Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Roman Public
Health Measures
- Water
- Taken from springs in the countryside
- Taken to the towns and cities by Aquaducts
- Resiviours help to settle
out dirt and allow the
water to be distributed
- Distribution of water
- Water is then
transported through
pipes
- Fountains
- Baths
- Toilets
- Private Housholds
- Waste water is
used to keep the
sewers clean
- Regulations relating to Public Health
- Water commisioners were
appointed to make sure
the system was working
properly
- In times of drought private
supply of water was rationed
- Dead bodies had to be burried outside of
the town or city
- Baths were
very cheap to
use
- Why were they able to have
large Public Health schemes?
- They had a large slave workface
- Roman empire wanted Public Health
- To keep the army healthy
- Keep the population happy
- The empire was wealthy
- The empire was efficiently controlled they had time to build Public Health schemes (peace)
- How successful was Roman Public Health
- Some towns and cities were cleaner places but not all
- This helped to prevent sickness but did not stop sickness