The People's Health: Early modern era- living conditions.

Question 1

food: the wealthy had a more varied diet but what were the poor still eating?

Answer 1

beef, veal, mutton, rabbit and fish.
vegetables and fruit.
alcohol- wine, ale, beer.
bread.
occasionally- eggs, cheese.

Question 2

food: what did the wealthy eat and what was the impact?

Answer 2

new foods from the empire.
pineapples and chillies.
sugar from the Caribbean- rotting teeth and obesity.
unbalanced diet cause gout (arthritis caused by lots of fatty food or alcohol.)

Question 3

food: what did poor labourers eat and what did it cause?

Answer 3

lots of pottage so they lacked vitamins.

Question 4

food: what did low wages cause?

Answer 4

hunger. particularly during bad harvests when food prices rose.

Question 5

food: when were famines?

Answer 5

less commmon.

Question 6

water: why did people wash infrequently?

Answer 6

soap was made from animal fat and was better at washing cloths than it was washing skin.

Question 7

water: what did people believe dirty water could get into and cause?

Answer 7

could get into pores and make them ill.

Question 8

water: where did people in the countryside continue to wash themselves?

Answer 8

local river.

Question 9

water: bathing was difficult in the town unless you had a………… a …………….and spare…………….to heat the………..

Answer 9

servant.
bathtub.
fuel.
water.

Question 10

water: what was the main way in which individuals in towns kept themselves clean but which group of individuals could do this and why?

Answer 10

changing clothes.
wealthy who owned many sets of clothes and had servants to wash them.

Question 11

water: what did poor labours clothes like?

Answer 11

only had one set and were often infected with lice and fleas.

Question 12

water: where did people in the countryside continue getting their water from?

Answer 12

wells, springs, streams.

Question 13

water: where did people in towns collect their water from?

Answer 13

conduit or brought from a water-seller.

Question 14

water: in this era what did some towns start bringing in that lead to what and what did it mean?

Answer 14

water from the countryside to reservoirs.
people could pay to get their house connected to water pipes.

Question 15

waste: where did housing back onto, what did they have and what were the issues with it?

Answer 15

rivers.
privy.
emptied waste straight into water supply.

Question 16

waste: what did most houses have?

Answer 16

privies built over a cesspit?

Question 17

waste: what were the issues associated with having a privy built over a cesspit?

Answer 17

could leak into cellars.

Question 18

waste: what was the role of scavengers?

Answer 18

cleared cesspits of wealthier people every 1-2 years.

Question 19

waste: issue associated with scavengers?

Answer 19

brought the waste through the house.

Question 20

waste: where did the poor empty their waste and what could happen?

Answer 20

dunghill in an alley.
could pile up and pollute streets.

Question 21

waste: price of coal decreased and production increased which lead to more people using it for fire. what was the issue with this?

Answer 21

soot and smoke caused lung diseases and breathing problems.

Question 22

waste: what had many towns not done, what did they have instead and what was the continued problems with this?

Answer 22

hadn’t paved streets and market place.
soil or gravel.
dusty and became muddy when it rained.

Question 23

waste: what was on most streets?

Answer 23

animal dung.
made shoes and clothes dirty.

Question 24

housing: what type of housing did people in the towns have and why wasn’t it good?

Answer 24

3 stories tall with overhanging jetties.
lack of natural light and dark streets.

Question 25

housing: what was inside the house that caused health problems, what were the health concerns and examples of what the health concerns are?

Answer 25

crowded and damp.
breathing problems and diseases that affected the lungs.
influenza, diphtheria, pneumonia.