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21 Cards in this Set
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Describe night soil men. What did they do? Why did they do it?
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London was infested with night soil (sewage, poo, junk.) Many people scavenged through this to find bones, poo, rags, etc... so they could sell it. The scavengers were the lowest of the lowest class.
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What two factors led to the end of the scavenger class?
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-Minimum wages
-Government assistance |
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Why was London a "Victorian" metropolis trying to make do with an "Elizabethan" infrastructure?
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Even though London was in Victorian times, people still lived as Elizabethans. The streets were crowded with sewage and the population was high. Techniques for managing such a population density had not been invented yet.
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What are considered the most efficient waste-recyclers in the world?
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Bacteria
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What does bacteria do?
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Decomposes stuff
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How could bacteria's presence be detected in London during this time?
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Smell
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What was the principle effect of increased cost for removing night soil.
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Open farmland was too far away to take all the waste there. It was harder to transport all of the waste to landfills on open land. Also, less and less people could afford it.
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3 Factors that were important in driving the waste removal crisis.
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-Too expensive, people couldn't afford Night Soil Men anymore
-Toilets increased amount of waste produced -Population growth boosted the filthiness of the city |
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What was believed to be causing disease?
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Smell
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What was the socioeconomic make up of the Soho district in the late 1700's?
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Aristocrats and Huguenot immigrants
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What was London's most densely populated district?
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Berwick street
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Name 3 factors that played a pivotal role in the 1854 cholera outbreak.
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1. Overpopulation
2. Poor Sanitation 3. Infectious agent/contaminated water |
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Who was the first Cholera victim? Where did he live?
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The first victim was the Lewis infant. They lived on 40 Broad.
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Henry Whitehead
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Clergyman who "coordinated" the Soho district. He spoke to people on the streets and tried to make them feel better.
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What factors contributed to Soho's horrible smell?
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The sewers, factories, and overpopulation
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Cholera Sci. Name
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Vibrio Cholerae
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How many organisms must one need to contract Cholera
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From 1 - 100 million bacteria
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Principle site of infection:
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Small Intestine
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Symptoms of Cholera
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Upset Stomach, Blue Face, Blue Skin of Lower extremities, Livid Nails
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What is the low tech cure for Cholera?
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Water and electrolytes
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What factors increased the lethality of the bacteria?
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-Overpopulation
-Rapid reproduction of bacteria -Rapid genetic adaption/change |
