During the Industrial Revolution ( between 1745 and the 1900s ), the population increased so dramatically that historians called it an ‘explosion’ of people. There was seven million people living in Britain, though by 1901 there was thirty-seven million people living there. Not many people came from other countries, so the real cause was the birth rate exceeding the death rate. So what increased the population so much?
Before then, lots of people were unwell or were dying of diseases, so Edward Jenner created the first vaccination for smallpox, which was slowly eating the country of people, but gradually more and more people were being vaccinated until in 1853 the vaccination was compulsory. This was a big step for heath and the nation, as
Before then, lots of people were unwell or were dying of diseases, so Edward Jenner created the first vaccination for smallpox, which was slowly eating the country of people, but gradually more and more people were being vaccinated until in 1853 the vaccination was compulsory. This was a big step for heath and the nation, as