Negative Effects Of Industrialization On Great Britain

Negative Effects During The Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution, in the 1700s and 1800s had negative impacts on the people of Great Britain. It had many positive outcomes on the world today, but the adults and children in Britain were working in terrible conditions among many diseases and sicknesses. During the Industrial Revolution, people had to work in order for Britain to be a leading producer in coal, steel, and textiles. When producing the goods adults and children were working in very bad conditions. Working and living in the bad conditions led to many diseases and illnesses amongst the workers. Although there were positive effects of Industrialization on Great Britain, the overall impact on the people who lived through this significant historical event was negative. The Industrial Revolution was obviously unfair to the workers because of the harsh conditions, but it also had physical negative effects on the workers’ bodies. One of the negative effects on men was the change in their height. During the Industrial Revolution, the average male factory worker height was five feet six inches (Figure 2). Today, the …show more content…
There were dramatic increases in the amount of coal produced between the beginning of the 1800s and the beginning of the 1900s. During that time the production of coal increased by over 1200 percent from seventeen million metric tons to 230 million metric tons in 1900 (Figure 4). The production and burning of coal led to air pollution with lots of steam and smoke in the sky, which is visible in Figure 3. Air pollution can lead to many diseases like heart disease, asthma, as well as the “mill fever” (Figure 5). The amount of air pollution increased during the Industrial Revolution because of the increase in manufacturing in Britain. Throughout the Industrial Revolution, the production and usage of coal led to many negative health effects on the British