The Industrial Revolution occured in the early 1800’s in both Europe and the United States. Sparked by the farming revolution, the industrial revolution was an era of creation where many new inventions came about to improve both daily life and general life. It was important because it brought about many still relevant inventions such as interchangeable parts, the canning/preserving of food, and mass production by means of machine. Although the Industrial Revolution helped to improve production rates, efficiency rates, and created improved and lasting technology, it was detrimental to the health of the workers, destroyed the domestic industries, and brought faulty buildings and poor sanitation habits. While others were able to enjoy the products produced in factories, those who toiled over the machines to create such products suffered many health complications as a result. Many workers were …show more content…
The homes lacked stability or any regard for sanitation, which lead to disease and harm to the dwellers. Document 11 describes the industrial towns as, “[unpaved streets], full of holes, filthy and strewn with refuse” and Document 10 elaborates by stating, “that the annual loss of life from filth and bad ventilation are greater than the loss from death or wounds in any wars”. The poor construction and sanitation stems from the need to quickly build the homes to quickly house the workers. Through urbanization, resulting from the Industrial Revolution, the towns became overpopulated at exhausting rates and only worsened the issues at hand. Had the industry not boomed so quickly, there would have been ample opportunity to ensure safe and clean living conditions, which in turn would have resulted in less death and disease to the