What Impact did the fall of The Roman Empire
Have On Medicine And Public Health?
The fall of the Roman Empire had many effects on medicine and public health. During the era of the Roman Empire the public health and medicine had improved a lot. When the Roman Empire did fall effects which came into account were negative. This is probably due to the Romans being more organized then the other empires.
The Romans were very organized people. They had built latrines and bath houses. With the Romans having latrines and bath houses this meant they could regularly take showers, which would keep them clean. Also having latrines meant that the public did not have dispose their waste never their houses or where they kept the drinking water, which meant they were hygienic. The Romans had also built aqueducts for clean water to get to different parts of the country. The rich got clean water straight to their houses through lead pipe. Having clean water supplies meant that the public did not have to use the same water for different jobs. For example they did not have to use the same water they showered in to do the same cooking. The Romans had also built a more advanced sewage system for the time. The Roman houses were built by stone which meant they would stay up for a long time. The Roman houses also had heated floors. This meant during the winter the Romans wee kept warm. The Romans also had a balanced diet. Galen believed the theory of the four humours but he had different ideas to Hippocrates. Galen believed in opposites, that if you were a weak person then you should do exercise.
