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lesson 1 - overview of health problems and diseases during the industrial revolution in britain
lesson 1 - overview of health problems and diseases during the industrial revolution in britain
to know - sanitation and disease during the industrial revolution in britain
to know - sanitation and disease during the industrial revolution in britain
to be able to - understand and explain what diseases people had during the industrial revolution and why
to be able to - understand and explain what diseases people had during the industrial revolution and why
task 1 - United Kingdom's Cholera Crisis video
task 1 - United Kingdom's Cholera Crisis video
Write three facts in your book while watching this video.
Write three facts in your book while watching this video.
Be ready to share your answers with the class.
Be ready to share your answers with the class.
Source - John Leech (Public Domain)
sanitation during the industrial revolution
sanitation during the industrial revolution
The population of urban areas grew so quickly that there was no time (or effort) put into developing quality infrastructure. The working class lived in back-to-back housing with no running water and dumped their waste on the street and in rivers, contaminating drinking water.
The population of urban areas grew so quickly that there was no time (or effort) put into developing quality infrastructure. The working class lived in back-to-back housing with no running water and dumped their waste on the street and in rivers, contaminating drinking water.
diseases during the industrial revolution
diseases during the industrial revolution
Cities in Britain were extremely filthy and as a result, diseases killed many people, especially in the working class. Some of these diseases were cholera, typhoid, tuberculosis and typhus.
Cities in Britain were extremely filthy and as a result, diseases killed many people, especially in the working class. Some of these diseases were cholera, typhoid, tuberculosis and typhus.
Source - Punch Magazine (Public Domain)
Source - Unknown Artist (Public Domain)
cholera
cholera
During Industrial Britain, there were serious outbreaks of cholera in 1831-32, 1848-49, 1854 and 1867.
During Industrial Britain, there were serious outbreaks of cholera in 1831-32, 1848-49, 1854 and 1867.
Cholera is caused when human waste contaminates drinking water.
Cholera is caused when human waste contaminates drinking water.
The worst outbreak was in 1848-1849. 15,000 people in London died of cholera.
The worst outbreak was in 1848-1849. 15,000 people in London died of cholera.
The reason people kept getting diseases such as cholera was because the river was their only drinking source and they had no running water to remove their waste.
The reason people kept getting diseases such as cholera was because the river was their only drinking source and they had no running water to remove their waste.
John Snow discovered the cause of cholera (drinking water contaminated with human faeces) in 1854.
John Snow discovered the cause of cholera (drinking water contaminated with human faeces) in 1854.
task 2 - comprehension questions on health, sanitation and diseases in britain during the industrial revolution
task 2 - comprehension questions on health, sanitation and diseases in britain during the industrial revolution
Click the link to access the answers for the questions below.
Click the link to access the answers for the questions below.
1 - What are the three reasons diseases killed so many people during the Industrial Revolution?
1 - What are the three reasons diseases killed so many people during the Industrial Revolution?
2 - What causes cholera?
2 - What causes cholera?
3 - What was the nickname the working class of Britain gave cholera?
3 - What was the nickname the working class of Britain gave cholera?
4 - Why did cholera spread so easily?
4 - Why did cholera spread so easily?
5 - How many people died of cholera between 1831-32?
5 - How many people died of cholera between 1831-32?
6 - What was the death rate of this cholera outbreak?
6 - What was the death rate of this cholera outbreak?
7 - What type of people did cholera impact the most?
7 - What type of people did cholera impact the most?
8 - Who developed a vaccine for smallpox?
8 - Who developed a vaccine for smallpox?
9 - What are the two reasons smallpox spread so rapidly?
9 - What are the two reasons smallpox spread so rapidly?
10 - How is typoid spread?
10 - How is typoid spread?
11 - How is typhus spread?
11 - How is typhus spread?
12 - What were people breathing in to give them tuberculosis?
12 - What were people breathing in to give them tuberculosis?
13 - Who did tuberculosis effect the most?
