believing and not believing. Manchester also ran rampant with disease and grime that doesn’t seem to be treated. “The annual loss of life from filth and bad ventilation is greater than the loss from death of wounds in modern wars.”(doc 6) Writes Edwin Chadwick‚ a public health reformer whose firsthand point of view seems rather frank and sordid. “Unless you have visited the manufacturing towns and seen the workers of Manchester you cannot appreciate the physical suffering and moral degradation of this
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agree with the three main doctrines.Malthus’s principle Ricardo’s "iron law of wages" and Bentham’s doctrine-----------The Act has been described as "the classic example of the fundamental Whig-Benthamite reforming legislation of the period"‚ based on three main doctrines: Malthus’s principle that population increased faster than resources unless checked‚ Ricardo’s "iron law of wages" and Bentham’s doctrine that people did what was pleasant‚ and would tend to claim relief rather than working. http://wapedia
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The Industrial Revolution was a period of rapid technological development‚ that originated in Britain. The revolution forced many people to move to the cities‚ due to the lack of jobs in agriculture‚ and cities quickly became overcrowded. These cities then collected with the dirt and filth of the people‚ which combined with the thick smoke now pouring out of factories. Manchester suffered the worst‚ as people moved to Manchester‚ the city grew significantly‚ but was still incredibly crowded and sanitation
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benefits‚ the factory workers were constantly exposed to pollution within the factories‚ usually being lint (Doc. 2). This pollution‚ along with cramped and unsanitary living conditions was a major cause of death to the workers of Manchester. Edwin Chadwick stated‚ “Diseases caused or aggravated by atmospheric impurities produced by decomposing animal and vegetable substances‚ by damp and filth‚ and close and overcrowded dwellings‚ prevail among the laboring classes. As a public health reformer‚
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Assignment 1: Comparative Article Review Due: October 4th‚ 2010 The Evolution of Sanitation: How 19th Century Decision Makers Influenced Today’s Innovation By: Ryan Parkinson I. Introduction By the late 1800’s‚ the method of sewage treatment became a heated issue of debate among members of political parties. At the time‚ the belief was that poor health was a matter of fate. Health promoters‚ however‚ argued that‚ “disease arose from correctable environmental causes.”[i] Until the mid
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Between 1750 to 1850‚ massive social‚ economic‚ and political factors had taken place. The industrial revolution wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for the agricultural revolution‚ which freed people from working the land and established a surplus of food. They had to find more efficient changes to save society from collapsing before and even after the revolution. Machines were employed in the production of commodities throughout the industrial revolution. For example‚ in 1769 James Watt created
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Austin E. Industrialization DBQ Identify the issues raised by the growth of Manchester and analyze the various reactions to those issues over the course of the nineteenth century. Thesis: Industrialization rapidly changed the city of Manchester during the nineteenth century. The city experienced both positive and negative effects as a result of being industrialized. The factories caused many health issues for Manchester as a whole such as polluting rivers and filling the air with smog. These
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Edexcel Medicine and Health through Time: A development study Revision Booklet 2013 Success in this exam requires: A general understanding of how medicine developed over time. You need to have an overview of how medicine changed in your mind. Was there PROGRESS / CONTINUITY / REGRESSION from one period of time to the next. Knowledge about different areas of medicine: Understanding CAUSE of disease Developing TREATMENTS / preventions / cures Understanding ANATOMY
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Western Civilization. Edited by Candace Gregory. Sacramento: Thomson Wadsworth‚ 2006. (325) Sadler‚ Michael. “An Oration on Child Labor”. Documents of Western Civilization. Edited by Candace Gregory. Sacramento: Thomson Wadsworth‚ 2006. (326-27) Chadwick‚ Edwin. “Living Conditions of the Working Class”. Documents of Western Civilization. Edited by Candace Gregory. Sacramento: Thomson Wadsworth‚ 2006. (331)
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There were a plethora of issues being raised by the growth of Manchester such as‚ Living conditions for the population‚ and Poverty amongst the people that lived in Manchester; the reactions to those issues usually consisted of there being a decrease in poverty and the conditions of living. One of the issues that was raised by the growth of Manchester was living conditions‚ as supported by Robert Southey who states that Manchester is the second in the kingdom in size and population‚ and has
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