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Public Health in the 1840 (Common deseases in the 19th century (Typhoid…
Public Health in the 1840
Death rate and life expectancy
1 in 5 children died before they were one year old.
average death of a working man in manchester was 17 years old.
Common deseases in the 19th century
Typhoid
how did you catch it?
spread by contaminated water
symtoms
headaches
fever
constipation
diarrhea
why was it so common?
people didn´t know about germs
Cholera
why was it so common?
Its was very common since it was transferred from germs in water, and people back then didn't know what germs were.
symptoms
You would get diarrhea.
how did you catch it?
It was contagious, 9 out of 10 people would die if they got it.
Smallpox
How did you catch it?
It was very contagious, you could get it by people who coughed on you or people that touched you that had the desease.
What was it?
Smallpox was a common and deadly disease in the 19th century.
symptoms
When you had smallpox, you would get a rush that turned into pus-filled blisters all over the body. Then, the blisters would drop off and leave deep scars, it was very deadly.
Tuberculosis
symptoms
cough up blood
lose weight
fevers
chest pains
shortness of breath
how did you catch it?
spread by cough and sneeze
spread by infected cow milk
why was it so common?
it attacked people of all ages
Influential men
Snow
He was the man who proved that cholera wasn't carried through the air in a poisonous mist.
John Snow was a doctor and a contagionist
He proved the miasma theory wrong
Chadwick
he discovered: that polluted water caused deaths, bad air is caused by rotting, dead animals and vegetables filthy houses and dirty streets. sewers and drains must be improved
he was the man who sent inspection teams of doctors all over Britian.
Bazalgette
bazalgette was an engineer
he made the sewer system in England and stopped disease from spreading
Government action
Public health act: The 1840 Public Health Act was the first step on the road to improved public health. in this act they were 3 men that helped: Edwin Chadwick, John Snow and Bazalgette.
Boards of health: were special groups that investigate the cholera outbreaks but they didn't do so much the didn't know what was happening.
Why were so many people dying?
bad housing
-overcrowded: too many people in single roomed houses.
stinky streets
-river thames was polluted
-no sewage system
-no fresh food
-factories were too close to houses