Public Health

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History - Roman
Elizabeth W
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Public Health was seen to be very important during roman times. It was only possible due to the government that the Romans set up as they kept the public health systems maintained. They believed strongly in the prevention of disease, there public health system was a big part of there prevention of disease. They had Roman Baths, were there were hot, cold and warm rooms for people to wash in and this would have helped them get better according to the theory of the four humours. There were aqueducts that ran into the city that carried clean fresh water around the city. Sewers also ran through the city, preventing a lot of disease that would have been a problem before they were there. Lastly the Romans didn't build any of their cities near swamps or marshes as they learnt that these places were an ideal breeding place for bacteria and so would have meant that they were more susceptible to disease.  

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