Roman Public Health
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- Created on: 11-11-16 17:28
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- Roman Public Health
- Romans used public health to...
- maintain high standards
- keep workers and merchants healthy so the empire is still fed
- Had good engineering skills - slaves
- Believed in prevention rather than cure
- Issues caused by the public health system
- sewers sometimes had poor water flow
- Lead Pipes - poisoning
- Not many private water supplies - people had to collect water
- Sewers close to surface - disease + bad smells
- Waste went to rivers where people drank etc
- Why public health schemes were good
- Carried freshwater to many places
- Water carried to many areas
- Water available to anyone - meant people were clean and hygienic
- Promoted things like exercise and business
- Hospitals for soldiers
- Used water taken to sewers - prevented disease
- Bath houses were cheap
- Latrines seated 20
- Key features of a Roman public health system
- Aqueducts - carried water to towns
- Roman Hospitals
- For soldiers
- Romans used public health to...
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