The terrible conditions during the industrial revolution and the impact it had on the general health and life expectancy of individuals was shocking. in 1842 in Manchester, for example, the life expectancy of a member of the gentry or a professional was 38 years, whereas a worker, had that of only 17. Outside of the manufacturing centres, the life expectancy was a little higher. The life expectancy for a member of higher class was 52 years and that of a craftsperson or farm labourer was 38. In the early part of the 19th century the life expectancy in most parts of Britain was that of only 20!
Until the first quarter of the 19th century most forms of public medical assistance were voluntary, provided mainly by charitable organisations, idealistic doctors and clergymen, Quaker businessmen and other non-conformists. It was not until the outbreaks of large scale Infectious Diseases in the 1830s, such as cholera and typhus, that the government and local councils started paying attention to the appalling conditions in the slums and the grave risks posed by the overcrowding in substandard housing, by contaminated wells, lack of a sewage system etc.
The solutions to these problems seem obvious to us, but we must remember that little was known about diseases, bacteria, viruses and infections at that time. It took decades of observation for people to realise that people living in filthy, overcrowded, damp houses with bad water supply were ill more often than people who lived in less deprived conditions. But even discovering that didn't bring a change anytime soon.
in urban slums and ghettos.
The 19th century.
The conditions were dusty dirty and dangerous. They were very unhygenic and deseases were easily passed through people working close together all crammed up!
The year 1809 is in the 19th century.
People had an easier way to transport waste outdoors from inside facilities.
filthy and disgracefull
19th century...we are currently living in the 21st century
The urban problems that developed in the 19th century included drinking as well as poor living conditions.
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the poor living conditions of immigrants
- Life in Merthyr Tydfil's 19th Century With such a rapid influx of workers slum conditions were inevitable, explains ... A town like Merthyr Tydfil was a byword for squalor, dirt and poor ... Living space in the town was by modern day standards extremely cramped
19th century...we are currently living in the 21st century
in urban slums and ghettos.
Working people living in Manchester during the late 19th century were forced to live in terrible conditions.
Working people living in Manchester during the late 19th century were forced to live in terrible conditions.
Living conditions improved during the 19th century. Britain's population doubled every 50 years. Europe's population increased from about 100 million in 1200 to 400 million by 1900.
they were going through poverty, there was long working hours with little pay, they had to deal with nativists, and steerage.