streams and rivers. The quality of health of the people living at those times were jeopardise. In addition to that, the working conditions were very dirty, wages of workers were very low and many children and women were forced to work for long hours. The poor hygiene led to outbreak of many diseases. Cholera was a major outbreak during the Industrial Revolution. Britain was hit by repeated outbreaks of Cholera and typhoid through polluted water source. Apart from that, tuberculosis was also one of
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