1. ‘The Big Smoke’ - why were cities called this during the Industrial Revolution?

2. Lesson Objectives
Investigate reasons why London was so dirty and full of disease.
Develop research skills by producing an enquiry based report on life in London during the Industrial Revolution.

4. Your task… Your report will be divided up into the following sections…
Housing and Health
Water and Waste
Dirt and Disease
You are an Environmental Health Officer who has traveled back to the Victorian period to investigate what life was like in London. You must then put together a report that shows your findings…

5. Housing and Hygiene… Open sewer Cholera Squalor Typhoid Influenza
Pollution
Epidemics
Smoky factories
Privy
Cramped housing
Diarrhea

6. Water and waste… Open sewer Cholera No piped water
Rainwater in barrels
Cesspits
No sewers
No drains
John Snow
Thames
Privy
Moisture and Mould
Diarrhea

7. Dirt and Disease… Open sewer Cholera Food poisoning Laissez Faire
Mineral Poisoning
No sewers
No connection between dirt and disease
‘Black-spittle’

8. What were your findings
What were your findings? Include as much detail as possible in your report! Don’t forget it will be going to the Government.