Sheffield Stink Flashcards
When did Sheffield stink?
1850
Which writer visited Sheffield and reported it as being ‘the most hideous town in creation’?
Charles Reade
Which other towns had similar effects regarding cleaness and smell?
Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Brimingham, Nottingham and Bolton
What industry increased the population and housing proportion?
Factories and manufacture
What format were houses built in?
In terraces, back-to-back
How many people, on average, would live in a room?
Five or more
What facility did houses lack?
Toilets
How many families would you normally share a street toilet with?
30-40
What was the average life expectancy in Leedes for a working man?
19 years
Which diseases where most common in cities?
Typhoid, Tuberculosis, Typhus, Cholera
What was Typhoid spread in?
Infected water
How many peaople died in Cholera in Britain in 1854?
20,000
When was the police force formed
The 1850s
How many hours could it take for you to die of Cholera?
24 hours
