The Industrial revolution, which occurred during the end of 1800s, has had a significant impact in Britain and the world. The Industrial Revolution began in Britain and led to changes in the ways goods and services are produced. Mass production, mechanisation and fossil fuel began being used to produce everything from textiles to coal to steam to trains. The Industrial Revolution led to significant changes for people in Britain, first in relation to working condition, living conditions and public health and life expectancy. During this time it caused people to shift from homes to factories and too moves from the countryside to the city, this caused the majority of people to find new jobs and new homes. In Britain and then the world, this led
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During the Pre-Industrial revolution everything was clean and neat, women had nice fancy dresses and everyone attended church on Sunday, but after the industrial revolution the working class could no longer live at their own pace or supplement their income. In 1834 the poor law created workhouses for the distressed. They were built to be harming people from staying in relief and was used to separate families from one another. Poorhouse was made like a living hell to warn the workers from ever going back there. ‘Our intention is to make the workhouses as much like a prison as possible’ stated one assistant commissioner. Although the condition of the poor house was so severe workhouse resident elevated from 7, 536 in 1838 to 197, 179 in 1843, this enlargement can only be viewed as a sign of desperation amongst the poorest of the …show more content…
Everything was very packed and dirty which caused the streets to be filled was germs and caused diseases to spread fast amongst the people and other living organisms. Roads were muddy and lacked sidewalks, houses were built touching each other which left no room for ventilation and houses lacked toilet system as well as sewage system. Water sources were regularly contaminated with diseases and in 1849 around ten thousand people In London alone died from Cholera in just three months. However each decade of the 19th century (Robinson), Tuberculosis claimed to kill about sixty thousand to seventy thousand people. Medical procedures contained toxins such as mercury, iron or arsenic; these procedures lead to vomiting, laxative and dehydrating the patient. Eventually it guided the patient to death fast especially for infants and children who would loose large amounts of water. However life in the city was much lower compared to rural areas although there were more doctors in the cities. This was because life in the city lacked nutrients; sanitation and they practiced harmful medical procedures that affected the average life span for British people in the first half of the 19th century. The Registrar General reported in 1841 on average the life expectancy in rural area of England was 45, 37 ears of age in
During the Pre-Industrial revolution everything was clean and neat, women had nice fancy dresses and everyone attended church on Sunday, but after the industrial revolution the working class could no longer live at their own pace or supplement their income. In 1834 the poor law created workhouses for the distressed. They were built to be harming people from staying in relief and was used to separate families from one another. Poorhouse was made like a living hell to warn the workers from ever going back there. ‘Our intention is to make the workhouses as much like a prison as possible’ stated one assistant commissioner. Although the condition of the poor house was so severe workhouse resident elevated from 7, 536 in 1838 to 197, 179 in 1843, this enlargement can only be viewed as a sign of desperation amongst the poorest of the …show more content…
Everything was very packed and dirty which caused the streets to be filled was germs and caused diseases to spread fast amongst the people and other living organisms. Roads were muddy and lacked sidewalks, houses were built touching each other which left no room for ventilation and houses lacked toilet system as well as sewage system. Water sources were regularly contaminated with diseases and in 1849 around ten thousand people In London alone died from Cholera in just three months. However each decade of the 19th century (Robinson), Tuberculosis claimed to kill about sixty thousand to seventy thousand people. Medical procedures contained toxins such as mercury, iron or arsenic; these procedures lead to vomiting, laxative and dehydrating the patient. Eventually it guided the patient to death fast especially for infants and children who would loose large amounts of water. However life in the city was much lower compared to rural areas although there were more doctors in the cities. This was because life in the city lacked nutrients; sanitation and they practiced harmful medical procedures that affected the average life span for British people in the first half of the 19th century. The Registrar General reported in 1841 on average the life expectancy in rural area of England was 45, 37 ears of age in