1900 ♥

Population

• About 40 million
• 25% in countryside
• 18 deaths per 1000 died each year
• Birth rate falling

Work

• Farmers used horase-powered machines
• Most industries were coal, iron, steel or cloth
• Steam power

Medicine

• Germs understood - vaccinations
• Better water supplies
• Anesthetics and antiseptics

Culture

• School compulsary
• 10 universities in England
• 5 universities in Scotland
• 1 university in Wales
• 1 university in Ireland
• More could read and write
• Lots of newspapers and books

Transport

• Railways widely used
• Bikes
• London - Edinburgh - 30 hours by boat
• London - Edinburgh - 46 hours by road
• London - Edinburgh - 9 hours by train
• Cars invented
• Canals no longer used

Politics

• Most men could vote but still no women
• MP's from industrial cities rather than countryside
• Government had a big role in peoples lives
• Living and working conditions were improved due to Government intervention