GEOG 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: John Graunt, Smog, Reading Company
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Economic growth: factories 24/7, product output, english steel doubled (1830-1854, modern transportation, 1815-1850: 6000 miles of rail were laid in uk able to achieve success through coal and water. 25% of deaths in towns were linked to coal. 42% of manchester male population could not fight in the war. 1837: coal burning could be seen 50 miles from london. Children as young as 5 working in factories. African americans leaving south for better opportunity (better paying jobs) American first only us citizen qualified for raises. By 1920, 75% of all detroit residents were not native to mi. African americans were forced to move into poor areas: paradise valley and black. Life expectancy in nyc was seven years lower vs rural area. Infant mortality rates in nagasaki were four times higher vs rural areas. London: 432 per acre (100 nyc today) Household water waste increased 160g-244g in london 1850-1856. 5% of london homes lacked a bathroom.
