The Growth In Population 1750-1900

Question 1

At what rate did the population explode between 1750- 1900.

Answer 1

1750 - 7m In Britain

1900 - 40 m in Britain

Question 2

How did farming help?

Answer 2

Farmers increased food production and people ended up having healthier diets.

Question 3

Young love?

Answer 3

People got married younger and had children from a younger age. This increased the amount of children being born

Question 4

Smelly pants

Answer 4

Previously

Regular washing killed off germs.

Question 5

Magic midwives

Answer 5

Improvements in the care of pregnant women

Question 6

Jenner’s jab

Answer 6

Vaccine for smallpox

Question 7

Super soap

Answer 7

Cheap and powerful soap

Question 8

Doctors and nurses

Answer 8

Anaesthetics - longer and more accurat and antiseptics - prevented infection

Question 9

Sobering up

Answer 9

1700s craze for drinking cheap gin

Govt put a tax on it making it too expensive for many people to afford

Question 10

Clever kids

Answer 10

Education improved
Improved literacy rates
People able to read about how to lead healthier lives

Question 11

Cleaner cities

Answer 11

1860s councils began to clean up the towns and cities
Clean water supplies and sewers were installed
Better housing was built