Roman Public Health Measures

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History (Roman Public Health System) Mind Map on Roman Public Health Measures, created by aw.walne on 06/05/2013.
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Roman Public Health Measures
  1. How successful was Roman public health
    1. Only some places were cleaner, but not all
      1. Helped prevent sickness but not stop it
      2. Distribution of water
        1. Water transferred through pipes
          1. Fountains
            1. Baths
              1. Toilets
                1. Private households
                  1. Waste water keeps the sewers clean
                  2. Regulations
                    1. It times of drought the private supply was rationes
                      1. Dead bodies buried outside towns/cities
                        1. Baths were very cheap to use
                          1. Water commissioners appointed to make sure the system was working well
                          2. Water
                            1. Taken from springs in the countryside
                              1. Carried by aquaducts
                                1. Reservoirs helped water to be distributed
                                2. Why were they able to have large public health services
                                  1. Large slave workforce
                                    1. Had a stable government/empire which was efficiently controlled
                                      1. The empire was wealthy
                                        1. Roman empire wanted public health
                                          1. Keep the population happy
                                            1. Keep the army healthy
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