Medicine - Industrialisation
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- Created on: 24-05-15 18:51
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Causes of disease
- Between 1750 and 1850 people came to believe more strongly in rational, scientific explanation for disease
- They thought disease was caused by:
- - Miasma - ("bad air" filled with fumes from rotting material)
- - Germs - produced by rotting animals and plants (spontaneous generation)
The problems
- Poor quality housing - little ventilation, damp rooms
- Overcrowding and cramped living conditions - several families lived…
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