Parliament was worried by the ‘Great Stink’ of 1858, when the Thames flowed with undiluted sewage, because the smell itself might kill the Members of Parliament in their debating chamber overlooking the river.
The living conditions of the poor
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The effect of over population on the Thames
From a lack of a sustainable sewage system and and overcrowded London. The Thames was full of human and animal waste as well as dead animals and people too. Those who lived near a river could use river water. However, this is where night-men emptied their carts full of sewage and where general rubbish was dumped. Any water collected would have been diluted sewage. Nothing changed at this time due to the rich living else where and the government supporting laissez faire.
The inside of a middle class family home
The size of a single room of a middle class house would be considered the same size as 4 living spaces for a whole family of a working class family. This being only one room of the house...
Health and hygiene
. In the 1830s and the 1840s there were three massive waves of contagious disease: the first, from 1831 to 1833, included two influenza epidemics and the initial appearance of cholera; the second, from 1836 to 1842, encompassed major epidemics of influenza, typhus,typhoid, and cholera.
The great stink
Parliament was worried by the ‘Great Stink’ of 1858, when the Thames flowed with undiluted sewage, because the smell itself might kill the Members of Parliament in their debating chamber overlooking the river.
life expectancy
WC - 17
MDC - 25
UPC - 35
Liberty Leading the People
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Ophelia
In the 1830s and the 1840s there were three massive waves of contagious disease: the first, from 1831 to 1833, included two influenza epidemics and the initial appearance of cholera; the second, from 1836 to 1842, encompassed major epidemics of influenza, typhus,typhoid, and cholera.
life expectancy in the uk
Things improved in the 18th century in Britain. Life expectancy at birth rose to about 40 by the late 18th century. Nobody is sure why. Plague died out, which must have helped. (The last outbreak of plague in Western Europe was in Marseilles in 1720). Furthermore in the 18th century eating potatoes became common, which probably improved nutrition. Improvements in 18th century agriculture may also have helped.