Pre-1850 Public Health and Waterborne Diseases Quiz
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What was the common practice for disposing of human and liquid industrial wastes before 1850?

  • Treating and disposing of properly
  • Conveying to designated treatment plants
  • Dumping in the street or alley (correct)
  • Storing in designated containers for disposal
  • What was the consequence of regularly contaminating groundwater and drinking sources with raw sewage?

  • Outbreaks of waterborne diseases (correct)
  • Increase in agricultural productivity
  • Reduction in mortality rates
  • Improvement in public health
  • When was the connection between cholera and sewage contaminated water first discovered?

  • Before 1700
  • Around 1800
  • About 1854 (correct)
  • After 1900
  • What were the disposal practices for untreated or inadequately treated wastewater in most U.S. communities until the latter part of the 1800s?

    <p>Discharges into lakes, bays, oceans, streams, and rivers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How was bathing viewed as a common practice before 1850?

    <p>Not accepted and viewed as a health hazard</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the disposal practices for untreated or inadequately treated wastewater in most U.S. communities until the latter part of the 1800s?

    <p>Discharges through combined storm and sanitary sewers into bodies of water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the consequence of regularly contaminating groundwater and drinking sources with raw sewage before 1850?

    <p>Epidemics of cholera, typhoid, dysentery, and other waterborne diseases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was the connection between cholera and sewage contaminated water first discovered?

    <p>About 1854</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How was bathing viewed as a common practice before 1850?

    <p>Not accepted and viewed as a health hazard</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the common practice for disposing of human and liquid industrial wastes before 1850?

    <p>Dumping in the street or alley or conveying to the nearest body of water without treatment</p> Signup and view all the answers

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