Roman Public Health System

Roman Public Health System

1. Water

   • Sewers
   • Bath-Houses
   • Private Homes
   • Fountins
   • Public Latrines

2. The Big Idea: Improving Public Health

   • Why?
     • Strong men for army
     • Diseases spread easily- Cities need fresh water to be healthy
   • How?
     • Taxes to pay for buildings
     • Slaves as labour
     • Employed water officers

3. Typical Exam Q.

   • How did the Romans improve public health?
   • The Romans were more interested in public health than in medicine and treatment. Do you agree?
   • write around 4 paragraphs!

4. Roman Hosiptals

   • Clean
     • Turpentine
   • Calm/quiet place
   • Surgeons/Students - Doctors, Nurses
   • Some treatments
     • Sore eyes, setting bones

5. When Romans left Britrain

   • Bone diseases occur in skeletons
   • Aqueducts fell into disrepair
   • Human waste thrown in rivers
   • Fields/gardens as toilets
   • Drinking water collected from rivers or from contaminated wells

6. Why did it decline?

   • Priorities were different
     • Vikings cared more about Cattle, Power, Image and Land
     • Romans wanted a strong army to keep control