History - peoples health

what were the 4 time periods in order

medieval, early modern, industrial, modern

what are the 4 humours

blood, phlegm, yellow bile, black bile

what are 2 features of a medieval house

made of mud, had animals inside

what is one feature of a medieval town

overcrowded

where did people get food in the medieval period

markets

what is a conduit

someone that sells water

what did people use as toilets in the medieval period

cesspits

who cleaned cesspits

scavengers

what 3 things where moved to the outside of the city in the medieval period

dungheaps, prostitutes and leapers

how did monasteries acquire their wealth

they had hospitals for sick and had pure spring water

what did monasteries provide for people

provided healthcare and pure drinking water

who discovered germs

Anthony van Leewenhoek

where did people get their water in 1500-1750

wells, springs

why did people drink so much weak beer in the early modern period

water was often dirty and contaminated

what is one way housing was improved in the early modern period

housing became stone/brick

what was one negative about housing in the early modern period

overcrowded

what are 3 things rich people would eat in 1500-1750

meat, fish, white bread

what are 3 things poor people would eat in 1500-1750

bread, vegetables and pottidge

what was one key individual in the early modern period

Queen Elizabeth 1 , Anthony van leevwenhoek

What was one key difference in the industrial period

Machinery

what was one problem between 1750-1900

Urbanisation

why were the poor always starving

they struggled to afford food

what was one form of housing in 1750-1900

back to back

why was back to back housing bad

It struggled with ventilation and suffered from dampness

what diseases were common as a result of back to back housing

pneumonia, tuberculosis

what did the people use as a source of water in the industrial period

water pumps

what was one negative of water pumps

often contaminated and from rivers containinng sewage

what did people use for waste in 1750-1900

cesspits, flushable toilets(for the rich)

what was one key individual in the industrial period

Dr Robert Baker, Edwin Chadwick, Joseph Bazelguette

What was one health problem in the modern period

inactivity

why had food improved in 1900- present day

food became canned, refrigerated and there was large amounts of it

why was obesity levels rising

inactivity, invention of fast food

what caused smog in the modern period

exhaust fumes from cars

what wsa one change made to housing in the modern period

back to back housing was banned

what were 3 government actiopns to improve publich health in the modenr period

1906- free school meals 1948- NHS founded 1956- clean air act

what was the clean air act

Meant factories or houses in local areas must burn smokeless fuel such as oil