Focus. Impact of industrialization, reasons for changes in healthcare provision. Activity 1: What problems were there with living conditions in early 18th century towns as a consequence of industrialisation? The nature of living conditions in early 19th century towns is illustrated in the drawing below. Overcrowding Damp Poor ventilation Because many people were There were no building Houses were built very close migrating to towns for work, regulations. Housing for the together, to fit as many in as the population rose poor was usually badly built. possible. Futhermore, back to dramatically. This led to a The foundations were shallow back houses limited the building frenzy with builders and there were no damp number of windows in houses. and landlords out to make courses. The floors were laid This meant it was hard for profits. Often whole families directly onto bare earth and fresh air to circulate. This was were forced to live in one or rain often got through the bad for chest infections. two rooms. Infections spread roofs. Damp is very bad for easily. chest infections such as TB. Food Water supply Refuse and sewage Cooking facilities were Most households collected There was no effective system minimal. Food could not be water from standpipes, for collecting rubbish, it was stored hygienically so it was supplied by water companies. left in piles. Houses were built easily infected. Families were There were no laws on the without toilets or sewers. Each forced to buy small amounts at quality of water provided. group of houses shared a a time. This was expensive and Some collected water from privy, a shed with a seat over a meant that for many their diet rivers. Often water was cesspit. They often overflowed, was not sufficient to maintain polluted and carried disease. with infections seeping into the good health. Clothing and bodies were water supply rarely washed AF2 Causation and Change Activity 2: Cholera. Answer the following questions in full paragraphs about Cholera using SHP Medicine text p106-108.
Focus. Impact of industrialization, reasons for changes in healthcare provision. Activity 1: What problems were there with living conditions in early 18th century towns as a consequence of industrialisation? The nature of living conditions in early 19th century towns is illustrated in the drawing below. Overcrowding Because many people were migrating to towns for work, the population rose dramatically. This led to a building frenzy with builders and landlords out to make profits. Often whole families were forced to live in one or two rooms. Infections spread easily. Damp There were no building regulations. Housing for the poor was usually badly built. The foundations were shallow and there were no damp courses. The floors were laid directly onto bare earth and rain often got through the roofs. Damp is very bad for chest infections such as TB. Poor ventilation Houses were built very close together, to fit as many in as possible. Futhermore, back to back houses limited the number of windows in houses. This meant it was hard for fresh air to circulate. This was bad for chest infections. Food Cooking facilities were minimal. Food could not be stored hygienically so it was easily infected. Families were forced to buy small amounts at a time. This was expensive and meant that for many their diet was not sufficient to maintain good health. Water supply Most households collected water from standpipes, supplied by water companies. There were no laws on the quality of water provided. Some collected water from rivers. Often water was polluted and carried disease. Clothing and bodies were rarely washed Refuse and sewage There was no effective system for collecting rubbish, it was left in piles. Houses were built without toilets or sewers. Each group of houses shared a privy, a shed with a seat over a cesspit. They often overflowed, with infections seeping into the water supply AF2 Causation and Change Activity 2: Cholera. Answer the following questions in full paragraphs about Cholera using SHP Medicine text p106-108.
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