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Victorian England (Health (Health was poor in Victorian England and the…
Victorian England
Health
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Cholera was spread very quickly through Victorian England due to contaminated water. the Victorians did not know about bacteria and germs and believed that disease was spread through bad smells.
Even the wealthy caught diseases and many children suffered from illnesses such as measles, mumps and rubella. in 1840 1 in 3 children died under the age of 5.
People working in factories could be killed by the materials they were working with in some cases. for example, arsenic was a green dye that was used in wallpaper that poisoned many people.
People with mental illnesses were locked in 'metal asylums' where they could not get out.. one of these was a famous asylum in London called 'Bethlehem' but was referred to as 'bedlam'. Scrooge referred to it in A Christmas Carol, 'talking about a merry Christmas. i'll retire to bedlam' Men could sent their wives to places like this to get them out of the way.
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Industrialization/Work
Industrialization:
The industrial revolution was in full swing in the Victorian era and many factories where built in cities which meant that a lot of people moved to urbanised places to find better work and the Population of London increased from 1 million to 6 million between 1800 and 1900
Work:
Most people had to work long hours in a factory (12-14 hours daily) and only had a lunch break. this tiring work had a big effect on people health and well being.
Victorian Children
Reading:
The development of mechanisation and steam power meant it was possible to mass produce books cheaply, which allowed them to be distributed via the railway and sold to the working class people of Victorian Britain.
The working people would rarely enter a bookshop and so ‘hawkers’ or travelling salesmen, took the books to where they gathered. Dickens was one of the first authors to take advantage of this, publishing his novels in monthly instalments which were cheap to buy and small enough to pass around.
Other technological advances added to the popularity of reading. Electric and gas light meant it was easier to read after dark.
Education:
From 1833, the English parliament began providing money to build schools for poor children.
The Forster Elementary Education Act of 1870 meant that children were now required to go to school between the ages of 5 and 10 and by 1899, the school leaving age was raised to 12.
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In the early 19th century, illiteracy was common among the working class as education was not publicly funded and free education was only provided by churches, with the emphasis on religious teaching.