Diseases of the Industrial Revolution

Cholera Victims of the disease suffered from severe diarrhea This could lead to dehydration resulting in death In England many people contracted Cholera by drinking contaminated water Most of the sewage from industrial cities ran into the rivers Since river water was the primary source of water for the poor, they were the hardest hit by the outbreaks Major out brakes around the world: 1832- 6,536 people died in London and 20,000 in Paris 1849- 5,308 died in Liverpool and 1,834 in Hull 1849- 4,500 died in St. Louis and 3,000 in New Orleans 1853-54- Over 1 Mil deaths in Russia and 10,738 in London

Tuberculosis A disease that normally effects the lungs Carriers cough up blood, fever, and severe weight loss The disease is extremely contagious (air born) Because so many people lived so close to each other large numbers of people became infected in a short period of time Estimated that 30% of all deaths during the early stages of Industrial Revolution from Tuberculosis

Reforms Widespread sickness forced industrial countries to improve sanitary conditions in cities Edwin Chadwick’s sanitary report brought light to some of the worst sanitary problems Changes to industrial cities include: Sewage systems to remove waste Clean water supplies for everyone Regular garbage collection City planning