13 - Who did tuberculosis effect the most?
14 - Why could tuberculosis be spread so easily?
14 - Why could tuberculosis be spread so easily?
15 - How many people did tuberculosis kill between 1800 and 1850?
15 - How many people did tuberculosis kill between 1800 and 1850?
16 - How did people during the Industrial Revolution believe diseases spread?
16 - How did people during the Industrial Revolution believe diseases spread?
17 - How did Edwin Chadwick cause a cholera outbreak in 1849?
17 - How did Edwin Chadwick cause a cholera outbreak in 1849?
kahoot on Industrial revolution public health
kahoot on Industrial revolution public health
lesson 2 - king cholera
lesson 2 - king cholera
To know - cholera outbreaks in London during the industrial revolution
To know - cholera outbreaks in London during the industrial revolution
to be able to - analyse sources to gain an understanding of what life was like for people during the industrial revolution
to be able to - analyse sources to gain an understanding of what life was like for people during the industrial revolution
This is Part 2 of a series on the topic
task 1 - john snow and the story of cholera
task 1 - john snow and the story of cholera
Write six facts in your book while watching this video.
Write six facts in your book while watching this video.
Be ready to share your answers with the class.
Be ready to share your answers with the class.
king cholera
king cholera
King Cholera was the name given to cholera during the outbreak in London in 1832. The nickname King Cholera gives us an insight into the lives of people during the time. The term King Cholera suggests the disease ruled their lives moreso than the actual monarchy.
King Cholera was the name given to cholera during the outbreak in London in 1832. The nickname King Cholera gives us an insight into the lives of people during the time. The term King Cholera suggests the disease ruled their lives moreso than the actual monarchy.
Source - John Leech (Public Domain)
Task 2 - sourcework on king cholera
Task 2 - sourcework on king cholera
Source - John Leech (Public Domain)
1 - Is this a primary or secondary source? Why?
1 - Is this a primary or secondary source? Why?
2 - Who created this source?
2 - Who created this source?
3 - When was the source created?
3 - When was the source created?
source 1 - the cartoon a court for king cholera by John Leech sketched in 1852.
source 1 - the cartoon a court for king cholera by John Leech sketched in 1852.
4 - Why did the artist use the word "court" in the title of this cartoon?
4 - Why did the artist use the word "court" in the title of this cartoon?
5 - How can you tell the people in this cartoon belong to the working class?
5 - How can you tell the people in this cartoon belong to the working class?
6 - What are the children doing in the left of the cartoon?
6 - What are the children doing in the left of the cartoon?
7 - What is the woman doing on the left of the cartoon?
7 - What is the woman doing on the left of the cartoon?
8 - What is the woman with the baby doing in the window?
8 - What is the woman with the baby doing in the window?
9 - Why did the artist create this cartoon?
9 - Why did the artist create this cartoon?
source 2 - a graph showing cholera deaths in great britain between 1832 and 2016 created by the office for national statistics in 2015
source 2 - a graph showing cholera deaths in great britain between 1832 and 2016 created by the office for national statistics in 2015
1 - Is this a primary or secondary source? Why?
1 - Is this a primary or secondary source? Why?
2 - Who created this source?
2 - Who created this source?
3 - When was the source created?
3 - When was the source created?
4 - How many people died of cholera in Great Britain in 1849?
4 - How many people died of cholera in Great Britain in 1849?
5 - What happened between 1866 and 1892? Why?
5 - What happened between 1866 and 1892? Why?
6 - Using the graph as evidence, explain when deaths due to cholera were high in Great Britain.
6 - Using the graph as evidence, explain when deaths due to cholera were high in Great Britain.
7 - Why are there more data points in the last century compared to the 1800's.
7 - Why are there more data points in the last century compared to the 1800's.
Source - Punch Magazine (Public Domain)
Source 3 - the cartoon the silent highwayman created by punch magazine in 1858.
Source 3 - the cartoon the silent highwayman created by punch magazine in 1858.
