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The Ancient Romans knew all about the
benefits of public baths and efficient sanitation systems.
In the industrial cities of Victorian England, epidemics of water born
diseases like cholera
wiped out thousands of people.
Simple inventions like the water
closet
or flush
toilet led to considerable improvements in public health.
Fun activity
With the help of theplumber.com produce
a class History Road
or Visual Timeline tracing the history of toilets.
And be prepared to collect clean toilet jokes.
More serious stuff
There is a very clear link between disease and lack of access to safe water
and sanitation.
Water for Health
examines some of the health and water related issues.
Either print out the page or provide students with online access.
Divide the page into the six sections (Water And Health for the Rural Poor –
Arsenic In Drinking-Water - Fluoride - Schistosomiasis - Water, Health And
The Urban Poor - Indigenous People).
Organise the class into pairs or small groups and allocate one section to
each group.
Each group summarises the key points using an appropriate
summarising
strategy.
This material has been produced by UNITEC Institute of Technology
under contract to the Ministry of Education.
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