a court grid system. The rows of houses were literally built back to back one room deep

Question 4

Overcrowding

Answer 4

The shortage of housing often meant that one house accommodated several families, each having one room.

Question 5

Problems with the water supply

Answer 5

Water supply was a massive problem

Sewage contaminated water as privies and rubbish were left to overflow and fester

Question 6

Diseases and conditions

Answer 6

Cholera - dirty water
Influenza - (flu) dampness
Pneumonia - damp living conditions
Tuberculosis - Flem in the lungs from damp and pollution
Typhoid - attacks bowels and stomach from dirty conditions

Question 7

PIN: Person working in a factory

Answer 7

Sarah Smith Two breaks Windows
Manchester Weaver TB, typhoid pox
Countryside Power loom One room flat
Family Dangerous job Overcrowd and pbs
6am sharp(fine) Piecers A day off a week
12-14hrs Noisy and steamy Factory Acts