1. Exam questions on health & housing

2. Source B describes problems cause by a lack of clean water in the nineteenth century Typhus, carried by lice from unwashed bodies, killed many people in the slums. Typhoid fever and cholera also resulted from dirty food or contaminated (polluted) water. The terrifying cholera epidemics, such as those of 1831-1832 and 1849, killed over 100,000 people. 1. How important for people’s health was a clean water supply in the nineteenth century? Source B UNIT I – CHANGING LIFE IN SCOTLAND AND BRITAIN CONTEXT B: 1830s-1930s SECTION A: KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING 3 marks

3. Source C was written by Samuel Robinson in 1872. It gives his memories of life in South West Scotland. What an amazing change in eating habits have the years brought about. We now have a baker or two in almost every village. Almost everyone can afford to buy fresh butcher meat and more vegetables and sugar. This has produced a change in the health of the whole community. People now live longer and have larger families. 2. How useful is Source C for investigating causes of population growth in Scotland during the nineteenth century? Source C UNIT I – CHANGING LIFE IN SCOTLAND AND BRITAIN CONTEXT B: 1830s-1930s SECTION B: ENQUIRY SKILLS 3 marks 3. What evidence in Source C supports the view that a better diet led to an increase in the population? 5 marks

4. Source D is from “Nineteenth Century British History” by Michael Lynch, published in 1999. The main cause of the declining death rate was the drop in infant mortality (deaths). Children survived to become adults as a result of general improvement in the standard of people’s health. Mothers were healthier and gave birth to healthier babies, more of whom survived. 5.How far do you agree that a better diet led to the growth of population in nineteenth century Scotland? You must use evidence from the sources and your own knowledge to come to a conclusion. Source D UNIT I – CHANGING LIFE IN SCOTLAND AND BRITAIN CONTEXT B: 1830s-1930s SECTION B: ENQUIRY SKILLS 5 marks 4. What evidence in Source D reveal other reasons for an increase in the population? 4 marks