When you hear about someone being sick or you see an increase in illness and disease you want to attribute it to something. It can be a strong string that is easily transferred or it can be a general cold or flu that is running rampant. These are some of the common types of illness that we see and are really okay with from time to time. We have come a long way in health and a lot of that credit should be given to modern plumbing advancements. The problems with disease control were out of hand until sewage and water were monitored and controlled. Then came along vaccines to help with disease control but without the plumbing advancements we might see more sickness and disease. If you have ever looked back at your ancestry and noticed the cause of death in people back then you may see things such as polio, Cholera and Dysentery. These are no way to die and with some of the water treatments and plumbing that is used these are not a problem in the U.S.
Orsack Plumbing Explains How Modern Day Plumbing Has Helped to Control Disease & Save Lives
How Were Bathrooms Kept Sanitary: If you are talking about a bathroom before there was a nice clean flushing toilet, antibacterial soap and running water you might be surprised. If there was a bathroom or washroom before plumbing you often times got a pitcher with water, some kind of chamber that was used as the bathroom and a washbowl or stand. You used the chamber to do your business and then washed off with the pitcher and rinsed off your hands. Now where did the chamber go after you were done? Well when the chamber was in need of emptying it was simply taken outside to the street or anywhere that was convenient and dumped. When you leave this kind of excrement out in the open the odor is not the worst thing. You have to deal with rats and other rodents and that is what will carry around the disease. A scratch or bite was the way that many people contracted the black plaque that was known for killing millions of people. All it took to keep the plaque under control was a sanitary way to use a restroom.
What Diseases Were Caused By the Lack of Plumbing: There are several diseases that were huge problem pre-plumbing. One of which was dysentery. This is a disease that is common in places like Africa where a restroom was wherever you were. The people will defecate out in the open and sometimes near places where they get their water. This water is unknowingly contaminated with a bacteria that causes dysentery and Cholera. These are both diseases that were known to kill in a very short amount of time. The problem was all but gone when modern day plumbing was started and researchers realized the effect of the unsanitary bathroom procedures.
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Modern day plumbing is now often taken for-granted, but running water, a sink, bathtub, shower and flushing toilet are amenities that we all enjoy. Orsack Plumbing Company offers modern day plumbing to update or repair your plumbing fixtures.
