PRESENTATION OUTLINE
PUBLIC HEALTH AND LIFE EXPECTANCY
- Densely populated
- Poor sanitation
- Poor nutrition
Cities were densely populated. There was lack of sanitation.
Some common diseases include:
cholera, tuberculosis, typhus, typhoid, influenza
Doctors and quacks- the people treating the diseases
Middle aged remedies used
Patients actually got worse from visiting doctor
Poor nutrition
Life expectancy:rural: 45, London: 37, Liverpool: 26
Child mortality rate: 25-33% of children died before 5th birthday
