Changing briton 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryChanges in British society during the 20th centuryNational 5SQA Created by: catrionataylorCreated on: 30-04-18 09:25 Why was overcrowding a problem less housing and jobs available so people lived in slums, disease spread fast 1 of 9 Housing conditions Badly built, Dirty streets, no lighting, Cramped, no swears, one room per family, no proper toilet, Dirty water, 2 of 9 reasons for poor health Lived in poop, rarely washed, bad housing, filthy water, poor medical knowledge, bad sanitation, poor diet, dangerous work,over crowding 3 of 9 improvements made to housing council housing had water, toilets, sewage system, lighting. better built with proper windows, walls and doors 4 of 9 Public health act 1848 homes must have drains linked to swears and toilets, clean water provided and rubbish collected 5 of 9 Sanitary act 1848 enforced public health act and limits the use of cellars as living pace and sanitary inspectors would keep an eye out 6 of 9 public health act 1867 authorities check health of people by having regular health checks 7 of 9 public health act 1875 made local councils lay new swears, drains and pavements and also provide street cleaning, lighting and fire service 8 of 9 working conditions in factories long hours, bad pay, worked in-between moving machines, limbs torn off, harsh discipline , no safety, hot 9 of 9
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