Starter: • Study the source and use your skills of inference to answer the questions. How useful is this cartoon for someone studying the living conditions in England in Victorian Times? Hint: Punch was a magazine that criticised the government in a funny way. court = a street / royal palace cholera = a contagious disease
‘A Court for King Cholera’, published in Punch magazine in 1852.
The problem of public health shown here is …….
The problem of public health shown here is …….
The problem of public health shown here is….. The problem of public health shown here is …….
The problem of public health shown here is….
The problem of public health shown here is public lodging houses. Here many people, often strangers, would share dirty and cramped rooms. This meant that diseases could spread quickly and as people moved around the country they would spread the disease further.
The problem of public health shown here is Overcrowded buildings. Many people often had to share the same small and dirty rooms and the same beds. This meant diseases would spread quickly and easily.
The problem of public health shown here is Dirty streets with rubbish heaps. A woman is dressed in ragged clothing and is searching through a heap of rubbish in the street, you can also see a child playing in the rubbish. The waste was not removed from the streets which shows that people lived in filthy conditions and this could have led to diseases spreading.
The problem of public health shown here is child poverty. A young boy is holding a broom used for cleaning chimneys which tells us he works. The boy is dressed in rags which shows he is poor. Many children did dangerous jobs and worked for long hours for little pay and could afford not much food or clothing. This meant that they would be under-nourished and unhealthy, which made them more likely to die from diseases.
The problem of public health shown here is Death. A coffin is being carried among the crowded streets. This shows that people were around dying or dead people which would have made it easier for them to catch diseases.
Key words: Industrialisation / revolution / the Enlightenment
What was life like in industrial Britain?
LO’s: • To identify and explain the significance of major religious, political and social changes on people’s lives and crime/punishment/policing
What was life like in industrial Britain? • The period 1750-1900 marks the greatest social change in Britain than ever before. • These changes were gradual but complete altered the way that most people lived. • Case Study: Manchester • This ‘revolution’ also had an effect on punishment and policing.
What was life like in industrial Britain? ď €Your task: create a spider diagram on the Five Factors below. Use the cards to add notes to the appropriate section. Belief, attitudes and values
Urbanisation
What was life like in industrial Britain? Wealth and poverty
 Which of these changes do you think might have led to: a) b) c) d)
Changes in the amount of crime / types of crime The development of a professional police force More lenient punishments Different kinds of punishments?
Government Communications
The following statements have been muddled up. Create two lists in your book with the correct statements: Britain in 1750 • • • • • • • • • •
80% of people lived in towns Very few people could read or write Men over 21 could vote Machinery was steam powered Total population was 11 million Travelling by sea or river was quickest Many people worked in factories Life expectancy was 45-50 years All children went to school No one understood the causes of diseases
Britain in 1900 • • • • • • •
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80% of people lived in the countryside Total population was 40 million Machines were used in farming Only 5% of people could vote Vaccinations prevented some diseases Life expectancy was 35-40 Machinery was powered by hand, horse or water power Steam trains took people all over Britain Most people worked in farming
Life in industrial Britain: Britain in 1750 80% of people lived in the countryside Only 5% of people could vote Very few people could read or write Total population was 10 million Travelling by sea or river was quickest Most people worked in farming Machinery was powered by hand, horse or water power • No one understood the causes of diseases • Life expectancy was 35-40 • • • • • • •
Britain in 1900 • • • • • • • • • •
80% of people lived in towns Men over 21 could vote All children went to school Total population was 40 million Steam trains took people all over Britain Many people worked in factories Machinery was steam powered Machines were used in farming Vaccinations prevented some diseases Life expectancy was 45-50 years
Plenary: how did these changes affect crime, punishment and policing?
• In pairs, study the image in front of you. Work as detectives to answer the four questions in your books.
What doesn’t this source tell us about problems in industrial Britain? (what can’t you see)
What do you already know about industrial Britain? Does it support what the source is saying?
What does the source tell us about problems in industrial Britain? (what can you see)
‘A Court for King Cholera’, published in Punch magazine in 1852.