1 - Is this a primary or secondary source? Why?
1 - Is this a primary or secondary source? Why?
2 - Who created this source?
2 - Who created this source?
3 - When was the source created?
3 - When was the source created?
4 - The highwayman is on a boat on the River Thames, the main river in London. Describe the appearance of the water?
4 - The highwayman is on a boat on the River Thames, the main river in London. Describe the appearance of the water?
5 - Why does this cartoon depict death floating on the River Thames? What does this say about people's perception of cholera during the Industrial Revolution?
5 - Why does this cartoon depict death floating on the River Thames? What does this say about people's perception of cholera during the Industrial Revolution?
Source 4 - the cartoon Faraday Giving His Card to Father Thames created by john leech in 1885. The cartoon was published in punch magazine in july of the same year.
Source 4 - the cartoon Faraday Giving His Card to Father Thames created by john leech in 1885. The cartoon was published in punch magazine in july of the same year.
1 - Is this a primary or secondary source? Why?
1 - Is this a primary or secondary source? Why?
2 - Who created this source?
2 - Who created this source?
3 - When was the source created?
3 - When was the source created?
4 - Which person in this cartoon is Professor Faraday?
4 - Which person in this cartoon is Professor Faraday?
5 - Father Thames is not a real person. What is he a representation of?
5 - Father Thames is not a real person. What is he a representation of?
6 - What does it mean when a business person gives you their card?
6 - What does it mean when a business person gives you their card?
7 - Under the title of the cartoon it says, "And we hope the Dirty Fellow will consult the learned Professor." What does this mean? What is Faraday wanting to do?
7 - Under the title of the cartoon it says, "And we hope the Dirty Fellow will consult the learned Professor." What does this mean? What is Faraday wanting to do?
8 - What is John Leech's purpose for putting this cartoon in a public magazine?
8 - What is John Leech's purpose for putting this cartoon in a public magazine?
Source - Punch Magazine (Public Domain)
Source - Unknown Artist (Public Domain)
Source 5 - a cartoon of the Cholera Epidemic created by an unknown artist in 1849
Source 5 - a cartoon of the Cholera Epidemic created by an unknown artist in 1849
1 - Is this a primary or secondary source? Why?
1 - Is this a primary or secondary source? Why?
2 - When was the source created?
2 - When was the source created?
3 - Who had cholera in the cartoon?
3 - Who had cholera in the cartoon?
4 - What does the phrase "King Cholera is an Usurper" mean?
4 - What does the phrase "King Cholera is an Usurper" mean?
5 - What does the phrase "Filth is Treason" mean?
5 - What does the phrase "Filth is Treason" mean?
6 - With these two phrases in mind, what is the artist's purpose for creating this cartoon?
6 - With these two phrases in mind, what is the artist's purpose for creating this cartoon?
7 - Why might the artist of this cartoon not have revealed their name?
7 - Why might the artist of this cartoon not have revealed their name?
source 6 - a map of cholera infections in england during the 1849 cholera outbreak created in 1852.
source 6 - a map of cholera infections in england during the 1849 cholera outbreak created in 1852.
1 - Is this a primary or secondary source? Why?
1 - Is this a primary or secondary source? Why?
2 - Observe the source. In what type of place are cholera outbreaks occuring?
2 - Observe the source. In what type of place are cholera outbreaks occuring?
3 - What natural geographical feature is near these places?
3 - What natural geographical feature is near these places?
4 - Use the source link to find three places that suffered a lot of deaths due to the 1849 cholera outbreak.
4 - Use the source link to find three places that suffered a lot of deaths due to the 1849 cholera outbreak.
Source - Standidge and Co (Public Domain)
Character Profile John Snow.pdftask 3 - character profile of john snow
task 3 - character profile of john snow
Use your knowledge from this lesson and internet research to complete this character profile on John Snow.
Use your knowledge from this lesson and internet research to complete this character profile on John Snow.
kahoot on the life of john snow
kahoot on the life of john snow
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