Water supply and sanitation
What Water supply and sanitation means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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Water supply progressed from local wells and rivers to municipal reservoirs and piped clean water, and replacing 19th-century shared privies with 20th-century indoor plumbing drastically reduced waterborne diseases.
Villagers relied on streams and springs, whereas town dwellers used conduits, wells or water sellers, though sources were frequently contaminated.
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