Changing Britain

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Bacterial disease spread by lice or fleas
Typhus
1 of 40
Caused by dirty water or contaminated food - solved by clean water
Typhoid
2 of 40
Caused by filthy water - solved by clean water
Cholera
3 of 40
Passed on by sneezing and coughing
Diptheria
4 of 40
Spread by inhaling virus particles from an infected person
Smallpox
5 of 40
Spread by the coughs and sneezes of an infected person or through lack of air
Tuberculosis
6 of 40
Caused by lack of vitamin D
Rickets
7 of 40
10 yearly survey
Census
8 of 40
1 roomed house
Single end
9 of 40
Courtyard
Close
10 of 40
Building 3 or 4 storeys high with flats
Tenement
11 of 40
Outside toilet
Privvy
12 of 40
To leave alone
Laissez faire
13 of 40
Inland waterway
Canal
14 of 40
Boat used on the canals
Barge
15 of 40
Excessive enthusiasm
Mania
16 of 40
Man who built the canals (and railways)
Navvy
17 of 40
Passage 'cut' through hilly land
Cutting
18 of 40
Raised bank
Embankment
19 of 40
Speed
Velocity
20 of 40
Engine
Locomotion
21 of 40
Lung disease suffered by miners
Black spit
22 of 40
Pull or wind
Winch
23 of 40
To cut
Hew
24 of 40
Cart
Corve
25 of 40
Movement
Circulation
26 of 40
Adult males- often the father- had to cut coal using a pick and shovel in 60cm deep passage
Hewer
27 of 40
Children- pushed or pulled carts of coal
Putter
28 of 40
Youngest children- opened and shut trap doors to control circulation
Trapper
29 of 40
Women and older children- carried coal to surface on their backs
Bearer
30 of 40
Flame changed colour when gases present- warning to miners
Davy's Safety Lamp
31 of 40
Convection current created hot air then rose through the ventilation shaft- encouraged ventilation
Coal's Fire Bucket
32 of 40
Steam driven fan- circulated air around mine
Buddle's Exhaust Fan
33 of 40
Pumped water out of the mines
Steam pump
34 of 40
Made cutting coal quicker and easier
Electrical cutting equipment
35 of 40
Children banned from mines and replaced by these
Pit ponies
36 of 40
Used to pull people and coal and in out of mines
Steam pulleys
37 of 40
Used to transport miners and coal
Steam railways
38 of 40
Introduced to mines to improve lighting and safety
Electrical lighting
39 of 40
Used instead of coal and wood in mines- much stronger
Metal pit props
40 of 40

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Card 2

Front

Caused by dirty water or contaminated food - solved by clean water

Back

Typhoid

Card 3

Front

Caused by filthy water - solved by clean water

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Passed on by sneezing and coughing

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Spread by inhaling virus particles from an infected person

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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